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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Woke at my normal 4:30AM.  I'm starting to actually wake naturally a few minutes before the alarm goes off.  Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. lol

Physically, I'm feeling good.  A little ashamed of the gluttony that I've allowed into my life for the past few weeks, but not too ashamed.  Life is good.  I'm feeling strong and energized as I type this, so I feel as though this morning's practice will also be physically strong and energized.

Time to meditate and pray and see what comes.

Thursday, February 28, 2019 (Part II)
I'm writing this on my mat having just come out of my shower.

M practice was marvelous this morning and it was, indeed, strong as I'd anticipated.

Having been a complete, no-holds-bar, glutton for the past couple of weeks, there's extra weight and heaviness around my mid-section (story of my life).  It's easy enough to get rid of with clean eating and yoga/running, so I'm not beating myself up about that.  Again, physically, my arms, legs, and other muscle areas are strong.

Mentally, I'm focusing on not wearing myself out unecessarily today.  I'm going to let everything, good and bad, flow through me, and not catch little things that gnaw away at oneself.

Feeling marvelous and ready to go out into the world.

Namaste.

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