Wandering Mind

This morning came too early. I didn’t want to get out of bed and I really didn’t want to practice. But I got myself up, made some tea, used the laser pointer to play with the cats (that’s the Blonde Lady’s recent gift, to hopefully wear them out so they sleep through the night and not drive her nuts) and then laid out the mat.

I put on my music that I practiced to in Buffalo, said my invocation and started a slow flow. No pressure, just move and flow. It took about five breaths and the mind cleared and I was glad I was practicing. I allowed myself to not push in some poses and I pushed in others. All in all it was an uneventful practice and what stands out the most was the lack of desire to start and how within a few breaths the mind cleared and I knew I made the right choice. Something to remember when I am trying to talk myself out of practicing.

One thing I worked a bit on was pulling the knees up tight to the chest before jumping back. I usually keep them pretty low and can still swing my legs through but Michael would like us to keep the knees up and in which is harder…and I can’t swing through that way. So, that’s the challenge. It takes a lot more abdominal strength to lift up that way so I’m not complaining about the change, I know that strength will be helpful in many parts of my practice.


So I’m never buying a house again. I may buy land and build but never buying another house thinking it would be a good “investment”. This is a pain in the ass trying to get it sold and I’ll be lucky to break even. At least I have a buyer right now but last week they said the electrical was bad and I needed to fix it, now the electrical is fine but the roof won’t make it through the winter. Grrmph. I’ve offered a concession for the roof but we’ll see if it’s enough. I just want to get it gone.

Fun and exiting plans for the morning. I have about 3 hours of paperwork to do for my benefit planning. At least I have them, and it may be the most redeeming factor of working for a NY state institution. I’m looking forward to the students starting up so we can get into the regular flow of things.

And finally, a nature note: I saw 8 Great Blue Herons in the swamp on my way into work the other day. I almost ran off the road trying to count all of them.