I asked my sons what yoga means this morning. They came up with all sorts of definitions they thought I'd be satisfied with. In fact, yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj meaning to bind, join, attach and yoke, to direct and concentrate attention on, to use and apply. That says to me, jump right in!

So, here we have some essential wisdom expressed in just one word. Alas, how easily it gets lost as the mind wanders off on its merry way. This reminds me of children who need to be constantly reminded to pick up their clothes, put toys away, clean their dish, and so on. We are all children when it comes to constant virtue. We always need to remind ourselves to remember to return to 'here and now' and jump right in to the task (i.e., experience) at hand. Naturally, the weakest link here is remembering to remember... Happily, memory hinges on what we feel is truly important. So, it is in our hand in a way. Simply put: we actually get what we truly want.