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What a difference your mat makes

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Woke up at my usual yoga hour of 4:45AM.

I'm feeling ok.  I don't feel great, but I don't feel bad.  I feel unmotivated and bored with certain parts of my life.  I feel like I'm going through the motions on certain things; I'll see how long this feeling persists but I'm thinking it'll go away after my practice.

I'm going to focus on my physical practice this morning and see if I can light the fires by burning through things physically.

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (Part II)
What a difference your mat makes.

I was not happy this morning.  I don't know if it's a combination of waking up early, not getting enough sleep, or being disappointed in my practice yesterday, but I turned it all around on my mat.

I became emotional on my mat afterwards for some reason and began thinking about all of the good things I have in my life. 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's practice.

Namaste


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