This has been happening to me lately. After I left the military a few years ago I felt useless and at times like I shouldn’t be around anymore.

But with the love from my girlfriend, and a huge shift in mindset about the ridiculously high and unrealistic expectations that I had for myself things got better for me. Actually the circumstances haven’t changed much but the way I see them has changed, and that’s made a huge difference.

I started doing yoga regularly a little over a year ago. Initially, it was all about doing the poses or getting a good workout. Now, I just appreciate the time to get quiet and be at piece with myself, always remembering that as you stated, the things that make life suck will always be there, but we have to choose to look past them and just focus on our breathing.

I know it’s easier said than done, and I still have days where I sit down to do it, and I become restless to get back to the blinding pace of life that feels almost like a requirement nowadays just to survive. But then I remember that it’s not, it’s all in my head, and when I remember that, I lie back down and let peace come over me once again.

Great writing man. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us. I know I appreciate it.