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Be Not Afraid: Part II

Thursday, November 17, 2022,

Today's practice will be a continuation of yesterday's theme of "Be No Afraid".

Why?..........because yesterday I was unafraid........today I feel afraid for some reason! 

Not terribly frightened of anything in particular, just a little fearful of "what's around the corner".

What did I do yesterday that may have flung my internal-barometer off?  

I can say this..........as I was winding down to sleep, I allowed my silly self to go onto social media, and go into the "death scroll".  I try to never do this but, there's an addictive nature to social media (its designed this way, FYI, and will continue to refine itself so that it's more and more gratifying to our evolved-chimp-brains).  That addictive nature makes one forget the time that's passed while you're scrolling through nonsense.  Has 5 minutes passed or 40 minutes?.....who knows.....it's like being inside a Casino for your brain.....there's no clock, no window, no readily accessible exits, and the landscape repeats itself to it's easy to get turned around (Casinos are intentionally designed this way too, FYI).

In short, I did it to myself.........extra focus, and extra physical effort in this morning's practice should help get me grounded again....time to begin.

Part II:

Whatever you've lost, you can always rebuild.  That's the thought that came to my endorphin-pumped, grounded, post-yoga-practice brain.  As always, I write Part II after my practice is complete.  A yoga practice will make you beautiful.  

Namaste

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