Owning (myself)
Posted: January 24, 2014 Filed under: Meditation, Yoga | Tags: blogging, compassion, crossfit, cycling, exercise, family, free range, freshly pressed, friends, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kindness, life, love, lululemon, marathon, meditation, motivation, musings, natural, nature, Omaha, paleo, perspective, pilates, running, Self Image, trail running, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga 26 CommentsI feel an indescribable ecstasy and delirium in melting, as it were, into the system of being, in identifying myself with the whole of nature-
I found myself recently at a local bookstore standing and staring at the magazine headlines, once again, I became nauseated by all the headlines touting how easy it is to lose weight and get in shape – whatever this means?!?.
One cover of a cycling magazine I quite enjoy set me off: How To Lose weight for the upcoming cycling season. Top tips and how to guide inside!
Seriously, here’s my top tip(s) – ride your bike and smile, not necessarily in that order. It pains me to see how much pressure people are under to get in shape, skinny, whatever.
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I believe that you will never, never achieve your “perfect self” until you learn to love yourself – belly fat, flabby arms, scars, prior injuries etc. Should I keep on going?
I believe we, I myself, must start with loving acceptance of ourselves, right now.
Here’s my proposed first headline on the cover of CultFit the Magazine:
Each one of us are perfect, cool beings who are weightless.
Daily Meditation:
Believe in your Perfect self – Love yourself – Be Gentle – Be You. Wanna know why?!? Because you already are …

