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Control Yourself

Thursday, July 13, 2023,

Ever have a dream, or a series of dreams in a night, that were bad or just altogether unpleasant?  I'd say everyone probably has, myself included, and, depending on how odd/unpleasant the dream was, I know that one can wake up in an odd/unpleasant state.

This happened to me this morning when I woke up; fresh from an odd dream.  Even though I'd had my dinner, right around 9:30pm last night, before bed, I enjoyed some delicacies from the fridge.....some leftover pretzel bites with some delicious cheese, a bowl of some ridiculous sugary cereal, and the last bit of an ice cream container that'd been in the freezer for a while.

For me, eating foods, especially foods like this, right before bed, almost always leads to a disruptive night.  

All this to say that, this morning when I woke I was feeling "crummy".....I was feeling "blue"......I was feeling "off".

As I've said many times.....feelings are feelings are feelings.....a "feeling" should be observed, understood, but, ultimately, ignored and controlled.  I'll practice what I preach, and go through this morning's practice with the goal of controlling my feelings...

Time to begin... 

Part II:
As always, I write my Part I before I practice, and Part II after my practice is complete, and I've "awoken" from Savasana.

Delighted to start my day on my mat.  My feelings are still jumping around a bit and pushing their way in, but this morning's practice re-grounded me in control, and helped me exercise the "mental muscles" needed to sit a "feeling" down in its chair, and say, "yes, I know your'e here.......but you have to sit in this chair while I continue on with the things I want to focus on". 

Time to take this version of myself out into the world. 

Namaste

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