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arms bent & up past ur head, knees bent 2 & splayed way out. no pillow. excellent spine feel. forgive the gory analogy…….. but it’s Apt.
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I've been thinking about my spine a lot recently. This past couple of weeks I've been trying to integrate a number of habits into my daily life that will decompress my lower back in some way or another. Having a decompressed lower back makes your posture better, which in turn makes you look both taller & thinner; consequently more trustworthy, intelligent, & in every sense of the word, upstanding. I started with dead hangs from my pullup bar. An unforseen & welcome development was that my shoulder, which I injured three years ago (got white claw drunk with my father & started chasing him around the house [I got too hyper & started doing pullups like a monkey & felt my shoulder pop {it's retained an annoying "click" ever since}]) has been clicking less. Since then, I've also taken to lying on the ground for several minutes at a time. I enjoy doing this very much, and if I had the time in my day I'd do it for much longer, probably hours. Sound, like heat seems to rise and it's invariably always much cooler & quieter on the ground. You can see your thoughts floating above you with much more clarity. It's a good thing to do when alone, but even in the presence of company I've found it to make me much more sociable, pleasant, funny, and good natured. I've noticed that people are much more deferential to what I have to say when I'm totally supine & when I'm addressing the ceiling.
Nov 24, 2024
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and getting comfy
Feb 15, 2024
I like one knee across, head turned to the opposite side and just layin there a while.
Mar 17, 2024
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Feb 1, 2024
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romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
Feb 5, 2024
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just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
Apr 21, 2024