This morning I jumped into a power yoga session, designed by yours truly. I took a few pieces from last week’s class, but made adjustments along the way. For instance, I did maybe 25 chaturangas (more or less push-ups) instead of 50 (million). Hopefully my arms won’t kill me tomorrow like they did last week. Honestly, shampooing my hair was a struggle due to how sore I was. But, like a hard drug, yoga pulls me in and sometimes I just can’t get enough.
Speaking of hard drugs, Adam and I watched the movie Half Nelson last night and I can highly recommend it. It can be really hard for me to watch people participating in drug use (mostly because drugs are scary!), but while the movie examines his addiction to crack and cocaine, it doesn’t glorify it. Ryan Gosling (heart throb) plays the freebasing teacher, Dan, whose life is in shambles. Throughout the movie we see his continuing dependence on the drug and inability to pull himself away from its grip. The movie is dark, no doubt about it, but the acting is amazing. I usually don’t push this type of movie, but I will make an exception in this case and urge you to see it. Plus, who doesn’t want to watch Ryan Gosling for an hour or two? <—Sorry, I know that’s cliche but I just had to include it.
Below is a quote from Dan, taking from a lesson he’s teaching about history. Sadly, his drug use has gotten so out of control at this point that he is now high in the classroom and trying to teach. Though his mind is certainly clouded at this point, this quote still remains thoughtful:
“Change moves in spirals, not circles. For example, the sun goes up and then it goes down. But everytime that happens, what do you get? You get a new day. You get a new one. When you breathe, you inhale and you exhale, but every single time that you do that you’re a little bit different then the one before. We’re always changing. And its important to know that there are some changes you can’t control and that there are others you can. “
A Broad At Home 