Skip to main content

Confounded

Friday, December 1, 2023

The word "Confounded" can have several meanings but, one way the word is used is as follows:

"Confounded- to cause surprise or confusion in someone, especially by acting against their expectations"

The entertainment industry is a primary source of confusion (and will more than likely, always be that way).  The entertainment industry continually tells us to "love yourself....you're perfect just the way you are....etc.", but in the same breath will be selling you acne cream, anti-wrinkle cream, dietary supplements, hair loss treatments, etc.  It confounds people.

Living in our modern world, with all of the good and bad that come with connectivity and social media and "news", can very easily leave one feeling confused and confounded. 

If one looks to the world, and into one's cell phone for peace, one you will never find it.  However, the world does make one feel that peace can be achieved, and will be elusively "just around the corner if you just do this....buy this....say this...act this way....look this way....etc.".  However, one can do everything the world tells them to to attain peace, and the advice from the world will change within the hour....there one sits with one's newly purchased/obtained items/mantras, etc. and it's all sadly out of date, and out of fashion.....what a foolish person I was to buy/accept all of this stuff.......I'm going to change it all again and get a new set of mantras, items, objects, etc.......it will always change, confuse, confound, and leave one feeling foolish and empty. 

It's 6:13am as I type this, and I haven't practiced in a few weeks due to not feeling so hot (cry me a river).  For whatever reason this morning, when my alarm went off at 4:15am, I did not hit the snooze button, and I felt rested and well enough to get up and start a routine that is normal-ish for me. 

Enough chit-chat....time to begin today's practice. 

Part II:

As always, I write the initial post before I've begun my practice, and the Part II update after I've completed my practice.  

There is always a difference in the two versions of myself; the one that got on the mat before practice, and the one that gets off the mat after practice. 

In regards to the initial post about the entertainment industry, and becoming confused by the ever changing mantras and chants of the world, I'll say that I am as susceptible to it as anyone else.  I can easily get caught up in the nonsense the world flings around, but time spent on my mat has helped me (and can help you) sift through the nonsense and more easily identify what is real from what is fake and, very often, have a laugh at the pathetic and transparent confusion that comes from the world (rather than feel despair at it). 

Time to enter the world.  

Namaste 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Rebuild

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Woke at my usual 4:45AM this morning for coffee and contemplation. Feeling wonderful this morning, and not terribly sore at all.  There's a bit of stiffness in my back from yesterday's backbends, but that's to be expected. Ready to sweat it out on my mat. Tuesday, July 10, 2018 (Part II) I'm writing this off my mat, already showered up for my day. I love going to my mat.  The physical challenge alone is reward enough, but, while I've said it many times before, the mental and spiritual adjustments that one can make are priceless.  Physically, I already see a difference in my body.  Arms are still re-building their stamina, but the twists and forward bends I incorporate are already helping with digestion and elimination and the general "deflating" of my body and G.I. track (TMI, I'm sure, but this is one of the main physical reasons why I practice). Mentally, I feel prepared for anything that comes my way today and fe...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sleeping In

Wednesday, August 24, 2017 Woke at my usual 5:00 AM and then slept for another 20 minutes.  No big deal. I'm feeling grounded, stable, and balanced, even before hitting my mat. To stay on schedule, I'll hit my mat in about 30/40 minutes. Wednesday, August 24, 2017 (Part II) I not only slept in this morning, I didn't hit my mat until 6:30 AM (30 minutes after my normal time).  I was productive, however, and used my coffee fueled morning motivation to tidy up around my place and take care of some chores that I'd been putting off for a while. When I finally did hit my mat, I began with my standard 5 minutes of prayer and meditation.  After that, I began my standard warmup.  I moved into my formal practice feeling wonderful; no aches and no sluggishness, as I felt yesterday. I finished with 3 beautiful Upward Bow poses and am writing this after having just come out of Savasana. I feel balanced, strong, beautiful, content, solid, gentle, and indestructible. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Rebirth and Regrowth

Friday, December 28, 2018 Still enjoying the marvelous holiday break from my normal routine. I still wake around a normal time, but I'm writing this pre-yoga-post at 10:06AM. I already feel the positive effects of my practice.  My mind, and its thoughts are more stable and reliable, I'm physically seeing changes in my body (even after two days), and, even though I'm still eating a fair amount of unhealthy food options, I'm not feeling as "sludgy" as I was earlier this week. I'm going to meditate, pray, and warm up before I begin my practice. Friday, December 28, 2018 (Part II) Three days. Three consecutive practices. Three completely different experiences. The title of today's post is "Rebirth and Regrowth" but I only really felt that way at the beginning/Part I of my post.  As I write this Part II section of today's blog, I feel very different from how I was before.  I feel solid and steady.  I feel like I'm galvani...
Post a Comment
Read more