There is nothing worse than someone who was once in good shape trying to get back into good shape. You see in ones mind they never left the arena of sleek athleticism. So when the star and brutal reality of pain and humiliatingly slow run times or tiny little weights you used to be able to pinky curl hits you...well, it hurts.

There is an instinct to stop. Because your perception says you are still lithe and fit but your body is saying no you are not.
Your ego prefers what the perception says. It wants to ignore reality. So it gives you many, many solid reasons to not work out.

It tells you, as you run at a snails pace-or more appropriately wog (walking more than jogging)- down the road that people are laughing at you. It is giving you a small fear that you will be humiliated OR it will say, remember your knee? don't want to push it too hard. Probably should take today off.

it wants to maintain the status quo. Status quo sucks however. You know it. I know it. and Your Ego knows it. It wants to be great. It wants to be amazing. But it fears failure and success simultaneously. If you fail, you suck and are no good. If you win, you will never repeat it. Why is your ego like this? Because it's in bed with crippling self doubt.

Both of those little fuckers need a swift kick in the ass.

But it is part of a series of defense mechanisms create to protect you. So be gentle in your kicking.

In honor of Valentines Day

Love

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Post apocalyptic Fun! Feminine Nervous Complaints

Sooooo, over the years I have happily-nay obsessively and enthusiastically collected home remedies, diy projects and survival tips and techniques that can help you survive any apocalyptic situation like a cockroach.
Going through some of the more "flavorful" home remedies I decided to start posting them for fun. I have gotten most of them from old books (the 1970s) and early homesteader manuals as well as the beloved Foxfire series.

This first one is a nice little recipe for "feminine Nervous Complaints"

1 cup hot milk
1 cup good white wine
powdered sugar

add wine and milk together, then stir in powdered sugar to taste. Sip slowly while lying down.

I wonder if Lydia Pinkham came up with that one....

Enjoy ladies!

well, that was sweet

I had a bad xmas. on the same day i had to put my beloved cat (whom i had 13 years) down and an hour later my father passed away from lung cancer.
I am hoping that is the only time something like that will happen.
Anyhoo, My vet who was awesome to come to the office to see Zen despite the holiday sent a donation to the arbor day foundation in his name so he can have a small memorial in shasta trinity national forest.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT??
That there is a vet who understands the bond of pets and their people.

so is it poolang?

http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-most-expensive-tea-grown-chinese-panda-poo-074944929.html

here is some useless trivia for you

This tid-bit might help you win at pub trivia.
New Coke lasted 79 days. Yet, that is still longer than a kardashian marriage! Way to go New coke!