Pretty crowded class tonight, though I think it was more crowded last night. There were a couple of people in class with me tonight who I knew BY (before yoga), so that fun to experience them in that environment.

Tonight's theme was about the essence of yoga. Yoga literally means a union, joining or yoking. As Bruce explained it (again, working from memory, I may not have this quite right), it's about matching who you actually are with your perception of yourself and vice versa.

Again, this resonated with me. I've been told time and again that I am frighteningly self-aware. But I've also been criticized - and rightfully so - because I at least know where my weaknesses have historically been, but have done nothing to strengthen myself.

Until now, of course.

It was actually Chad who put it so bluntly and also led me to this door. I opened the door and walked through it myself, but he gave me the kick in the ass in the right direction that I needed.

I think it's fair to say that I'm becoming more a man of action than ever before. I'm working to embody that joining of who I am with who I know I can be.

On a largely unrelated topic: I'm starting to worry a little about my Target spending habits. I had to go there tonight to pick up a few household items. I ended up leaving the store with, among other things, a new bathroom scale that also measures body fat. I've never owned a bathroom scale before, let alone one that measures body fat.

I won't reveal my weight (a lady never tells!), but I'm very pleased to report that I have 7.1% body fat.

Apparently, that's excellent according to the Homedics user guide.

Labels: body fat, personal, self-awareness, Target, yoga