be: still

I wore my ankle boots for the first time this week. Suddenly bare feet get cold. And, today I turned the heat on when I got home from work. The rain came down all day and I may have even skipped the dog walk. It seems another week if over and it was one that I just over all felt. I mean really, it's almost November. It kinda freaks me out.

This week I'm reading a book on Yoga Philsophy. It's a little deep but I get it. I'm not sure I got it when I went through yoga training probably because I wasn't ready. At that point, I just wanted to know how to teach the poses and call it good.

A lot of getting it - it's being still. Really, not just in my body but my thoughts too. So, I've been doing that this week. Sitting (even timing myself). Afterwards, I take note of all the random (and I mean random) thoughts that go through my head within the 5-10 minutes time. It's completely crazy. Today I realized that I bombard my mind in several different ways all before 5am. (It's called checking social media feeds before I go to work). Too much information. Don't get me wrong though - I'm not against social media, perhaps though it is not the best way to start my day.

I wonder next week If I can or perhaps I just will - sit for 10 mintues quietly before heading out the door.

*this is the view from one window of the cabin. The bird feeder sits empty for a reason. The previous owners used to feed the raccoons. We need to wait awhile before feeding the birds. Despite the empty feeder, I happen to love this view. Not a bad place to sit at all.