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The exquisite delight and detriment of saying “yes,” as opposed to no, or maybe, creates extreme polarities of greatness, and failure.  We must have said yes to take this incarnation, no?  We must have said yes to grow beyond childhood.  But as adults, with accrued disappointments and failures, what remains of our ability to express the breath of yes? Are we  willing take risks, expand the inner landscape to cajole resentment and pride toward harmony and Grace? Is it even possible to have a life without saying yes?  Is it achievable to become fine, aged wine without being foolish along the way?  Can we be safe and sort of fine, hedging bets and danger to merely murmur, “perhaps?”  This tentative approach keeps all manner of beasts at bay.  There may be greater safety, but little possibility for splurges of excitement, or falling into love, and certainly no abandoned-winner-take-all moments.  That’s a very high price to not expose, to not step into foolishness. In the Tarot, the first card of the Major Arcana is the Fool.  He is shown blithely stepping off the cliff into air. This is the symbol of the Omega moment, calling us to enter life-futue unknown.  As we become older and wiser, most of us are loath to step off cliffs, having been through dire consequences of doing just that.  But it feels more important than ever to consciously leap with faith, yelling, “YES,” as we spiral into unknown space. Thank hevvins for the Yogic-life which offers every manner of tool to make us braver, more honorable: Yes, I will love when my heart breaks.  Yes, I will prevail with kindness when disappointment obliterates ego.  Yes, I will try again despite liability. The life we build from the mat, even when it’s not yet possible to express… Read more »