This morning I hit the snooze button twice, starting at 4:44 am. I'm using an alarm clock application that requires me to solve two mathematics problems (83 - 44 = ?) before being able to snooze or disable the alarm, which forces my brain to work as soon as I'm up and prevents me from blindly going back to sleep.
After making my bed (success #1) and donning my Balinese ceremonial gear in order to perform morning the standard supplications (success #2), I sat down to compose myself. Very tired due to unresolved dreams (and debating whether or not to go back to sleep), I had my pre-meditation cup of green tea (with salt and honey), refrained from using my mobile phone, then sat down to meditate at 5:30 am. After finishing all twelve steps of the Qigong meditation known as Lien Ching Hwa Chi, i.e. Turning Ching Energy Into Chi Energy (success #3), I had a second cup of tea and again refrained from using my mobile phone. As I had barely made it through meditation, my mind consumed with concerns about present, past, and future, I was at a struggle point and upset with myself for not living up to my full potential. Eschewing a full Forrest Yoga class I spread out my mat and did my travel routine: forward bend, 2 twists, 3 rounds of abdominals (8 times each), bridge, dolphin, suns (8), pigeon, spinal twist, Achilles stretch, and corpse pose (success #4).
By 8:05 am I was out making breakfast - one egg fried in Canola oil with white onions, 1/2 cup of raisin bran with 1/2 tablespoon of quality peanut butter. Then, I made more green tea with salt and honey, voided my bowels, and sat down to write until 11:30 am, at which point I'll prepare my lunch then go blog at the public library while it cooks in the rice cooker.
Mahalo, and aho!
After making my bed (success #1) and donning my Balinese ceremonial gear in order to perform morning the standard supplications (success #2), I sat down to compose myself. Very tired due to unresolved dreams (and debating whether or not to go back to sleep), I had my pre-meditation cup of green tea (with salt and honey), refrained from using my mobile phone, then sat down to meditate at 5:30 am. After finishing all twelve steps of the Qigong meditation known as Lien Ching Hwa Chi, i.e. Turning Ching Energy Into Chi Energy (success #3), I had a second cup of tea and again refrained from using my mobile phone. As I had barely made it through meditation, my mind consumed with concerns about present, past, and future, I was at a struggle point and upset with myself for not living up to my full potential. Eschewing a full Forrest Yoga class I spread out my mat and did my travel routine: forward bend, 2 twists, 3 rounds of abdominals (8 times each), bridge, dolphin, suns (8), pigeon, spinal twist, Achilles stretch, and corpse pose (success #4).
By 8:05 am I was out making breakfast - one egg fried in Canola oil with white onions, 1/2 cup of raisin bran with 1/2 tablespoon of quality peanut butter. Then, I made more green tea with salt and honey, voided my bowels, and sat down to write until 11:30 am, at which point I'll prepare my lunch then go blog at the public library while it cooks in the rice cooker.
Mahalo, and aho!
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