Entire: Turn Around

Rage foamed up
But this time
I saw the futility
Of this folly,

Reminded myself
That this does no good,
And indeed
Is quite unhelpful to the mind and body

And then,
I asked myself
What I could do
To relate to this more skillfully;

The answer on this occasion
Was
To get up
And do my yoga routine

Designed for pain management and good health
And repeated throughout the day,
Moving all my joints
And tuning up the spine;

By performing this routine
I forget the rage
And replaced it with
Vitality and happiness;

Right effort here
Transformed an emerging negative mood
Before it grew to an unmanageable size,
And swallowed up all awareness,

Illustrating how
With a little mindfulness
And exertion
One can turn around.