I had planned a post on perfectionism and procrastination. I had planned a post on my latest yoga teacher training. I had planned a post on chanting, and how it is really more like singing yourself a soothing song. I had planned on participating in the most recent Wishcasting Wednesday.
The gist of this post is [...]
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Plans…and then reality
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged balance, teaching, thesis, work/life balance, yoga on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A wishcasting wednesday!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged thesis, wishcasting on October 7, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I have recently been reading several blogs that have participated in Jamie Ridler’s wishcasting wednesday.
I was intrigued and today I was inspired to participate. The wish of the day was : What do you wish to complete?
My wish, so huge and yet so simple, is to complete and defend my thesis so in turn I [...]
Testing my expectations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acceptance, expectations, half-marathon, patience, yoga on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I first decided
to train and race I just wanted to finish the distance. I estimated that I
could probably finish in under 2:30 if I trained properly. By the time the
race rolled around I had my heart set on finishing in 2:15 even though my
training got hampered by injury. I finished in 2:20 -much better [...]
Goal Accomplished!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged goal, half-marathon, running on September 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I ran my first half-marathon in 2:20! It was a great experience training and running in the race. Yet, it was not all great. There has been a lot of injury related pain along the way and running on pavement did not make my legs feel any better. The first half was fantastic and [...]
thoughts on poses
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am six days away from running a half-marathon! I have been training physically, dealing with injuries, and mentally prepping myself. I am ready. I have also learned a whole lot about what my body and mind are capable of accomplishing. These thoughts come as I am working through the first month of a yoga [...]
Teacher Training Weekend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged meditation, teaching, yoga on September 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My first teacher training weekend is over and the journey begins. I have the incredible opportunity to be studying with some really talented and inspiring teachers. This translates into a pretty intense experience. The weekend was exhilarating and exhausting, physically, mentally, and emotionally. We meditated, practiced lots of asana, taught each other several poses and [...]
Time away
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dating, dissertation, half-marathon, life decisions, relationships, running, yoga on September 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So I have avoided a post for about a month now. Part of the time I was traveling and not thinking about yoga or my dissertation (I was running as the 1/2 marathon is only 2.5 weeks away). But mostly I am avoiding posting because I am feeling overwhelmed and confused. Usually I write to [...]
Finally making progress
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dissertation, work/life balance on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I finally busted through my recent procrastination/avoidance and started doing some work. It was not a lot of work but enough to get the juices flowing. I did some simple writing exercises which surprisingly really helped. Just free writing about a random word unrelated to my thesis unlocked my fingers and set them typing [...]
Accountability
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dissertation, procrastination on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been struggling lately with procrastination and avoidance when it comes to my dissertation. I could go on and on about why I think that is happening, such as my fear of what comes next, financial worries, car trouble, distracting social engagements, but the reality is that it doesn’t matter. What matters is that [...]
