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Happy Spring!
May 4, 2008
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Daily Stretching
May 4, 2008
I just want to remind you of how important it is to stretch your muscles on a regular basis. You should definitely stretch after a workout. It is also beneficial to stretch several times a week.
Stretching makes you feel good. Personally, I feel that stretching not only helps release tension in my body- it also helps move my energy around. I feel rejuvenated after stretching, especially after sitting for long periods of time (for example: while I am at work in my office). I often feel suddenly lethargic after a long stint at my desk. I then stretch and do some breathing exercises. The difference in how I feel is remarkable.
Since somebody else already created a great page with stretches for you to do, you should just check out the following link.
Stretching Exercises
(The page says “Stretching Exercises for Women”. The article is on a women’s health website, so I accept the title given to it. However, men need to stretch as well. Stretches do not care if you have a male member or not. There are also pictures that depict women And men.)
The following link is for a page that briefly explains the benefits of stretching.
Stretching: Focus on Flexibility
Happy Stretching!
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Life Light
May 1, 2008
I shared my Monday Morning blues with you through a poem the other day.
I should note that I have been neglecting my meditation practice (amongst other things, including people as of late) . I feel this allowed thoughts that used to invade my brain on a daily basis to come through upon wakening that day.
By Wednesday I had scribbled a response to myself on a small little yellow post-it note, words crossed out, and a sentence on the side saying “Stars don’t turn to dust- they are dust.”
Here is what I wrote:
we are all
only
matter
in different
forms
like stars
we are born
shining brightly
then fading
birth and death
two finite moments marking
almost a century of
Life Light
*Namaste*
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Monday Morning: Break Fast
April 29, 2008
quiet shatters
piercing darkness
high pitched constant tones
thoughts engulf
the waking moment
of being
alone
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Clearing the Clutter
April 29, 2008
Despite the fact that spring has sprung and might die tonight in an unexpected cold snap… it’s definitely time for Spring Cleaning. I tried to begin cleaning my sun porch two weeks ago, and then all of this fabulously, gorgeous weather happened. I also went to a fabulous Bachelorette Party this past weekend. Needless to say, the room is still in disarray.
I hang on to way too many Things. I am sure I am not alone in this. It all becomes mental baggage, besides being physical lumps of junk that I only look at when I am “cleaning”. I become nostalgic, or start to believe that I might actually do something with that piece of paper I doodled on once. Then comes the fatigue. Sitting for hours straight, accomplishing… nothing.
I have to realize, once and for all, that I cannot expect anyone else will want to deal with my scraps of paper, old birthday cards, box of poems about breakups, old photos, Absolut ads I collected in high school, trinkets, old calendars and planners… Why do I keep all of this Stuff?!?! It’s frustrating, but apparently not enough. I still have it. It’s been a year since I moved into this place. Have I mentioned that it’s such a relief to not be moving for the first time since 1999? I can focus on the nitty gritty now. I have to get rid of all that old junk mail and the multitude of pay stubs before I lose my mind.
It is true. Physical clutter becomes mental muck.
What is my course of action going to be…?
I will have to let you know how things go.
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More Positive Affirmations
April 10, 2008
I noticed that I use more positive affirmations than the ones I have previously posted.
They include the following:
I am life.
I am beauty.
I am love.
*Namaste*
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