The final word on my last excuse

I've been reading through Donna Farhi's The Breathing Book lately (mostly as I recover from this cough and am very, very aware of my lungs and every muscle involved in breathing! More on breathing another day.). After detailing her daily breathing routine she has a little section of the chapter entitled "On the Road or at Work" -- addressing the concerns of those of us who travel often for work, have hectic schedules, have limited space, props, etc. Basically she is addressing all of us who have excuses of any sort for not having some sort of daily wellness practice. After describing impromptu usages of sofa cushions, the walls along the back of an airplane, etc., she writes:

It's not difficult to do, but you do have to decide that you want to do it. The degree to which you believe you do not have the time, or the perfect situation, seems to correlate direcly to the degree you need a daily wellness routine (114).

Gotta say after listening to every excuse I've given myself or heard from friends and clients, she's pretty much right. My own yoga teacher gives similar advice on self discipline, "At some point, you just make the choice that you want it and you do it. Because if you really want it, you are going to make it happen."

That just about stops all my whining. :-)