This week in my yoga classes I have been talking about the yogic yama Aparigraha, which basically means non-coveting, not wanting what other people have or wishing we were like other people. I said that one of the ways we can stop ourselves from doing this, when we catch ourselves having those ‘the grass is always greener’ thoughts, is to stop and remember the good things that we have in our own lives. Even if our life seems pretty crappy at the moment, there are still things we can be grateful for. I mean, really, we have it better than most people in the rest of the world. We need to put things in perspective. So no sooner had I started talking about this in my classes than my friend Sara out in San Francisco sent me this link: http://www.gratitudechallenge.com/. The quote I liked best on the video is this one: “Even when, especially when, adversity strikes, gratitude has the power to help you thrive.”
