Ah, yes! Fantastically Holden. It's like being a nice person on the inside and life is taking so much away, and the cab driver won't even talk to you about where the ducks go in the winter. Everyone is out to get there's and splashing you with their wake.

Definitely Yoga, and hip flexibility. Sometimes alcohol can be medicinal, and yes! Go out and have a good time! Be a part of something fun.

You are inhibiting two realities (at least.) One is a spiritual journey, and the other is the journey of one's ego. The ego is what everyone sees, and in the postmodern world we live in is the only journey you are expected to have and feed. One must balance the two. If you never fed your ego, you would be a hermit and an outcast of society (since society is fueled by Earthly Delights.) One must balance the two, and sometimes it is nourishing to enjoy life's fruits as long one can put it down when it is no longer nourishing.

I worked out hard all last week, dealt with an exceptionally difficult person and finished my week with two bottles of vegan wine. I woke up the following morning in a state of a sublime mountain top. And many of my foggy problems became clear again.

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