Booga Booga
That’s what my brother thinks about anything “spiritual.” When I say or write anything that would sound to him as to “woo woo,” “out there,” far-fetched, New Agey, or just plain hokey, I hear his words in my head.
It makes me wonder about any left-brained reader who would immediately dismiss what I was trying to convey as too far removed from their frame of reference as to be useful.
I almost feel that if I declare to them that I KNOW it sounds kind of crazy, that maybe they’ll hang in with me a little longer (so I can help them realize it’s not crazy at all!)
Spiritual – holy, religious, saintly, pious, sacred, devout, divine, OF SOUL,
Temperamentally or intellectually akin, THINGS OF SPIRIT
Woo woo
Hokey – hock, hocus-pocus, hodgepodge, CONTRIVED, CORNY
New Age
Far-fetched – unbelievable, fantastic, implausible, mind-boggling, incredible, fanciful, unlikely, improbable
Unlikely – doubtful, improbable, not believable, incongruous
Doubtful – hesitant, unlikely, inviting suspicion, uncertain, unsure, hesitant, disbelieving, cynical, suspicious, unconvinced, distrustful
This One’s for Me
11/18/11, 7:17 a.m. I have been writing for an hour. And this one’s for me. This book, or whatever it is, will be for me and me alone. But since we are all One, it can be for you too.
I want to Put Myself First and just focus on ME. Not in a selfish way, but in a self-caring way.
What if I take the time to DO all the things I’ve learned to do?
What if I meditate twice a day – for 30 minutes each time?
What if I do yoga and breathing exercises for at least 30 minutes a day?
What if I walk for 30 minutes a day?
What if I write every day?
What if I keep a gratitude journal?
What if I truly stay present?
What if I spend more time with my grandchildren?
What if I have more FUN?
What if I stop “shoulding” on myself?
What if I stop worrying about what I “need to accomplish?”
What if I allow myself NOT to do any of those things above and be okay with that?
What if I stop judging myself?
What if I stop pushing myself?
What if I stopped writing and went back to sleep or had breakfast or read the paper?
I don’t know. I’ll go check it out.
First, I’ll meditate.
8:00
Not quite 30 minutes. I always pop out after 20. I’m tired.