Day 4-Revelation

This is really nasty!

September 23, 2010

Whoot......I got to sleep 8 hours.  I awoke though feeling like the yoga truck ran over me.  I got up and did my 5 minute meditation which flew by.  I had a revelation when I was done.  I still seemed to struggle with the purpose of sitting for 30 minutes doing nothing.  I understand quieting and calming myself for 5-10 minutes, but 30 minutes twice a day seems very wasteful to me especially since a have no time to spare.  Then it dawned on my Barron's book is called "40 Days to PERSONAL Revolution".  It is personal.  I can make my meditation time what ever I want.  I have for years wanted to carve out quite time for stillness, prayer, and reading scripture.  I am not sure why I have never been successful at it, but this time is exactly what I need.  Now my goal in 5 minutes quite time, 10 minutes reading the Bible, 10 minutes prayer time, and 5 minutes stillness and listening-twice a day.  Funny yoga and this challenge may be what brings me to what I have always desired to have.....a close relationship with whom I believe is my Creator.  Wow....epiphany!  I can already see me opening up to new things and ways of "doing life."  I decided to take coconut milk to class instead of water (my mom recommended it for hydration) as a new experience.  FYI-if you get the kind that has pomegranate in it....gross.  I did drink most of it though.  I went to the noon class today since I was moving kinda slow.  Soreness had set in after 5 days in a row of intense yoga.  I got to class and there were a few people already there.  I thought about moving from my nice comfy back row window spot up a row, but was unsure what the coconut milk was going to do to my insides so I stayed put.  I felt a little stronger in class this time.  I had a already dropped five pounds since starting on Monday.  I even did 3 wheels (aka back bends) holding them for 10, 15, and 20 seconds.  I was pretty proud of myself.   I celebrated by going to Subway and getting a veggie patty sandwich.  That evening we hit the road for a seven hour drive to Edmund, Oklahoma to check out a college for my 17 year old sister whom I am raising.  We got into the hotel at 1:30 in the morning so meditation consisted of laying in the bed calming myself to sleep.  Tomorrow is my rest day!!!!!!!