Vacation always helps me realize how much I try to force into a weekend. This morning I was worried about all I had to do. Looking at my "to do list" brought unneeded stress. Of course I took time to read Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, but I made sure to accomplish some task after every thirty pages. Then I realized the Christmas decorations don't need to be put away. The place doesn't need to be cleaned. The thank you notes don't need to be written to day, etc. I have all week! In reality, even with a week, it may or may not get done, but at least I don't need to stress about doing it all today. This allowed me to finish my book without taking breaks to be productive.
Today I went back to the interweb to find out what I could post about that would relate to sankalpa . "...Sankalpa has the potential to release tremendous power by clearly defining and focusing on a chosen goal." My chosen goal since May has truly been on being physically active. Since it's cold and miserable out, I've been being active inside instead of outside. December 6th (or something like that) was the last time I ventured outside for physical activity. I, however, have still been going to they gym and focusing on being physically fit (or at least burning enough calories to eat more food). Yesterday I received an early morning text from a friend in God's Country . President Obama was talking about "The President's Challenge" . Today (I tried yesterday and decided to put it off until today... forget out it... let it happen... put it aside... clear my mind of it... all probably sankalpa) I formed a group. The...
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