Re-center

I’ve been feeling a bit better the last couple days. I might have been having an exceptionally bad day that day. Or I might have just needed to get it out there. And one of my new friends here also noted something that reminded me of how empathic I am and that made me realize how much negativity I’ve been sucking in. Basically, right now, all Mich and I talk about is my work and her school. For her, school is hell and she doesn’t really have anything good to say. I listen like a good wife, but its hard to listen to every day.
 
We’ve also been spending more time with friends who are sorta out of our usual circle of friends. They tend to be on a little bit of the negative side. And THEIR circle of friends, which we’re slowly being introduced to, don’t really align so much with my values anymore. Its hard to explain. They are the type that would probably be fun every once in a while. They like to party and get drunk… a lot… but I can’t say I’d want to be around them too much. I really got along well with one of the guys… its was like an instant friendship. And one of the other women was super nice too, but there is especially one woman who rubbed us both the wrong way.
 
So, basically, without getting into a list of what I don’t like, it just seems like perhaps I’ve been putting too much energy towards other people’s stuff and its pushing me off center. So, I’m going to make it my focus to get myself back to center. Teaching yoga for the next three Thursdays will help I think. And also, coming up in November, I get to go away for a yoga retreat with a friend of mine, so I’m looking forward to that… I think some of this stress has to do also with not having a vacation in a long time. Usually we would be just coming home from a trip out west. We have nothing planned, but are dreaming about a New Year’s Eve vacation. I found a Disney Cruise that actually runs over the new year, so we would be out to sea for new year’s eve. That could be fun, but I think we need passports.
 
Anyway, I think in an attempt to try to help cheer me up some, Mich showed up at home last night with this.

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