it's not the heat, it's the humility
I finished the 30 day challenge. I have been soaking on what the heck I did. It has been easily one of the most amazing and challenging experiences of my life. Writing about this in conjunction with doing it created an A to Z type of mindset about it. I wrote knowing I was starting [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Fri, Dec 24 2010 in Personal Blog » 8 Comments
I’m over all of my theory of process thoughts. I just want to do the yoga. I enjoy having my water bottle with me everywhere I go. It’s quite handy. Water. Sometimes it’s kind of boring, but it’s always there for me. I don’t take it for granted. I had a deli sandwich today from [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Sat, Dec 18 2010 in Personal Blog » 2 Comments
Sunday’s class (#22) was a challenge. I ran out of gas very early and allowed my head to become filled with horrible thoughts. I’ve had tough classes. Heck, they’re all ridiculously tough, but something about the way this one got me-it threw me for a loop. I became very upset and processes in my head [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Wed, Dec 15 2010 in Personal Blog » 2 Comments
It’s Saturday morning, what would be day 21 for me. I did a double on Thursday and am going to cash it in for today. I had to call out of work Friday due to a restless night with stomach issues. Now, reacting to another curve ball in routines, I’m having to schedule myself a [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Sat, Dec 11 2010 in Personal Blog » 1 Comment
Purging. Peeling back layers. The reality of “keeping it real”. It has to do with stripping away all the crap. Each class feels like an opportunity to peel away maybe a little more. Again, no expectations. But there has to be some sort of quest for being honest with ourselves. Darnit. I’m probably just going [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Thu, Dec 9 2010 in Personal Blog » No Comments
Everything has become a blur. I look back on the previous days and there’s a loss of time reference. Thanksgiving seems like a month ago. The more gung-ho state of mind I was in about this also seems like a long time ago. I wondered about this back when i was feeling so giddy or [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Tue, Dec 7 2010 in Personal Blog » 3 Comments
I’m back from day 14′s class. This one I have to report on. It was brutal. I’m sitting here now in the crankiest mood. It released some sort of personal confrontation and boy am I hot under the collar right now. I think a combination of factors occurred. Looking back on it, I recall having [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Sat, Dec 4 2010 in Personal Blog » No Comments
I had to miss class yesterday. I wanted to go. I did a double last Friday, though. So I’m still on track with my 30 days. I’m feeling stiff and sore this morning. I went to bed at 7:30 pm last night. Abnormally early for me. But I listened to my body. I was asleep [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Sat, Dec 4 2010 in Personal Blog » No Comments
In an early post, I referred to the instructors as voices. I made it sound like they were some sort of neutral presence that established a pace for class and were basically just guides. I want to take this back. Each instructor has a different “Oh cool, they’re doing this class” factor. I’m increasingly thankful [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Thu, Dec 2 2010 in Personal Blog » No Comments
Walked in to class tonight and immediately sensed a temperature difference from other nights. Oh wow it’s hot. Hotter than usual. Or maybe I’m just developing expectations. So I catch myself thinking this one is going to be a bear. Is it? I roll out my mat and leave the room excited, partially because I’m [...]
Posted by Jeff D on Wed, Dec 1 2010 in Personal Blog » No Comments
