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08-11-2008, 08:33 PM
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Wow!! Something magical kicked in today -- as if I have been booted upstairs by the universe! This feels a little bit like Way Beyond 100% Responsibility, except it's Way Beyond Feeling Good On Purpose!! I am suddenly absolutely inundated with vitality and POWER like never before. I feel like Barry Bonds, except without the drugs! My walking workout was more like dancing today, waiting to see when this good feeling would wear off -- after 90 minutes I wasn't even slightly tired -- like, all of a sudden all my new workouts just BLASTED power into every muscle in my body. There is an incredible tingling carbonation in my blood. I think it's my new workouts that is causing this -- but maybe it's also some insight I've gotten lately from talking about feeling good on purpose and letting go of any need whatsoever to feel bad. Talking with people who have been saying, "well, you know, it's not healthy to feel good ALL the time. You can't be a polyanna -- there are times when it's perfectly appropriate and even desirable to feel bad! You must be delusional, or in denial, or just plain crazy!" -- has been incredibly valuable for me, because declaring "out loud" an intention to be present to good feelings, and to practice letting go of feelings that don't feel good -- Yes! ALL the time!  -- wow, just saying it here makes me laugh. Why WOULDN'T I do this!? Oh, my good heavens and candlesticks. Something huge has shifted in me today, from a sense of something huge to an experience in the cells of my body of something huge. Wow! wow. Too, maybe it's the sun in Leo! And maybe it's the magic of Post #6,000. Whatever it is, I am so grateful, and I have so much love for all of you. This is the beginning of a new era and a new world. I'm going to go now and celebrate by tossing my powerful, vital, hot gorgeous body into the warm sea for my baptism! Lots and lots and LOTS of love, Angela |
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08-11-2008, 09:21 PM
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Oh, I love this post!! I know I have fought with that within my own mind, 'I can't feel good ALLL the time!!" But, like you said, WHY NOT?? I am glad you are enjoying a super-charged day!
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08-12-2008, 04:23 AM
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When I read the title of your post, I thought, “Woop, here comes Angela!” Another Angela era? Angelera? There used to be a man I knew who was a mailman who delivered within a large company I worked for. There was something about him that made me feel uncomfortable, but I had trouble pinpointing it -- nothing he said or did was inappropriate. He would chit-chat and was quite friendly. One day I figured out why I felt so uncomfortable around him -- he was TOO HAPPY. Brimming with joy all the time! Anybody else who had his job would see it as some lousy mail carrier job, but he seemed genuinely happy and he made connections with every person he met. It also gave him a chance to talk about his music. He has since moved out-of-state, but I recently found him through one of those social networking sites (a friend of a friend) and I think it’s neat to be able to keep up with his endeavors. 
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Wow, indeed! Sounds great, Angela! How was the swim?!
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08-15-2008, 06:42 PM
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I think you may have projected some of that energy on me. I went to the gym today and when I did what was my "max" last week (205 lbs.) I did 8 reps without the spotter's help no problem! Last week I could barely do 3! So, I said, "What the heck?" and threw 2 - 45 lb. plates on both sides (225 lbs.) and did it 6 times! I feel like the Hulk! RAAAAAAAARGH!
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08-15-2008, 08:16 PM
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Thanks for all your nice words, everybody, and I hope it inspired power for you! It's funny, that day seemed to have been a huge metabolic boost day. The euphoria has cooled off a bit, but my joy-setpoint seems to have made a big jump. I was absolutely ravenous that day and ate half a container of ice cream and then the next day I ate the other half (I'm talking big container here, not one of those little wimpy quarts) -- and I've lost three pounds and am fitting into my size 4's -- my smallest ever pants. It's taking me a much higher speed of walking to reach my heart rate target, which is another sign my metabolism is speeding up. Best of all, the endorphin party is kicking in on my slowish, hour-long cardio workouts at around 8 minutes now. That is brand-new; the endorphin party is something I have been missing in the weeks since I began these slow-down workouts, and I'm delighted to get that back. And the ocean! I've been throwing my beloved body into the waves every morning, and it is just magical. Yesterday -- my birthday -- was incredible; my pals and I were just wide-eyed by how beautiful the weather and the waves were, and I felt so much confidence in the water! Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, a pod of dolphins came within a few yards to wish me happy birthday. I'm so glad I'm alive. |
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