Why am I blogging?
1. I'm blogging because I'm bored with work and it's a good way to pass the time. I can surf the net all day but my employer monitors all our surfing so blogging is just a break from work. I'm really sick of work so the day just drags. I should be working now but I just don't feel like it. Now that I think about it, I realize that nobody grows up thinking that one day he wants to be an accountant. I became an accountant because I was good with numbers and that it was a good way to earn a living. It pays the bills and I know I will always have a job. Accountants are a necessary evil. Businesses need their accountants but don't necessarily like them. Anyway, when you've been doing what I've been doing for so long, blogging is an escape from the reality of the accounting profession.
2. I'm such a terrible writer. They say that practice makes perfect. I've always envied people who are amazing writers. Just maybe if I write long enough, I'll be able to express my thoughts in a more intelligent manner. For now, this will have to do. I would like to compare this blog with my blog entries 20 years from now and say that I've improved my writing skill. That is my hope anyway.
3. I've been reading other peoples ashtanga blogs and I'm inspired by their experiences and thoughts. Blogging makes me a part of that community who are as crazy as I am. I've always felt that amongst family, friends and peers, I'm the crazy one. I spend so much time explaining myself and I always get that are you crazy look. This will be especially true when I go home to the Philippines and people will start asking me, “Why the hell are you going to India?� It's nice to know I'm not alone. Yoga can be a very lonely journey and most of the time I feel like I'm really alone.
4. It would be nice to keep a journal of my thoughts through the years and how I have grown as a person. It's funny how things seem so right one day and then you realize it's totally wrong a few years later. I think its part of learning and growing up. We realize what idiots we used to be. Change is the only thing permanent in life. I'm just documenting all my changes.
5. I'm about to embark in an amazing journey and like others before me; I just want to document my Mysore experience. But my journey does not begin and end with my Mysore journey. It has already begun. Everything I'm doing now is part of that journey and everything after only enhances my Mysore experience. I don't even really know what I'm looking for in Mysore. I may not even find it while I'm there. I may find it years after I have left Mysore or I may never find it at all but I know it's going to be a great experience and I'm fine with that.
6. When I'm frustrated, angry and sad, blogging is a better alternative to driving my car over the cliff. It's much safer and I always feel much better after.
7. One day when I'm old and my memory start to fail me; I can read my blog and recall all my good and bad memories. My hope is that I live my life in my own terms and that I cherish every moment.
8. Maybe one day if I have children (which is a big maybe), they would find my blog and realize that their old man was cool after all or just plain crazy. I think this is stretch but you'll never know.
Yesterday I took another yoga day off. I was just tired. Normally if I don't do yoga, I would either go for a hike or a swim. I feel that I need to expend all the energy I have at the end of the day to get a good night sleep. Anyway I didn't do either. My body was just telling me to just rest and I did it. Although my sleep last night wasn't the greatest, it was OK. I've been having bad yoga days last week so I didn't know what to expect today. The rest really helped because I had a great practice. I got in a little late but other than that I was really happy with practice. I still think I'm on a down cycle though but it's slowly improving.
Today I've been looking for Sara McLaughlin tickets. I think she writes beautiful music and she has an amazing voice. I once told myself that if she ever comes to town for a concert, I would not miss it. I should have got my tickets 3 months ago but I initially had a July 15 departure date and her concert is scheduled on July 14. If I had left on July 15, going to a concert would be chaotic. Since I'm no longer leaving on July, I've been scrambling for tickets. I want good tickets and I don't mind paying a premium. I checked Ticketmaster and all they have are bleacher tickets. I still I haven't figured out how I going but I'm considering on to Staple Center on the concert date and scalp myself a ticket. We'll see what happens.