Day 14!

I’ve realized something. Now, this may sound shocking, but I think too much. I know. How can I think too much? In class, the teacher gave me a correction on one of my postures. I started laughing because I realized that EVERY teacher gives me that same exact correction. After class I asked about it. I asked how to do it. I was really hoping for some top secret tip. Nope. He said to stop thinking about it and just do it. *Sigh* The problem with thinking is usually your brain just gets in the way. It tells you things like “This is too hard” or “It’s too hot in here” or “I’ll do this tomorrow.” Sometimes your brain even says things like “I look pretty good doing this” or “I think I’m doing this right” but even those thoughts get in the way. If we’re thinking about it too much, we’re not really feeling it.

Now, how do you stop thinking? It’s easy to shut off my brain when I’m browsing Facebook or when I’m watching reality TV. But it’s hard to not think when you’re thinking about not thinking. But I’m trying. Today, I focused on just listening to the teacher, without adding my own thoughts. It helped but it wasn’t easy. I guess that’s what I’m going to be working on for the last half of my 30 day challenge. Not thinking. Who woulda thought?