tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post4066397267776612039..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Procrastination as a Lifestyle ChoiceDr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-155985115323165292008-12-13T14:05:00.000-05:002008-12-13T14:05:00.000-05:00You've hit a sore nerve with this one! Right now I...You've hit a sore nerve with this one! Right now I can't prioritise anything and it goes beyond procrastination, it's almost total paralysis. The stuff I'd really love to make gathers dust while I work my fingers off making what I hope will sell. Sigh. Be authentic and possibly starve, or make fairly nice stuff and starve a little less, no wonder I just can't choose. Ah well, I guess I could lose a few pounds :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-1353743007375360022008-12-13T10:50:00.000-05:002008-12-13T10:50:00.000-05:00each time for me it is laziness!each time for me it is laziness!L. Venkata Subramaniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013877791567403788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-42872183816354400872008-12-12T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-12T16:34:00.000-05:00For some strange reason we are in the middle of an...For some strange reason we are in the middle of an ice storm up here. I am the only one I know with power, so for some reason since I am bored and can't call anyone because their phones don't work, I have a huge spurt of energy, weird, but I know whatcha mean sometimes :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-24247886693640298142008-12-11T22:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:41:00.000-05:00I am a procrastinator extaordinaire and this post ...I am a procrastinator extaordinaire and this post touched a chord. I like the way you put it, <I>'idleness is simply the space between something and something else...'</I> (just that for me that 'space' is bigger/longer than others'! *LOL*)<BR/><BR/>Love the Rumi at the end of this post. How true. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-65232701539183727012008-12-11T21:59:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:59:00.000-05:00There's definitely something to be said for re...There's definitely something to be said for relaxation & procrastination, especially in the high-stress, Western world of "must always accomplish BIG THINGS!" I left that train long ago & have had no regrets. I put the "pro" in procrastination!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-7894641981213980252008-12-11T12:07:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:07:00.000-05:00Funny how some of us insist on holding ourselves b...Funny how some of us insist on holding ourselves back through non action. <BR/>It must be a disease of the mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-51191776571294010722008-12-11T03:36:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:36:00.000-05:00Interesting thought. Very true. But maybe there ...Interesting thought. Very true. But maybe there are some things that we are better off not even thinking about.<BR/><BR/>I love Rumi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-21238352094043276362008-12-11T01:29:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:29:00.000-05:00I really like this, thanks! I find my self procras...I really like this, thanks! I find my self procrastinating and frustrated because I can't seem to move foreward and I like the idea there is a reason for it. It becomes clear as you write it that this is true. Very very insiteful.Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466468984748143382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-50320067559892931612008-12-10T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-10T17:57:00.000-05:00I bet your novel is more novel than most and I wan...I bet your novel is more novel than most and I want to read it, so your procrastination or fear or frozen state or whatever you want to name it is getting in the way of my enjoyment damnit! If you can't do it for yourself, will you (pretty please) do it for me? There's a dog rolling in shit in your future if you comply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-43087937511690322092008-12-10T15:44:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:44:00.000-05:00First of all, I love that you quoted Robert Hunter...First of all, I love that you quoted Robert Hunter, writer of my beloved "Box of Rain."<BR/><BR/>I'm an awful procrastinator, maybe because of a little bit of both fear and doubt, and unfortunately, the Ian Anderson quote feels as if it were written just for me. If I were to tell myself that my "idleness is simply the space..." I'd be rationalizing. Thank goodness my depression is tempered by my optimism... :o( :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-39865206622979146762008-12-10T01:51:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:51:00.000-05:00yesyesChristine Vyrnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125525692093575724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-70767928779186558032008-12-09T22:47:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:47:00.000-05:00Sometimes the musings of the brain are much more h...Sometimes the musings of the brain are much more hard work than the physical. Until all the crap is thought out and dealt with, you can't motivate yourself to move on. At least that is how it gets for me at times these days ... and your priorities change as you get older too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-20516392318390666282008-12-09T22:18:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:18:00.000-05:00Its a good thing we had that IM chat, so I've open...Its a good thing we had that IM chat, so I've opened my own personal book of interpretations to the right page here...<BR/><BR/>And, I'm not sure actually, that everything does need to be thought about. Not really. Some of that 'stuff' of our inner recesses are more like patterns to be understood and dismantled rather than worrying so much about the thoughts they generate... I think...<BR/><BR/>Amongst the other things that <I>are</I> happening (despite your inertia and hey, I've been there many a-time), surely from amongst your readership someone knows someone who can find you an agent?<BR/><BR/>I know this place of the pregnant pause, the appearance that nothing is happening, when in fact...<BR/><BR/>The fear, and the fear of the fear and the fear of the result of the fear are all just energy too (like you talked about in your last post) and if you think about it (but not too hard), when you give yourself permission to go ahead anyway and you pull yourself from the strong gravitational force of inertia into actually making a start... its impressive, the energy that can be released.<BR/><BR/>I have faith in what you're aiming for darlin'. Reach for the stars.<BR/><BR/>Just get a move on! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-24210848491654264292008-12-09T18:47:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:47:00.000-05:00Don't we all have "do nothing days". I think that ...Don't we all have "do nothing days". I think that are the days we work hardest with our inner The brain is boiling and the refection and musing about "nothing" is on the top. To do that demands hard work ;)FANCYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608983168583167889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-91598375343087224312008-12-09T18:02:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:02:00.000-05:00I suppose you're right, inertia and not-doing coul...I suppose you're right, inertia and not-doing could just be the space between something and something else. I would just hope that the time period between those two objects are as short as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com