Words for Today (and/or maybe Tomorrow) January 24, 2026
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in Hope, Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Hoop, Philosophy, Suffering, Tragedy, Twin Cities, Yoga.Tags: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Twin Cities
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When I started Zoom for today’s practice, I was not aware that Alex Pretti had been murdered while attempting to assist another protester. Crushed, horrified, angry, and saddened in that moment, I also had people — in the Twin Cities — who had joined the practice in order to deal with what they were feeling. I can only hope (and trust) that this practice (and the following excerpt from the practice) was helpful.
If you are not ready for these words today, maybe you will be tomorrow.
There are no words to deal with some of the things that we’re facing right now.
There are no words.
But there can be action.
And that action starts in your own heart. Every time you inhale, Every time you exhale.
It may seem impossible to overcome certain obstacles.
To find the goodness when there’s so much evil and so much bad.
And yet, as I quote that Adidas ad all the time, the one that’s associated with Muhammad Ali, impossible is just a word. Impossible is a word specifically for people whose minds are too small, whose hearts are too small, to conceive of the possible.
I was talking about Stacey Flowers not too long ago, and one of the things that she talked about was how, for some people, it is so much easier to see obstacles than it is for possibilities.
Today, what I want you to do… as much as you’re able, is to go a little deeper into the possibilities within your own heart. Trust the possibilities within your own heart, which requires trusting yourself.
A Joyful Practice 