Subject: Life and yoga, and Dad.
I'm truly entering a new phase in my life. :) It wasn't easy getting here, but I am here nonetheless.
As part of it, I started doing yoga, which as it turns out, has been wonderful. Even though I sometimes feel awkward doing it (I can admit that I am not graceful in the least), it feels wonderful and relaxes me so much. It's "hot yoga" which is pretty much yoga in a 95 degree room. I get so sweaty (I am such a sweatball its not even funny) but it's great... very different from the sweat that I get from running. Yoga is a completely new realm to me, but I am loving every second of it and I love learning about it. This is something that is going to be very healthy for me, the little stress ball.
The first three races in my race calendar went really well, I was happy with my times and very happy with my 5 mile time especially! I try to run each race against only myself, paying little attention to what is going on around me. That's not to say that I don't pick out a person about a quarter mile ahead of me and try to catch them :) which I do. And often I do catch them! Running has felt a lot better the past couple of weeks... like I said, I straightened some things out.
We won't talk work here... but let's say I'm taking steps in the right direction, and I'm in a better place now than ever to express my concerns and needs calmly.
As many of you know, my Dad and I haven't exactly had the best relationship. We are very similar... stubborn, opinionated, bullheaded... and that always made for tension between the two of us. No matter what we were trying to talk about or trying to get done, we would always end up disagreeing and fighting... always! That's just always how it was with Dad and I. Recently, Dad and I have had a revolution of sorts. The kind where I go home on weekends to visit with him... call him more often... share silly stories with him... and respect him as a human being. It has been really great getting to know him again and appreciating him for who he is and who he has become. I can appreciate his perspective and for once, I really truly value his opinions. I ask him for advice. I confide in him! For those of you who always had healthy relationships with your parents... this is what I have been missing! I'm very happy about what our relationship has become... and where we have come from! I'm proud of him and love him more than I ever have. Thanks Dad :)
Til next time... adios!
I'm truly entering a new phase in my life. :) It wasn't easy getting here, but I am here nonetheless.
As part of it, I started doing yoga, which as it turns out, has been wonderful. Even though I sometimes feel awkward doing it (I can admit that I am not graceful in the least), it feels wonderful and relaxes me so much. It's "hot yoga" which is pretty much yoga in a 95 degree room. I get so sweaty (I am such a sweatball its not even funny) but it's great... very different from the sweat that I get from running. Yoga is a completely new realm to me, but I am loving every second of it and I love learning about it. This is something that is going to be very healthy for me, the little stress ball.
The first three races in my race calendar went really well, I was happy with my times and very happy with my 5 mile time especially! I try to run each race against only myself, paying little attention to what is going on around me. That's not to say that I don't pick out a person about a quarter mile ahead of me and try to catch them :) which I do. And often I do catch them! Running has felt a lot better the past couple of weeks... like I said, I straightened some things out.
We won't talk work here... but let's say I'm taking steps in the right direction, and I'm in a better place now than ever to express my concerns and needs calmly.
As many of you know, my Dad and I haven't exactly had the best relationship. We are very similar... stubborn, opinionated, bullheaded... and that always made for tension between the two of us. No matter what we were trying to talk about or trying to get done, we would always end up disagreeing and fighting... always! That's just always how it was with Dad and I. Recently, Dad and I have had a revolution of sorts. The kind where I go home on weekends to visit with him... call him more often... share silly stories with him... and respect him as a human being. It has been really great getting to know him again and appreciating him for who he is and who he has become. I can appreciate his perspective and for once, I really truly value his opinions. I ask him for advice. I confide in him! For those of you who always had healthy relationships with your parents... this is what I have been missing! I'm very happy about what our relationship has become... and where we have come from! I'm proud of him and love him more than I ever have. Thanks Dad :)
Til next time... adios!
1 Comments:
Hey Kel,
Glad to see you loving yoga as much as i do - isn't it fantastic? And isn't it fun to laugh at yourself in the mirror as you try to balance on the tree pose while everyone else ever-so-gracefully waves their tree-limbs back and forth... hahaha. I've been doing it for a little over a year now and i'm only now starting to get the hang of it - i finally felt comfortable in sunday's class for the first time since i started. But hot yoga!? That sounds awesome... i would love to try it... can't shuffle out that much money/time now though.
Also, good news about your dad, glad to hear things getting better. The further from "college" i get, the more i realize how important family is, as well as REAL connections with people.
Anyway, check out my blog... i keep telling you it isn't just about feminism but i don't think you believe me :)
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