Get your ass up. Kick your own ass. Or get your ass kicked (lovingly) by people in your life that care. People that care for others (the collective) outside of just their own personal advantages. We all have a great desire for our own personhood, it’s our nature, survival. Working together makes us better, smarter, and we help each other to become more adaptable through shared experiences and habits. So long as you continue to surround yourself with people that care for themselves and each other. People can only care for another the same way they care for themselves. I can recite mistakes I’ve made in life (and the ones I make everyday) but some of my greatest mistakes have been my greatest realizations. Sometimes we don’t know. And we don’t know what we don’t know. You learn. You unlearn. You walk away from people that don’t jive, put up a front with you, or that cause harm. Or ones that use you for their personal fit and gain. Some of my mistakes include me lingering a little too long in a relationship, walking on eggshells, and have kept me from getting my ass up simply because I wasn’t with the right kind of people. Letting someone else’s voice be my own and excusing myself along the way to step back, let my shyness rule, and have someone telling me who I am and what to be. Know your people. Your people will be the ones that encourage the shit out of you. And the ones that bust your balls a bit. They’re the ones that care for greatness (the collective). Because when you’re doing really great things, they’re right alongside doing really great things. And you’re helping each other grow, lifting each other higher, and getting shit done — taking as many people with you along the way. It’s more than some noninclusive, clique parading in yoga pants for profit. It’s real life inclusion. On the mat, in the studio, in the community, off these damn screens, real-time. Showing up fiercely-loving. Get your ass up with your ass-up people everyday. PS - here’s a picture of a yoga pose for no “real” reason. #getyourassup