I made it to class today. I will admit that I had thoughts of staying home. Only because yesterday I ran, went to class and then went to water aerobics. I thought I deserved a rest day. Well, that day was not today.

I think there is finally some physical transformation happening. Three people told me that my skin is glowing. While I do not see any glow in my mirror, the people who said it to me would not lie. They don’t even know each other so there is no conspiracy.

And last night at water aerobics I saw my reflection in the window and I thought that I looked smaller. Even in a bulky sweatshirt and sweat pants, I looked smaller. Then one of my friends in class said that I looked like I had lost weight. I do not have a scale at home, so I will just take her word for it.

Today’s class was much better. For the very first time in my life (or at least in these 32 days) I was able to see the back window while doing the back bend part of the half moon pose with hands to feet pose. That is progress! High five for me!

Today I also focused on going beyond anywhere I had gone before. It wasn’t about being the only one who cannot bend to the floor during the three parts of the awkward pose or who cannot master anything in the Japanese pose.

It became all about going deeper, lower, longer, stronger, and more confident than before. Honestly, I rarely noticed anyone else in the room. Okay, the brilliant tattoos were there and I barely glanced.

I focused on my breathing and today that was not too difficult. But there were moments when I just wanted to open my mouth and take a big breath. I didn’t. I just took a moment and inhaled slowly with intention.

The message that I am going to try hard to keep with me today is, hold on to the better thoughts and let the others go. I need to do this in a major way, especially today. If the good lord is willing and the creek don’t rise, I will be there tomorrow.