Let Go of Struggle

I love doing yoga! I love it even more now that I have discovered that it's okay to use props! (What...you mean if I can't get into a pose I can use blocks, blankets, bolsters and straps in any varying combination to help me??) Suddenly, yoga just got a whole lot easier and more fun!
Has using props in yoga made me weaker? Am I somehow less than a "pure" yoga student because I need and accept help? Do I have less strength and flexibility because I can't do it on my own? "No" to all of the above. Here's a snapshot of me in yoga class...I start struggling, I stop breathing, I lose my connection to my heart, I get frustrated, my body gets tense and stressed and then I fall over. Or, I start struggling, I get a prop/ask for help, I continue breathing, my body relaxes and lengthens, I connect more deeply with my heart and I become more powerful in the pose. Hhmm...more powerful with help....
Since I tend to apply these little lessons to a bigger picture of life, I came up with the following questions: where in your life are you making things hard for yourself? Are you seeing the support that is available to you or are you ignoring it because of a (false) belief that you "should" be able to do "it" on your own? When was the last time you asked for or accepted help? Life doesn't have to be a struggle yet it seems that we have bought into the idea that it is supposed to be really, really hard.
Are you ready to change your mind? Any change starts with your mind. I have seen time and time again that my clients hold the unconscious belief that life is a struggle and as a result of this belief, they assume that it will be hard to achieve their goals which, in turn, makes them reluctant to reach for what they want. When I start planting the idea that reaching their goals doesn't have to be a struggle and that it is okay to ask for help, they start to lighten up, take more action steps and play bigger than they ever thought they would. Struggling doesn't make you stronger, it just drains you. Will you join me in lightening up by letting go of struggle?