crossing over

I had an epiphany yesterday. It occurred when I was on top of a mountain sitting on a chairlift with the sun shinning down on me. I had been in the moment completely for pretty much the whole day. Nothing mattered but what I was doing at the exact moment. Maybe it's the fact that if my mind strays I could horribly injure myself or other people but every time I strap into my snowboard and start riding i just get completely into the zone.

This is awesome but I need to learn how to be this engaged in everything I do in life. My epiphany was that I needed to make a more conscious effort to be more in the moment especially when it comes to my training.

You Call That FOOD?!?!?!

So last night I was out with a friend on a fun photo shoot and it was getting late. I had only eaten some rice that day and she had pretty much nothing to eat so needles to say we were hungry. I was alright to get home and make something (most likely more rice) but she wanted to stop and well being past 10 pm nothing was open except Mcdonalds. I usually make a point of not eating their food but I was hungry and feeling kinda lazy and the main reason she offered to buy me some and I have a hard time saying no to free food. Big Mistake. I ordered a double cheeseburger and large fries total calories was something like 820 the majority of it coming from this super tiny burger. Seriously make a panther fist and the burger was probably smaller. Also it tasted horrible.
It did reinforce why there is usually a weight issue associated with fast food. Most often these burgers are being offered for super low prices usually around $1.39 making it cheap and highly accessible. And In comparison to planning and making dinner, it's a whole lot easier to just run well I mean drive down to your local burger joint and voila instant supper no effort. I know there is no easy solution to the fast food dilemma but it's a huge problem here in North America.

This week has been not so great my physical numbers have been down and I've been fighting off being sick. To make up for it I did an intensive work out today followed up with an hour of stretching/yoga and I feel so much better. Lesson of the day is that I need to add a better stretching program when I'm not in class. Another good thing this week is that we got a stationary bike in the apartment

The secret of hapiness

Sitting next to me is my cat Shinobi and she is now very content. The reason for this is her favorite thing probably in the apartment, a wicker basket with a little bit of foam lining. Earlier today she spent half an hour playing with an elastic band and for a brief time she even managed to entertain herself with a crumpled piece of paper. We could learn a lot from animals if we took the time to pay attention to them. They learn to make to with what they have in life where we in our mass consuming culture are always looking for the newest better gadget or toy.