http://slow.writerscafe.org/ShakitaSlater90 The original writings of author Shakita Slater en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776141556 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 ✨ We need to look no further than ourselves to recognize that we live in a fallen world. There is not one human being who is perfect, living in absolute Divine harmony. We all stumble and fall. Our mistakes and our failures have the potential to teach us or to destroy us. The yoga practi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/2166424/ Did you ever think your life would change when you started yoga? I never imagined that I'd change my diet, my sleeping patterns, my whole way of being really just from this practice. But then again I didn't really know what I was getting into, I just knew I wanted to live a more peaceful life and I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1960531/ All is good. Even when it seems bad, it's still good. 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Not one hug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958671/ Every person has a spiritual yearning in their heart. It registers differently for everyone but every single person feels it. Some people experience this quiet yearning as a quest for adventure, a desire to be loved, a relentless drive for achievement, or an overwhelming sadness. This spiritual angu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958657/ Take time to reflect. Don't let the good moments pass you by. Look around and see the blessings that surround you. Give thanks. And let your thanksgiving me a form of worship. The gifts that you have are just that--gifts. Take nothing for granted. Not one breath. Not one ray of sunshine. Not one hug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958162/ Sometimes it seems like your dreams will always remain just out of reach. It's sometimes so close that you can almost touch it, feel it, taste it, but for some reason it always falls through. If you're working on putting your leg behind your head, you may feel you make steady progress only to get in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958156/ It is through sharing ourselves that we see who we really are. Look closely. Can you see two faces in the wall behind us? Look closely. Can you see at least two sides to every situation? Do you have a game face or do you wear your heart on your sleeve? If you hold your emotions inside they often com.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958146/ Maintaining a balanced mind is the hidden key to all balancing poses. Balance is first an inner experience that is then expressed through physical form. Keep the mind calm, don't push too hard and if you fall remember all is good. Just get back up and try again. Just like life, when you feel you're .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958143/ Love is the antidote to fear. If you can face your fears with love they will melt away in the presence of your true self. Only love is real anyway. Fear is just an illusion of the false self, the material world. It is the ego's deceptive way of making you believe that you are smaller than you are, t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1958134/ To all teachers of yoga and all aspiring teachers of yoga I can wholeheartedly recommend one thing: be a student. Study as much as you can, soak it all in. Surrender yourself, be willing to ask for help and receive it graciously. Admit that you don't know all the answers and that you're not perfect... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1957438/ Close your eyes, take a deep breath and say these words out loud to yourself: I am worthy. I am enough. I am filled with unconditional love. Say them again. It’s the truth. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. There is nothing you need to do to be worthy of love. 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Focus on the next step forward no matter how small it might be. Let go of pride and entitlement, put in the work and don't let anything distract you. Success is as much about keeping your eye on the ball as it is about raw talent and luck. Con.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1956970/ What is it about text messages and the internet that make it seem ok to send nastiness through the cyber waves? It's so easy to type out words and phrases you would never say in person and hit send before a second thought. I'm live on Periscope and people ask to see my b***s and say all other sorts .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1956961/ The perfect body is the one you have. I spent years of my life wishing to be taller, dreaming that my legs would magically elongate and lengthen, pinching my thighs together to see what they'd look like smaller. 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The grand plan of our dest.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1956513/ A book about my battles with self harm, relationships & how yoga kept my mind at ease, mostly in poetic form, but this is my story. And I hope that people can relate. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1956511/ Feel I'm growing numb a slight chill to my flesh, Like one too many knives stabbing a hole through my chest. There is no comfort my surroundings bleak as night.The angels of death are awaiting for me to line me in their sights.I feel like it's not enough.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ShakitaSlater90/1799748/ You. 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