It really is a love story.

They pair well, like rosé and every single food on the planet.

Determination comes from a deep yet light place of focus, joy, desire, and even lust. If you want something badly enough, determination will shine through like a dolphin cresting the water as your merrily boating by.

Acceptance hangs out like that aunt who doesn’t understand it’s time to go home even though everyone is in their pajamas and turning out the lights. It’s there, it’s not going anywhere, and you can’t budge it with a shovel or a rope. Not even a fork lift. You just have to resign yourself to it, and it’s best to find a fondness for it. Aunt Kia means well, and she just wants some love and attention. So do the things we must accept. When we resist, we’ve got a situation like Aunt Kia holding the $300.00 skis you just bought hostage, threatening her switch blade over the gleaming newness of the nose. It’s going to be a disaster and an avoidable one at that. Just let her sleep it off on the sofa, yo. She’ll be fine in the morning and pissed about tripping over your skis, deeming them ostentatious and stupid.

Accept your knees don’t want to move the way you want them too. That might mean giving up pigeon pose, an all-time favorite. It doesn’t need to remain a favorite if it has the potential to ruin your poor knees even more. Dismiss that portly bird, and find a better hip opener. Be determined to find a way without hurting yourself. You and your body will get along a whole hell of a lot better.