Sometimes you just need to get back in line, because, admit it, things throw you off. Little things, like an argument with my teenage son, a week off of work that brings cloudy weather when I most want to get out and explore! Other things include - eating wrong because you enjoyed what you ate, sleeping too much on that week off because you could, and therefore ended up with snoozer's back...., worries about money, etc. etc. Luckily, nothing is too horrible this week, but lately I seem to have constant tension in the neck. I'm putting off the massage, for monetary reasons, and haven't been to yoga because of changes in my son's schedule. Yet, when I miss yoga, I know how much I need it. It helps with the tension in the neck, the snoozer's back, digestive discomfort, and even temporarily can wipe away any worries on my mind. And because of this stressful schedule, I get there less now. But I shall sit here and stew over my worries no longer, as I'm going to a yoga class this morning. I will try to reinstate my "home yoga" with the DVD, though the atmosphere is not quite the same (sometimes your family is one of the stressors you want to escape). Yes, I said that. Research shows that even good things in your life can be stressors.
Part of the family stressor is that one of us is a teenager, and Lord knows they have an awful lot of turmoil within...it is easily catchy. I try very hard to greet life and its challenges calmly, and hope that whatever might catch going from myself to my teen, is a calm, cool composure, perhaps even a positive outlook on life. The best way I can do that is to work on myself individually to calm whatever turmoil brews. I owe myself an apology. I have neglected that. Sure, I get plenty of sleep and allow time for exercise and reading a book, but my body, my back, my neck is screaming for yoga! Temporary (and that's the best we get while on earth) Nirvana awaits. At that, I have to go get ready so that I don't let one more thing interfere with what I need to do.
