It’s amazing to me how even though I know I want to do Tai chi for the rest of my life, and I know I want to practice everyday…. I still wake up and don’t feel like practicing some times.
The excuse machine was on full this morning. Today was… Oh, I used up all my intensity yesterday …. I should practice if I don’t feel like it yeah? Maybe I should just go to work early since I need to leave early… My legs feel a little tired… Maybe I’ll just give them a rest today…..Well I had a big break through yesterday… I should rest… Oh my head just isn’t in it today.
Well… Obviously it wasn’t in it today.
I haven’t been able to pin down what the differences are between motivated days and unmotivated days… But regardless, I was able to get myself to do some meditation. Even that was a little difficult to focus, but I managed about 25 min.
In lieu of Qigong this morning, I continued to read the “The Root of Chinese Qigong” book by Dr. Yang that I found on my roommates bookshelf a bit ago. I may not be training my body, but I am going to further improve my practice in one way or the other.
I am not about to force my body to do something, I have been trying to listen to it more and just be more in tune with it. It wants what it wants I suppose. I am not going to be able to force myself in to learning everything I was meant to know. That just doesn’t sound very fun :)… And I just don’t think it works like that.
I just decided not to argue with myself in the end. I went the path that had the least “noise” when I thought about it. That path was, breakfast, read, meditate, bus surf.
I’m not sure if I’m on to something, or if I am letting my laziness get the best of me. But all I can do is follow the day as it presents itself and just try to be fully aware of which direction is feels the best…. Or is that just another excuse.
Todays practice:
- 60 minutes of train surfing (I think its time to mix this up. It’s so easy it is turning in to meditation)
- 25 minutes of stand meditation (Middle position)
- 2 hour seminar on a new health program. Possibly more details to come.
The Restless Raven 