My 6:45am Yoga Experience

My alarm went off at 6:15am so I could attempt to make it to my 6:45am yoga class (I have failed at this many times before.) I always have to contemplate why or why not I should get from under the covers. (That's kind of how I felt the day after Thanksgiving morning, for those of you who know that story...) I weighed the pros and the cons, and there just weren't enough pros to get me out of my warm bed.) With that being said, I had a lot of pros for yoga. 1) I had an 8:10am class, if I was not at yoga I would have just be taking a quick nap before I took a long shower and got ready. 2) People who do yoga have yoga bodies. I would love a "yoga body" in the future. 3) It would be a great start to my day. 4) I probably would not devote time to workout later in the day. So that was enough! The only con was I would like to stay asleep, but then I faced my first pro again. I left the house at about 6:40am, and pulled up to the TREC to find a million cars! No parking! No close spots in the back and the lot was full in the front. In the cold, I resulted in parking across the street in another dorms loading zone. The TREC was packed! You would think it was January 2nd and everyone was just getting into their New Years Resolutions, but it was January 26th... hadn't people given up on theirs by now?

Walked in the class at about 7:00am... I know, late to any workout class is bad.; yoga just seemed a little worse. The instructor's voice was so soothing as she said, "Turn your hips towards the windows, like headlights on car." It was definitely enjoyable. I felt energized, challenged, and motivated to learn the new poses. In yoga they always tell you how to increase the intensity, "try _____ for an added challenge, " she always said. I was even motivated to do that. The best part is the last 5 minutes and you lay on the mat and just relax. Really relax as you tense up your muscles and let it all go!

Then I rushed home and made it to my 8:10am class. I still feel the stretch in my shoulders as I type this. I can see myself doing yoga and pilates when I'm older. I'm sure in a few years there will be another trendy class to take. It kind of was with me all day. It was like I had myself on the back for waking up to exercise.

Really it doesn't matter what I did, it wasn't the yoga. Waking up early and getting things accomplished makes you feel good. It makes you feel like a productive member of society! Yes, sleeping in feels great, and occasionally a day of rest and relaxation is needed. Sadly, relaxation feels the best after a long day of work. Whether you wake up early for prayer, homework, meditation, laundry, or yoga use your head start for productivity... and so will I.

Dear Blog,

What's up World? This is my first post! I am so rarely bored anymore. In undergrad there is always something to do. Back home, my friends always entertain me. At school, there is always a class to study for, meetings to go to, events to plan, homework due at midnight, people to see, and applications to finish. Its NOT that I have NOTHING to do today, but I just don't feel the urgency right now. So yes, this blog was created out of boredom. I'm sure I'll have some things to blog about in the future.

My life. Its actually ok right now, but honestly, its so different, but not so different from how it was exactly one year ago-- which is crazy! Life has changed so much, but then again, it hasn't. The emotional ups and downs that I NEVER talk about all seem to have led me in a 360 degree circle, but that's fine, you live and you learn. This is not a male-bashing blog. That's what is in my title, and I am going to stick to it!

It is funny how women work themselves up so much about men only by talking about it and "venting" about it. I'm working on it, and I'm doing better. A group of women "venting" about guys usually leads to a bunch of misinterpretation... women tell other women guys like them, when they really don't! Women tell other women they should end all ties with a certain guy, when they really shouldn't! Now of course this is all relative, but my point is we put too much stock in our female friends... and it ends up how?

But then there is the self: what we actually do! What we actually text him or when where we actually go meet him or how things really aren't over, when we said they were... in the end, we do what we want, which is usually destructive in itself.

Ok, so this is "blogging?" In the end, emotions aren't a good indicator of whether or not we should do something, and usually going to other people helps, but only to a certain extent. That's when we gotta rely on the Lord. If this was Twitter, I'd say #imjustsayin. (MUCH easier said than done though.) Sorry guys, I can only come from a female perspective on this one.

Bev