I am so grateful when I see people waking up, doing an effort so they can join a yoga class in the morning. And that is the most important thing, how they start the day.

They start the day by discipline, is so easy to stay in bed, have just a few more minutes of sleep, or hours. But then what is the difference between you and an animal?

They say is awareness, well awareness doesn’t really mean anything if you’re just aware and witnessing yourself, acting like an animal. You respond to impulses: “I’m hungry, I eat…I am carving for sweets, I just go and grab some…. I carve for that person body, I’ll just make myself available…” and so many more examples. That is what every living thing can take proud in.

So where is that “you” in this action? You use the awareness to witness your actions, Or to take action?

So taking power over your mind, changing the person who rule that person with whom you identify yourself, is discipline, is will power. Is you having a say on what your action are.

Probably you cannot quiet the thoughts, and I will not consider you responsible for them. But your actions will define who you are.

And slowly in time, your thoughts, will be replaced with new ones. Because even the mind gets tired some time, of being against your nature, and it will surrender itself. Because the mind wants peace also.

Build your discipline. Is not going to be easy, to change the habits.

“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.” ― Mark Twain