Never Give Up

I found this video so inspiring.

It makes me want to pick a really hard yoga pose and practice every day until I'm super buff.  I bet my toddler would find it fun and/or funny so see me trying it every day and "helping" me do it, so no excuses not to!

An ab intensive pose might be good.  My abs are definitely one of my weakest points.  This one looks like a good challenge.

http://www.dare2mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Yoga-Boat-Pose-698x558.jpg

Then again, a pose to stretch out my always rock hard shoulders would be helpful.  Sadly, they are not rock hard from being buff.  Think giant knot of pain.

http://www.myyogaonline.com/community/blog/safe-wrists-in-yoga-chest-opening-poses

Then again, I've always thought it would be awesome to be able to do the splits.

http://media2.onsugar.com/files/upl0/1/12981/14_2008/E-1.larger/i/Yoga-Pose-Week-Wide-Legged-Forward-Bend-E.jpg

Decision, decisions.

Perhaps I can choose based on which pose is the most pathetically executed on my part and thus has the most potential for improvement.  I'll let you be the judge.  Here are Rachel and I trying each pose.  Note that I am wearing the warmest, softest, and least flattering PJs ever.  I didn't feel like trying to look cute for pictures today.  Besides, the frumpier I look in the before pictures the more awesome my after pictures will look right?

Boat Pose

Chest Opening Pose

Wide Legged Forward  Bend Pose

Cast your votes! 

I know what you're thinking...just do them all!  Well, sure, I could do that.  One of the best things, however,  about the Lord of the Rings series is the singular focus.  Sure Frodo has to fight orcs, temptation, giant spiders, etc, but the one goal is to destroy the ring.  All the others are challenges along the way.  Weird analogy?  Yeah, I'm a nerd.  But I love the simplicity of picking one thing and going for it.  My attention is already being pulled in a million directions with work, home, family, crafting, and shiny objects so why put the added pressure on myself to be awesome at everything at once?  Getting stronger by mastering one pose will improve all the others as a lovely side effect.  So, I do not accept "all" as an answer to this question.