The Daily Yogi

By Mackenzie Kyryluk The absurdity of life is at times lost on me. I wake up, day after day, to a new opportunity, yet the same. Each living soul around this world is given the same time each day. We are defined and constricted to the sense of time our ancestors have bequeathed us. On the other side of the flowing river of time, we are each given an equitable allocation of this undefinable resource. What is time? Imagine you're given the task of explaining this concept to someone with no prior knowledge. “ One second is saying Mississippi out loud, a minute is 60 of those, and an hour another 60 of those, but in a day there are 24 hours, that makes a day, and in a year there are 365 of those, but every four years there are 366. ” Yes, it follows the angle at which the sun moves around the Earth and the time it takes for the Earth to make one full rotation around the Sun. Is it not also a wonder that within that time it takes for the earth to make its ‘full year’ journey, it also sp...

By Mackenzie Kyryluk When things are going your way, do not self-sabotage. Do not begin to second-guess or question what is earned by you. Do not hypothesize on thoughts of less. Foster an abundant mindset, rich in thoughts that are kind, meaningful, and purposeful. Bring your mind to the ocean, vast and endless. Peaceful. The waves crash, one after another, endlessly shaping the shore. Your thoughts are like those waves, constantly arriving, turning from deep ocean blue to white foam as they complete their purpose. Some waves carry the force of a hurricane, while others are calm and unassuming. Yet, each one carries energy, and as they crash upon the shore, they shape it over time. The wind represents your attention. The waves may seem controlled by it, but in reality, we control the conscious energy behind them. We determine their impact on the shoreline. Some waves need no attention. Others require nurturing. You are fully aware of the difference between the ones that...