Optimism, Action & Ahimsa Part 1I was given a chance to speak at a yoga conference yesterday (Rasa-Lila by Yoga Tampa Bay) and prior to the event I flippantly asked a friend of mine what she thought I should speak about. She responded by suggesting that I think about what I would say if this was the last chance I would have to address people. The result is that I now want to share one of my key points with you.
Initially the title for the speech was, âTransforming Stressâ but it eventually became, âOptimism, Action and Ahimsa (non-violence)â because I think there is a lot of talk about how âstressedâ weâve become. I believe that the vast majority of this stress comes from the mistaken cultural assumption that we are really quite important and that our ridiculously full, faced-paced, non-stop days are proof of that very thing.
I believe that we need, rather desperately really, to tone down our excessive self-obsession â yes, itâs true, you and I and everyone around us is a precious little snowflake, unique and wonderful and fragile ...
