Setbacks get you ‘set’ to be propelled forward.

One morning recently I woke up tired, cranky, and didn’t have my mind in the right space. I struggled through the morning and felt like any forward progress I had made with morning routine and mindset had disappeared.

But I was committed.

The commitment I have made to myself is to show up to my yoga mat every single day. Even if I only have time to get in 10 minutes.

This particular day I showed up to my yoga mat cranky, but I showed up.

In my personal yoga practice I have found that by the time I have finished, I have more clarity of mind, more creativity, and I come away with much better perspective. The same was true of this day.

That morning as I practiced, I kept coming back to the thought of the word setback. Set back in my morning routine, setback in my morning mood, and setback in the way that I related with my family.

What this particular yoga practice taught me though was that a setback doesn't necessarily need to be viewed as a bad thing and it is just getting you ready to be propelled to the next level. Read that again. A setback is just getting you ready for the next level.

Much like an arrow is pulled back with the string of a bow before it is released to make its way to the bull’s-eye, a setback in our personal life can be doing the exact same thing.

Are YOU being set back? Get ready to be propelled forward. And keep your eye on the bullseye.

xoxo