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title: Turning obstacles into opportunities.
author: George Mandis <george@mand.is>
date: 2014-02-12
tags: post, post, stories, yoga
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<p>I love my <a href="http://yogaunioncwc.com">hot yoga</a>. It's the perfect mixture of physical and psychological therapy for me. One of the things I've always known about myself, and reaffirmed over the past year, was that my body is a little happier when I'm in warm climates. That... doesn't exactly describe the Pacific NW. But I've found an increased dosage of yogic hot-boxing does wonders for me.</p>
<p>The theme this evening was turning obstacles into opportunities; a particularly good one for me in my life right now as I'm struggling to find footing after being away for a year. The instructor told us the story of Ganesh and the Moon, but the version she told doesn't quite jive with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythological_anecdotes_of_Ganesha#Ganesha_and_the_Moon">version on Wikipedia</a>.  In her telling Ganesh uses the broken tusk to break the moon into pieces, creating the phases of the moon. And then... something happened. Truthfully I was kind of spacing out at that point, ruminating on my own things. I guess Ganesh showed the moon who's boss? It had been laughing at him after all.</p>
<p>No matter — turning obstacles into opportunities is a solid theme. One I intend to take into today.</p>