- I have taken a break from LTU for the last 2 days as I felt exhausted and also got a really nasty cold with coughing and pain in my sinuses. Don't know if it's just a regular cold, something that UD is doing, or a combination. I think that the 4 days on/2 days off is a pretty good ratio, as I tried to do more of it, but it just was to much and I needed the rest in between. This is a powerful sub and I overestimated my ability to deal with what it does.
- i felt a sensation when walking around in my neighbourhood where I grew up yesterday, remembering how it felt hanging out with friends when I was younger, and I somewhat felt the same way and could feel those emotions again, but at a distance.
- I have had huge improvements in my ability to "stay centered", meaning feeling like myself. I actually looked up what it means to be centered, and it fits the picture pretty well. I don't feel like other people can "set the frame" of things as easily and I am starting to get back my own frame of life. I have taken more distance from a group of friends I used to hang out (often because I just don't wanted to be alone) but I have realized that this is a really unhealthy group with many co-dependent members. They are not supportive, and it's not just real friendship, it's people being together just to avoid being alone. Until they work on themselves I don't feel it's a good thing for me to hang out with them. I have discovered an old friendship I have started nurturing somewhat, and I am going for a trip with this friend in june. I am also becoming more open to meeting new people, and I am sure that opportunities for this will show up naturally.
In a energectic perspective, being centered is about coming in contact with your center-chakra - the solar-plexus chakra. Which I have had much problem with in the past. I also feel more grounded, and this is a pre-requisite for being centered as the solar-plexus chakra is dependent upon a stable root-chakra.
I also liked the quote about being grounded
- i felt a sensation when walking around in my neighbourhood where I grew up yesterday, remembering how it felt hanging out with friends when I was younger, and I somewhat felt the same way and could feel those emotions again, but at a distance.
- I have had huge improvements in my ability to "stay centered", meaning feeling like myself. I actually looked up what it means to be centered, and it fits the picture pretty well. I don't feel like other people can "set the frame" of things as easily and I am starting to get back my own frame of life. I have taken more distance from a group of friends I used to hang out (often because I just don't wanted to be alone) but I have realized that this is a really unhealthy group with many co-dependent members. They are not supportive, and it's not just real friendship, it's people being together just to avoid being alone. Until they work on themselves I don't feel it's a good thing for me to hang out with them. I have discovered an old friendship I have started nurturing somewhat, and I am going for a trip with this friend in june. I am also becoming more open to meeting new people, and I am sure that opportunities for this will show up naturally.
In a energectic perspective, being centered is about coming in contact with your center-chakra - the solar-plexus chakra. Which I have had much problem with in the past. I also feel more grounded, and this is a pre-requisite for being centered as the solar-plexus chakra is dependent upon a stable root-chakra.
Quote:"Being centered means that you have a reference point or a place to come back to when life's challenges and emotions push you off balance. The center is the place you know you have to get back to. ... Similar to being grounded, another way to return to your center is to focus on the breath."
I also liked the quote about being grounded
Quote: Being grounded is the ability to be completely aware and conscious during the present moment. If you’re grounded, you practice a deep sense of mindfulness and rarely think about “what ifs.” According to author Michael Daniels in his book, Shadow, Self, Spirit (2005), groundedness refers to “a sense of being fully embodied, whole, centered and balanced in ourselves and our relationships.” It’s also a deeper connection to the authentic self. He further explains that groundedness is associated “with an experience of clarity, wholeness, ‘rightness’ and harmony."
