The Weekly Friday Feast

[Crazy_Bug_Lady]

I can never get the motivation up to exersize. I am envious of you that do regularly. One day I hope I can too...

[CherryBomb]

That's interesting that you write that @Former-Member as I'm just about to write a post in Special Events for our Topic Tuesday next week on anger. Also, I 've had the same thing - anger while doing yoga and meditation to the point where it stops feeling pleasant, and I question why I'm doing it. One thing I've found helpful is to try and practice the messages that these practices try and instil.

For instance, in yoga, letting go is something that we're often told.  My teacher always says, 'be mindful and to let go of attachments - ideas of how things should be, and accept things as how they are.' I've been feeling pretty rotten this week, and it's really forced me to take a step back from what I usually do. Which is hard. I can get down on myself one day because I'm not able to do what I did the day before, or sometimes things just don't feel right in my body and mind. The valuable lesson (which I'm still learning) is to go with it, to not push through it, but to listen to what I need.

I hope this makes sense. The days that I can do this, it helps to make me calm my frustrations.

[Former-Member]

I used to get shin splints when I ran when I was a teenager. However, I was also anorexic at the time & I also don't think I had very good shoes. I started to seriously run again in 2013 & had a really good running year in 2014. I've had a really tough year & haven't done as much running this year 😞 However, I have only ever gotten niggly hip injuries that were fixed very easily. 

I am rarely angry at other people, but I am very hard on myself & beat myself up a lot. Everyone tells me to be kinder to myself, but it is like I don't know how. Where is the instruction manual??

[Mazarita]

@Crazy_Bug_Lady You have a much more active working life than I can imagine for myself at this point. I'm guessing you probably get a fair bit of exercise in the usual round of things you do. 

[Former-Member]

The novel was called Find Me & I got it because I love dystopian fiction. I enjoyed reading the novel, which I did in 2 days. However, the ending was not satisfying. I think @Mazarita asked. Sorry I didn't respond earlier. I think I was crying....

[Mazarita]

@Former-Member I'd like to have a copy of that instruction manual on how to be kinder to ourselves too. I think I have somehow learned how to be kinder to myself in some ways but there's a part of me that just thinks I'm a loser too. And another part of me doesn't even believe in the winners and losers game. When I'm being kinder to myself I'm focussing more on the present I think and trying to find meaning and beauty in that. From there things may be able to grow in a possibly surprising new direction. Just thoughts rolling out...

[PeppiPatty]

I must look that up, the book @Former-Member

How is everyone? Ive just woken up after my nap.....

My H. explained to me what dystopian means...he says...the opposite of 1984 by George Orwell....something like crazy f.... up world......

[Former-Member]

Oh me too plz I want an instruction manual for life in general, parenthood, life, my crappy body lol I think we need volumes of manuals
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[Former-Member]

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[Mazarita]

I'm thinking of @eth. Must be getting very close now to your departure overseas. Sending lots of good wishes!