This week I have given myself a mission. I am going to get up early every day. Its part of making sure I get my yoga practice in. Part of getting myself out of the comfort zone. And partly it is for the sake of a mission. A challenge to myself. For the reason of, seeing how I do, and what I learn about myself in the doing of it.
I was a 'morning person' once. Like when I was 6. But I can, left to my own devices, burn the midnight oil and sleep in. I tend to find it hard to get to sleep and easy to go back to sleep once I am there.
In collaboration with my good friend M, we have set ourselves a bit of a challenge to see if we can get up early and use that time for a personal practice. Yes. So. Gauntlet. Down.
Swirly Girl has written a lovely post about A Year of Mornings. 2 friends, who never met, who collaborated on an art project. Read about it here.
I plan to get up at 6. OUCH. definately uncomfortable. Just for one week at first. Just to see how I get on.
Other stuff. I seem to have a foot problem. Something wrong with my heel is definately causing me bother. Its an interesting one, and much discussed in my Yoga course. According to my tutor, I have to accept this pain, and carry on, as if it is going to be there forever. And I am assured it will go. Other advice was the number of a 'brilliant body worker' and a 'cranio sacral therapist' lastly there is ibuprofen. For me, I just want to know what it is. I am fearful of this unknown. However, I will be doing my best to accept it, and carry on my practice despite it, and allowing for it. And after that I am going to try the massage lady and some ibuprufen.
We have to choose schools. The deadline is 3pm on Monday. Hub and I are in disagreement. All the schools are good. I am voting for the nearest. He likes the smaller school, which is furtheest away. It does look nice and cosy I agree. And he didn't like the bigness of the one nearest. It makes me anxious this kind of decision. I wish we just agreed. And its not as if we know what will happen even when we put our choices down. He says its fine if I put the nearest down first. SO. I wish it was just dictated to be honest. Its hard to make a decision and know if you have made the right one or not. And they are all good!! so its kind of daft even to worry. If we don't hand the form in, though we run the risk of not getting any of the ones in our area. Which would be truly daft.
Tomorrow I am going to clean up the Maclaren buggy ready for sale (somehow - if not a baby sale then, ebay or some such other avenue) and - oh yes. Get up early. None of this 'I can't be bothered today stuff'. EEK.
Oh Oh. lastly. am in on the Hello Soul Hello Business e course. Am looking forward to it.
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I like the ealier mornings idea. In the summer i can get up stupidly early but int he winter I struggle when that alarm goes off at seven. It seems unnatural to get up in the dark.
Maybe consult a doctor? I had pain in my foot when we first moved to out new building at work (twice s many stairs). It was proper cant put you foot on the floor pain. An hour of manipulation under a general anaesthetic and it was fine again.
Good luck with your getting up early morning mission - 6am - OUCH indeed! I would like to say I'll be thinking of you, but I'll be nicely snuggled in bed at that time (hopefully)
Where on the heel are you feeling the pain btw? and on which foot?
left foot. it definately has something to do with tightness down the left hand side of my shin. Or maybe it does. It aches in general and sharp very strange cracking sensation in tendon if I flex foot too much. definately eases as the day goes on. in fact my whole foot feels somehow dodgy and achey.
I would recommend a couple of reflexology sessions if the budget allows. Hope it gets on the mend soon x
Moyra this is great! I decided to do this last year when I wanted to fit in my morning pages and some sketching, and then a challenge I did was to fit in walking. Its been lovely to fit in the 'me activities' and then deal with the rest of the world! Thanks for following tweets, and finding the Soul business great going! Stay blessed, Amanda
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