{"id":159,"date":"2010-06-05T16:07:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-05T16:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2011-02-03T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T16:08:54","slug":"creating-a-personal-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"creating a personal practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 55px; height: 62px; overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div><\/span><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-via=\"theshaktifier\" data-text=\"creating a personal practice\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"fb-send\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=creating a personal practice&amp;body=https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/buttons\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Share via email\" title=\"Share via email\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-text=\"creating a personal practice\" data-desc=\"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y86RuvgsV5w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>One of the most difficult things for me to sustain in a consistent manner is a personal practice. You may (or not) be surprised to hear\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.3\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>&lt;iframe title=&#8221;YouTube video player&#8221; width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;390&#8243; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y86RuvgsV5w&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;One of the most difficult things for me to sustain in a consistent manner is a personal practice.  You may (or not) be surprised to hear that it\u2019s hard to get me to sit still.  I\u2019m the kind of monkey who is distracted my shiny things.<\/p>\n<p>The second I finally get myself onto my mat, I see how dusty the spot is beneath my altar \u2013 until the next thing I know, I\u2019ve moved all of my furniture to sweep my room.  Then, while I\u2019m at it, I might as well clean the bathroom, too.  Once the bathroom\u2019s clean, I may as well take a shower in the nice, clean shower.  And once I\u2019m clean, I\u2019m sure not interested ingetting sweaty by practicing.<\/p>\n<p>Good excuses, eh?<\/p>\n<p>But when I do finally find myself on my mat, participating more fully with my breath and witnessing my thoughts as I improv the movements of my body, I find that I more often than not end up making myself laugh at my seriousness.<br \/>\nI mean, seriously \u2013 who practices trying to wrap their leg behind their head at home by themselves and never once cracks a smile?<\/p>\n<p>Who wakes up in the morning and tries to touch their toes and never once smirks at how fantastic it is to have the availability of a million different ways to move the body and still let the breath play through the lungs?<\/p>\n<p>Get out there and use your body. Might as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 55px; height: 62px; overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"55\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div><\/span><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-via=\"theshaktifier\" data-text=\"creating a personal practice\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"fb-send\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=creating a personal practice&amp;body=https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/buttons\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Share via email\" title=\"Share via email\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.allthelittlebluebirds.com\/?p=159\" data-text=\"creating a personal practice\" data-desc=\"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y86RuvgsV5w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>One of the most difficult things for me to sustain in a consistent manner is a personal practice. You may (or not) be surprised to hear\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.3\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>&lt;iframe title=&#8221;YouTube video player&#8221; width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;390&#8243; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y86RuvgsV5w&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;One of the most difficult things for me to sustain in a consistent manner is a personal practice. You may (or not) be surprised to hear that it\u2019s hard to get me to sit still. I\u2019m the kind of monkey who is distracted my shiny things. 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