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I Don't Feel Very...

Tuesday, May 23, 2023,

I talk a lot about "feelings" on this blog and, more specifically, how feelings are just that....feelings, and that, altogether, feelings should almost always be ignored. 

This idea of "ignoring one's feelings" flies in the face of the 2023 world but, as I've learned, one can almost always bet that doing the opposite of what the world wants you to do, is more than likely the appropriate answer to life. 

I woke at my usual 4:15am this morning.  After my usual hour of coffee and contemplation, I didn't "feel" like getting on my mat.  I'm on it anyway. 

I don't "feel" very energized, holy, yogic, spiritual, strong, etc......... I don't "feel" that way.  

Knowing what I've learned though years on my mat I know that I'll "feel" very different at the end of practice. 

Time to begin...

Part II:

As always, my feelings are very different after a practice.  The version that gets off the mat at the end of practice is superior to the version of oneself that got on the mat in the beginning of practice. 

Namaste


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