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HOW TO MOVE FORWARD “Fail better” means you begin to have the ability to hold what
I call “the rawness of vulnerability” in your heart, and see it as
ONCE YOU’VE HIT your connection with other human beings and as a part of your
humanness. Failing better means when these things happen
BOTTOM ward, a source of, “out of that place of rawness you can really
in your life, they become a source of growth, a source of for-
communicate genuinely with other people.”
...continued from page 16... Your best qualities come out of that place because it’s un-
guarded and you’re not shielding yourself. Failing better
means that failure becomes a rich and fertile ground instead
of just another slap in the face. That’s why, in the Trungpa
That is good life advice. It isn’t that the waves stop coming; Rinpoche story that I shared, the waves that are knocking you
it’s that because you train in holding the rawness of vulnerabil- down begin to appear smaller and have less and less of an abil-
ity in your heart, the waves just appear to be getting smaller ity to knock you over. And actually maybe it is the same wave,
and smaller, and they don’t knock you over anymore. maybe it’s even a bigger wave than the one that hit last year,
but it appears to you smaller because of your ability to swim
“Fail better” means you begin to have the ability to hold what with it or ride the wave.
I call “the rawness of vulnerability” in your heart.
And it isn’t that failure doesn’t still hurt. I mean, you lose
So what I’m saying is: fail. Then fail again, and then maybe people you love. All kinds of things happen that break your
you start to work with some of the things I’m saying. And when heart, but you can hold failure and loss as part of your human
it happens again, when things don’t work out, you fail better. experience and that which connects you with other people.
In other words, you are able to work with the feeling of failure
instead of shoving it under the rug, blaming it on somebody Adapted from Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better: Wise Advice for Leaning
else, coming up with a negative self-image—all of those futile into the Unknown by Pema Chodron. © 2015 by Pema Chodron
strategies.

NEW YEAR’S RETREAT
YOGA SHAKTI DECEMBER 29TH -31ST 2017

MISSION national Mission) in New York. She is a dedicated disciple
Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita. Ma Mokshapriya Shakti
is the dynamic Acharya of MYSIM (Ma Yogashakti Inter-
of Ma Yogashakti. Her teachings are full of wisdom. We
will focus on how to use Gita in our daily lives. The teach-
Sunshine Lectures ings of Gita apply to every moment of our existence. We
want a “user friendly” Gita.
Sundays 9 - 10am RETREAT TO ANOTHER WORLD. Spend a weekend in the wooded
Talks on seclusion of Yogashakti Mission, Palm Bay, Florida. This Ashram was cre-
ated by Ma Yogashakti and purified and energized by her. Learn medita-
Spiritual T opics tion; Take part in 3 Hatha Yoga classes; Learn Deep Relaxation. Six home-
cooked vegetarian meal will be provided. Accommodation is shared or you
may prefer to bring a tent, or sleep in the beautiful screened in pavilion.

Ma Yoga Shakti · REGISTRATION: In advance before December 1st - $120 per person,
families $170. At the door $130 per person or $190 families.
· WHEN: 4 pm on 29th December–until 2 pm on 31st December 2017
· WHERE: Yogashakti Mission 3895 Hield Road, Palm Bay FL 32907.
First Saturday at noon · MEALS: Delicious, wholesome home-cooked vegetarian meals.
VEGETARIAN LUNCHEON · WHAT TO BRING: Sleeping pad or blankets and sheets, loose comfort-
able clothes, towel, yoga mat, pen and notebook.
$10 donation (children free) E-MAIL: yogashaktipalmbay@gmail.com to register or call 321-725-4024
YOGA CLASSES 7-8pm
$7 Per Class or $25/month unlimited YOGA SHAKTI MISSION
Monday thru Thursday
3895 Hield Rd NW Palm Bay 32907
TAI CHI Sundays 5-6pm 1st class free 321-725-4024 yogashaktipalmbay@gmail.com
Visit www.yogashakti.org

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