To settle the debate: Yes, if a tree falls in the forest and blah, blah, blah, it still makes a sound.
I know this because after a month break from my public yoga practice, I returned to L.A. Fitness and the 80 pound woman* who used to annoy the hell out of me still does.
Yesterday should have been an exciting day. A day of triumph. Because I can now balance the weight of my body on my knees, via my elbows. I’d like to celebrate by combining a pronoun, the word pretzel and one or two expletives, but I can’t.
Because homeslice is standing on her head. And we’re NOT DOING THAT POSE. My self-esteem is prepared for defeat when that time comes. I think about unicorns, puppies and how I really don’t want to stand on my head. Sometimes I get water.
But when it’s put your elbows on your knees and balance your weight time, I just want to steal the ball from a 10-year-old and sink the winning shot.
*At first, I thought, “I sure hope that lady never reads this blog.” And then I thought, “Who does read this blog?” And then I thought, “Hah! I don’t care if she reads this blog she’s been in a stand off with food since 1982. And I wasn’t even born in 1982.”
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There may come a time in life where your survival depends on your ability to stand on your head.
Just remember that.
I’m giggling but I honestly cannot imagine such a time. Maybe I’ll just giggle then too and some strong brave man will let me sit on his feet.
oh I can think of TONS of ways you could die and the only way to avoid it is by standing on your head.
like for instance- what if you drank this toxic poison that once it got to your toes, you would be forever paralized and die and the only way to stop it is to stand on your head because there is nothing close enough for you to hang upside down on?
OR
what if you were stuck in an elevator and losing oxygen and the only way you could open it was from the top but you arent strong enough to open it with your hands so you HAD to stand on your head and kick it open with your feet.
Those are two fairly common ways you could die and all I was saying is that it MIGHT be a good idea to learn the head stand because you really never know.