I'll stop talking now so we can get started, as we've got three days to cover...
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Day 18
December 18 – Try. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it? (Author: Kaileen Elise)
This is a fun one, mostly because I've been shopping around for this experience and came across a program that is perfect - when time and money finally allow, that is.
Next year, I want to get my 200 hour yoga instructor certification. I fell out of yoga this past year, and in all the self-exploration I've been doing, I realize now just how critical this practice is to my happiness and well-being.
I think a lot of people do yoga cuz it makes them feel good, it's low impact exercise that includes a relaxation component...who wouldn't feel good about that, right?
Well in the time that I've spent not focusing on my practice I realized just how much more yoga is to me. It's much more than a workout. The meditation, self-reflection, the ability to take this practice and make it a self-exploration and self-improvement venture, that's what it's all about.
And the more I practice, the more I want to live a healthier lifestyle in general.
A couple years back, when my life was all about fitness and nutrition (you know, with the whole competitive distance running thing) yoga helped me to stay loose, but I didn't realize at the time how much of a difference it made on my life as a whole. Though, I also didn't have much spare time to focus on that outside of the studio. Now, I feel like it's something I really want to spend more time focusing on...so, hopefully I can get back into the swing of things and find the time and $$ to get certified :).
Unfortunately, the one thing that I wanted to try this year was SCUBA...and that was a big fail. Between the travel and skydiving and getting engaged/wedding planning and moving to a new city, I just didn't have the resources to dive into this (pun intended). But maybe I'll add that to my list for next year?
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Day 19
December 19 – Healing. What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2011? (Author: Leonie Allan)
I feel like what really healed me this year was my friendships. I made it a point to make my friends a priority, especially in the last few months. And between the phone conversations with friends in far away places, to hanging out with old friends, and even meeting and keeping in touch with new ones, I've really felt like I have people I can turn to.
This is especially true with the female bonds that I've been able to strengthen. So big hugs out to Jennie, Sydney, Brandye, Mel, Alissa, Lindsey, Betsy and I'm sure I'm missing some - but you know who you are :).
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Day 20
December 20 – Beyond Avoidance What should you have done this year but didn’t because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?) (Author: Jake Nickell)
I'm sure there's a lot, honestly. There's a tattoo I wanted to get that I didn't get because I'm nervous about sitting for that long. I'd planned to make my first BASE jump in 2010, but the more I think about it the more I'm not so sure I really want to put myself in that kind of (potential) danger. I can think of a handful of skydives that I didn't participate in for fear of the unknown. There are even (multiple) times where I should have stood up for myself and didn't, either because I didn't want to create a scene or it just didn't seem like it was worth the fight.
The latter is definitely something I'm intending to work on. Of course, there will be plenty of tact involved, but that's just because that's how I am...or at least, how I try to be. There's going to be a learning curve there.
Alright, so aside from Day 15, we're all caught up!
Cheers!
-A
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