30-Day Journey, Day 10

Ok, so today I hit my metaphorical "wall". I did everything in my power (be it consciously or sub-consciously) to put off practicing today:

I stayed at work a little later than I needed to
I went to Staples to shop for home-office supplies
I opened up mail and even looked at flyers (ugh! I really dislike junk mail)
I played around with my iPod Touch

Then finally, it was 45 minutes before I had to teach and I decided to settle on my mat to get at least 20-minutes of practice in. So I set my timer on my iPod Touch for 10-minutes of meditation. I sat and tried to still my mind...breath in, breath out...(random thoughts)...inhale, exhale...(more random thoughts)...focus on the breath...(more thoughts)...and on it went in this manner until I suddenly felt like I was sitting for a really long time. I peeked open my eyes and I was in meditation for 15-minutes. The volume on my iPod was turned down low and I couldn't hear it.

By this time, I was feeling a little more motivated to practice.  I did some sun salutations, some forward bends, and some prayer twists. I'm so glad that I didn't allow my procrastination to stop me from my practice today. Although it wasn't the best asana practice since I started this journey, I've decided to take this "bad" practice day, with all the other "great" parctice days I've had thus far.