I understand where you're coming from; I sometimes feel that way myself. We all bring challenges to the mat for sure. There's one woman who teaches at my studio who used to also take one of my favorite classes, too. I don't know what she was in her former life (a dancer or gymnast maybe), but she's so friggin' flexible, it kills me. She has a habit of not really doing the pose the rest of us are doing, but some other hyper-pretzely thing instead. It used to really get on my nerves. I'm sure at least part of my reaction was pure jealousy. So, I'll freely admit that it's sometimes hard to not be competitive.

I've gotten a little more forgiving with myself this past year. Between some chronic pain and a busy schedule, I'm just so happy to make it to my mat at all. What I'm able to do on the mat is often beside the point. Stil, I have days where I'm just frustrated with it.