Zazen, gym
Jun. 16th, 2006 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsYesterday, I forgot my Palm electronic planner at home. I was frantic for most of the day, since I need that thing to keep the calendar part of my life in order, but it also has a number of other utilities on it that I appreciate greatly. Two of those are CSpotRun, my e-book reader, and PocketDoan, a meditation timer. I use PocketDoan for a lot of things, like timing how long it should take me to clean the kitchen (20 minutes, tops), or do a hack run (25 minutes to get started).
But I was determined to get in some zazen, so I found the meditation room (still not suitable for writing, but it's good enough for some minutes of quiet), and I programmed the alarm on my phone to off twelve minutes later. I sat down and started.
After a while, though, doubts started to creep in. Had I set the alarm right? I don't use it on my phone very often, so it was entirely possible I had messed up in some way. Still, I held on, trying to keep my mind clear. Eventually, though, the temptation got the better of me, and I looked: it had been fifteen minutes.
Ah, well.
I also skipped lunch to hit the gym instead. I did a rapid circuit of abs, arms, and thighs, and when it was done I hurt all over, but in good ways. I just have to remember to keep this up.
On the other hand, I'm annoyed with myself for one thing. On the way home, the munchies hit me hard and I stopped and grabbed a bag of Tim's Sea Salt & Vinegar potato chips and downed the whole bag. 350 unneeded calories. Bleah! At least I made up for it by having only fruit for desert: a medley of mango, strawberries, and peaches. Yummy!
But I was determined to get in some zazen, so I found the meditation room (still not suitable for writing, but it's good enough for some minutes of quiet), and I programmed the alarm on my phone to off twelve minutes later. I sat down and started.
After a while, though, doubts started to creep in. Had I set the alarm right? I don't use it on my phone very often, so it was entirely possible I had messed up in some way. Still, I held on, trying to keep my mind clear. Eventually, though, the temptation got the better of me, and I looked: it had been fifteen minutes.
Ah, well.
I also skipped lunch to hit the gym instead. I did a rapid circuit of abs, arms, and thighs, and when it was done I hurt all over, but in good ways. I just have to remember to keep this up.
On the other hand, I'm annoyed with myself for one thing. On the way home, the munchies hit me hard and I stopped and grabbed a bag of Tim's Sea Salt & Vinegar potato chips and downed the whole bag. 350 unneeded calories. Bleah! At least I made up for it by having only fruit for desert: a medley of mango, strawberries, and peaches. Yummy!
