[Pathway To Presence]-Stretch yourself!
Published: Thu, 08/05/10
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Happy Day !
Do you ever take time out to stretch?
When I look and say the word 'stretch', it seems like a weird word...has
that ever happened to you? You say a certain word and then repeat it to
yourself and think, 'that's such a strange word'.
So I decided to look it up and this is the definition of Stretch:
(as per my MacBook dictionary application - there were lots of
(as per my MacBook dictionary application - there were lots of
definitions so I picked a few that stood out to me, which, by the way,
were all verbs):
- cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
- adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
- straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something : the cat yawned and stretched
I was really sore yesterday morning from my workout the day before. I planned on working
out again yesterday but when I thought about doing it, I felt a block, a kind of 'ugh' feeling,
and became aware that the feeling was my body telling me, 'not today girlfriend, I'm not up
to it.' So I decided to do some stretching instead, and my body agreed with a 'good feeling inside'.
I stretched for about 20 minutes and it became so much more than just stretching
my ligaments and muscles......
.....it was a gorgeous morning and I felt the cool breeze that flowed through my window
caress my face as I was in child's pose, I heard the chimes chiming and heard all the birds
chirping outside my window. I have to say those 20 minutes transformed into a really awesome,
calming and deeply meditative, 1,200 seconds. If I didn't listen to my body, then I would have
pushed through a workout, overworked my muscles and actually would have added more
stress to my body ending up with drained energy, both mentally and physically.....plus I
would have missed out on that amazing experience I described above.
Then the whole stretching thing came back into my mind and I thought about the
word stretch (once again thinking what a funny word that is.....)
I thought about how important it is to our body to stretch.
It keeps our muscles, joints and ligaments supple, strong and flexible.
I also thought about how else we can stretch in life. And these few things came to mind on how we can
stretch our mind, body and soul:
- by learning something new each day
- by reading something new (or old which we value) each day
- by taking action toward a dream (even if it's just one tiny step each day or week)
- by sitting in stillness for a few minutes each day
- by taking time out to nurture our Self each day
- by connecting with new people
- by doing something that you truly desire to do, but are afraid
- by taking the leap to explore a new direction in your life or career
Before we get going with more good stuff......
Picture yourself doing the one thing you've always wanted to do......go ahead, really
visualize this in your mind. How do you feel when you see yourself doing something
you've always wanted to do? Take a nice deep inhale.......and exhale it out.
Now my question is, why aren't you doing it? (I'm asking myself the same question now :).
It's time.........even if it's taking that first tiny step toward your goal or dream.
Now go to it and stretch yourself!
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Now we're ready to move on :).
Inhale~Enjoy~Exhale!
Welcome all new subscribers! So glad you're here :).
Empower yourself to have an amazing day!
To your luminous inner journey,
Gina
image by Piez via flickr
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