“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide that your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the the president. You realize that you control your own destiny”
-Albert Ellis
Guys, I just watched this video, and I’d like you to all watch it. It is an incredible and inspirational example of what taking ownership over your body can do.
Amazing Yoga Body Transformation
I’m sharing this because I had a visceral reaction to the video, and I think people need to see stuff that humbles and inspires them on a regular basis.
He happens to use yoga in the video, but I believe it was his determination, his commitment, and his no-excuses attitude that changed his body. Yoga was just the vehicle that he used to get there.
Here’s why this is important to me. I want every single person in the world to understand that you have the power. YOU are in control. People are constantly giving their power away, and letting the world dictate what they can and can’t do, and it breaks my heart. I want you to feel the warm rays of confidence and power on your face, and I want you to bask and thrive in the knowledge that you overcame a whole bunch of obstacles and succeeded. (Maybe those obstacles are clear and simple to you, or maybe they’re dark and murky and you’ll need to identify them first.) I want you to live an enlightened and happy life, with the knowledge that you and you alone are in control of your life and your self. And that that makes you awesome.
There really are no excuses. Getting into shape takes consistent hard work. Choosing to eat healthy takes thought and preparation. But the only thing standing in the way of having the body or the life that you want is YOU. Seek and you will find. There is a ton of information out there, a million different types of exercise, and an as-yet unimaginable network of people who want to help you become the best version of yourself that you can be. If you want something, go get it.
So… what do you want?
