winter, ken, water...(berlee)

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<<ok i tried to refrain and be cool and composed and

not

behave like a teenage groupie, but i am giving in to

the temptation.>>

 

Thanks for the gut-laugh!! :^D That is sooo funny!!

 

 

Jen

 

 

--- kim <berlee wrote:

> hi guys,

>

> sorry i am such a lurker. the flurry of activity

> lately is inspiring me

> to come out and play a bit.

>

> WINTER STUFF: i also live in seattle, and use full

> spectrum bulbs to

> help get through the greyness. most of my winter

> activities are not very

> original, and most of them were mentioned. the

> things i would add to the

> list are sappy chick flicks (otherwise known as good

> dramas) on the vcr

> with my favorite quilt, and i have developed an

> appreciation for little

> irish pubs with fireplaces and big cushy leather

> couches, accompanied by

> a best buddy and a cream ale from time to time. (i

> know, its beer, its

> not healthy but once in a while with a backgammon

> game, and silly

> pondering wandering conversation, and a fireplace,

> it just fits so

> nicely) of course i do the herbal tea thing, and

> baking, and tons of

> reading, and way too much time on the internet

> picking people's brains,

> and sometimes getting up at 3am to look out the

> window to see if the

> unlikely desire for snow has been granted.

>

> KEN DYCHTWALD: ok i tried to refrain and be cool and

> composed and not

> behave like a teenage groupie, but i am giving in to

> the temptation. i

> found " bodymind " to be very validating, as i saw

> things in people all

> the time without knowing where i was picking up the

> information from and

> not being terribly comfortable with trusting

> something i had no

> explanation for, it was great to see it articulated

> and given a more

> solid form for me. also, it was the first book i

> read during massage

> school that really started giving me direction in

> shaping the kind of

> massage therapist i wanted to be, since i had just

> been bombarded with

> option paralysis on that level of things. thank you,

> ken, for your

> contribution to the world of self awareness and

> understanding ourselves

> and each other.

>

> REDTAIL: i admire your commitment to your health and

> well-being. i hope

> this doesnt sound odd, but one thing that i kinda

> got from it all (not

> sure if it's really there on that end or if its

> strictly me projecting

> because i can kinda relate) is that all that stuff

> sounds like a really

> full plate, labored effort even. i know you are

> meditating often and all

> that, but even that is something that takes very

> specific effort. do you

> have time still, to sit and chill and relax and not

> be trying to do all

> the right things 24/7 and just be? it sounds like a

> huge lot of changes

> all at once, even healthy stuff can throw you for a

> loop if you overload

> on it all at once. i wonder what would happen with a

> little gentler more

> gradual approach? would that make it easier to stick

> to the changes

> longterm and not feel like giving up on them? i know

> another pitfall i

> come across sometimes with stuff like this, is self

> judgement, ie: i

> shouldnt be sick, i'm not doing enough, etc etc.

> that can be a big

> obstacle for me. i seem to get over things more

> quickly if i just kinda

> let go and honor the fact that sometimes i feel like

> crap for a while

> and thats ok, and it will pass as long as i'm not

> doing anything really

> stupid. when i get mad about being sick it seems to

> hang on harder.

> also, i think you could be right about the stuff all

> rising to the

> surface working itself out. i guess the bottom line

> is, it may help to

> relax and make sure you give yourself credit and a

> pat on the back for

> the good things you are doing, and try not to look

> at getting sick as a

> failure or lack of return on your investment in your

> health.

>

> ok i'm done rambling, has been good to read all of

> you the past couple

> days.

>

> ~berlee

>

>

 

 

 

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