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Friday, June 22, 2018,
Woke at my usual 4:45AM feeling wonderful.

I'm on my mat as I type this, ready to begin my practice.

I notice that I hone in on myself for some practices, and then not as much on others.  I don't force myself into anything on my mat (as I believe one of the primary benefits I learn is being ok with how things are on any given day) but, that aside, I do want to challenge myself a little more today and focus myself mentally.

The mental challenge as I understand it, is to shut down your mind and your thoughts as you practice.  This is nearly impossible to do for longer than 4 seconds; try it and you'll see!  You'll start thinking about your life, bills, responsibilities, fun activities you have planned...you'll bring yourself back and then focus on not focusing on anything...long story short, your brain and thoughts are running around doing whatever they want and part of the challenge is to control and shape them.  Controlling your body is 100% easier than controlling your mind.  I will focus on controlling my thoughts this morning.

Physically I'm feeling good this morning.  I feel strong from the practice I've had this week, and I'm looking forward to more backends and twists.  Whatever comes, comes....


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