In Gladwell's book, OUTLIERS, a common theme is the "10,000 hour rule" based on a study by Anders Ericsson. Basically it says if you want to be really good at something it takes a lot of time---like practicing it for 10,000 hours.
I find that comforting. I'm not an expert at yoga but I'm putting in my time and one day will reach that 10,000 hour day. What is important to me is the consistency of practicing---just keep going.
This morning I was in Virasana, hero pose, and it hurt like crazy. The voice inside my head was telling me I was ridiculous for putting myself through this torture. Luckily, the part of me that patiently watches was just observing my rant and also a subtle change in comfort in the pose. There was the yoga!
Keep practicing!
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