#focuspoint

[kinaesthetiqueer]

when my brain inevitably generates and latches on to a winged rwby au in the next 12-18 months, who do you think will get them?

[brainrotarchive]

that other side of the fandom is wild...and I might have just messed up my algorithm very badly. I know we should 'don't like, don't interact/look' but I am intensely curious by nature and want to know what they think. It's actually very fascinating like 'wow you got your own organization and 10 pointbelief system'. Aww look at them claim that dean and cas can't be soulmates because cas doesn't have a soul' 10/10 argument, no notes.

Did you know that they only call The Confession Scene™ "Cas' death scene"...that's so sad.

It's also important to note that this is not a homogenous group so some of them just think destiel shippers are annoying (understandable) and others just hate cas' guts (questionable) and a good chunk of them want the platonic sibling relationship to remain the only focuspoint (if that's their tea, why not) and a lot of them, well, I'd rather not type this out.

[snarksideoftheloon]

The metalevel looks very positive. Traveling to other planes due to the Omenpaths is now much more democratic.* I think WotC likes to be able to show familiar characters on cards more often as well.

*Sure it's a fantasy, but randomly promoted winners of the genetical lottery is no less problematic as a focuspoint.

Has the public reception to The Great Desparking been mostly positive or negative?

Let’s find out here. What are your thoughts about the Great Desparking?

[japandreamscapes]

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[vlad-photography-art]

Round and round #roundstaircase #roundarchitecture #roundstairs #infinity #roundandround #blackandwhite #monochromatic #vlad_photography_art #oldarchitecturephotography #architecturelovers #blackandgrey #fineart #contrastblouse #fallingdown #focuspoint (hier: Vienna) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAspFlkHu5J/?igshid=gxlpnc6ksxu3

[shadowmice]

Focus & Framing Depth of field, focus point, and framing are all effective tools to direct the viewer’s eye to a particular point of interest in the image. #photography #focuspoint #depthoffield #framing #photographictechniques #sunnydays #warmweather #autumn #playingwithtechniques https://www.instagram.com/p/CkEUKw-Af0i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pinkwombatwagonturtle-blog]

Taking photos again 🙂

[namastestudiomt]

Yoga taught me...

When I first started doing yoga, I didn’t pay much attention at the impact it had in my life off the mat. I would notice, my progress doing asanas, becoming more flexible, stronger and balanced, breathing and being more aware of my thoughts during the practice; but I couldn’t connect how that translated into ‘real’ life. One day I was talking with a friend (who happens to be a yoga instructor) and told her how much yoga I’d been doing and how much I loved it and then she said to me –  ‘remember to also practice flexibility when you are off the mat’. 

Since then, a lot of growth has happened and I have started paying more attention to what yoga teaches me in the mat and applying it in everyday life. Here are 4 lessons that yoga keeps teaching me about life:

1) Flexibility is the ability to change

Increasing flexibility might be one of the main goals we have when we show up in our yoga mats. It has been amazing for me to notice how my body has changed through the years and how practice let me reach places I couldn’t before. After my friend’s comment, I started understanding that just as my body was opening space to be more flexible, the same thing could happen in my mind. Being more flexible is as much about the mind as it is about the muscles.

Improving our flexibility might actually be tougher when we are off the mat. We are often stuck in expectations, beliefs, behaviors, likes, dislikes, stories and customs that we forget to flow in the present and surrender to life. Many years ago I came to the conclusion that the easiest way to be happy is through acceptance. We are flexible by willing to change what we want and think by accepting what comes to us. It’s more important to cultivate flexibility in our minds than in our bodies. A flexible mind allow us to be present and enjoy life more.

Reminder: “If you are feeling stiff, remember that an open mind can do anything”

2) Just for today…

When my yoga practice started, all I wanted to do was to get better. Try something more advanced, move to the next level, be more flexible, stronger, improve my alignment, like trying to get somewhere (still not sure where). Why do we continually rush ahead of ourselves, going, going, going like we are on the marathon of life? There is no an end line in neither yoga or life, so why do we keep acting like the Hare trying to win the race quickly?

Reflecting on it now, it seems like I was trying to prove something to myself. When the only thing we can see is the end line, we lose sight of the present moment. We can become more successful by being like the Tortoise and moving slowly but steadily. In both life and yoga we can only be mindful by taking it one pose and day at the time, giving our best and respecting where we are at that day. As a result we also learn to be more compassionate towards ourselves (and others), build patience and contentment.

Yoga and life are about the journey. Every journey is unique and personal. Knowing this, we can remember that there is no need to compare ourselves to others since each practice/life is different, and in reality there is no race to win.

It’s easy to fall in the trap of comparing ourselves to others, or wanting to get/be somewhere now. Yoga ca remind us that instead of rushing into results, we can accept that we are a work in progress and commit to persevere on trying our best just for today, everyday.

Reminder: “Live with ease, and don’t give up. Try your best one day at the time”.

3) Focus is balance

When we practice asanas (poses), we focus the eyes on a certain unmoving point (drishti) to concentrate while holding a pose.  According to Yoga Basics “The ancient yogis discovered that where our gaze is directed our attention naturally follows, and that the quality of our gazing is directly reflected in the quality of our mental thoughts.”

In my own experience, focus in especially important while holding balancing poses, if  my attention is on another person, a moving object, or I suddenly start having a monkey mind, I’m more likely to fall out of the pose or become unstable and wobbly. This is a lesson that is extremely important in the world we live nowadays. It’s common to see people bragging about how wonderful they are at multitasking and it somehow became a needed skill to ‘succeed’ in life. However, multiple studies show that the brain can only consciously focus on one thing at the time. Multitasking is like a ninja course for your brain, switching from one thing to another really tires it out, and as a result it gets fatigued and starts to make silly mistakes.

When we learn to focus on one thing at the time, we bring more balance to our lives. Choosing to concentrate on one thing for a certain period, allows us to be more conscious, less reactive, do things with higher quality (since there are less distractions and mistakes) and it’s less stressful for our minds. This way we can also be happier.

Reminder: “Be mindful of where your attention goes. When you lose your focus, you might lose your balance.”

4) Own that fall!

As we progress in our yoga practice, we have more chances of falling by trying more challenging poses (usually arm balances and inversions). One of the benefits of practicing inversions is cultivating humility.  Learning to fall and fail on and off the mat is an important part of life. Failure helps us to work in overcoming our ego.

Usually we fear failure, because it feels like something will be taken from us if we fail. When in fact, failure is a great teaching tool. When we fail we learn, grow and mature as human beings. We gain new perspectives on the world around us and deeper understandings about our lives and who we are. Failure is vital. It cultivates strength, resilience, creativity and detachment.

There is nothing to prove, nothing to lose, nothing to keep, nothing to hide.

Reminder: “Learn to fall, reflect on your lesson, get back up and keep going ”

There are many reasons why people start a yoga practice, but at the end we are all trying to find ways of living life in the best way we can. Asanas prepare our body and mind for meditation, and if we pay attention our practice can also help us to connect and experience in our body and minds, lessons that can help us to live our lives in a simpler and happier manner.

How are you taking yoga “Off the Mat”? 

Namaste~

Jessica

[yazman786]

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[fitnessentrepreneur24]

Entrepreneur🧑‍💼👩‍💼 lesson‼️ The biggest enemy of our success ia none other than we ourselves. Do you agree? Self doubts, fear of failure are the biggest hurdles we may face in our career . And it entangles us like a spider 🕷 web. One of my role model’s, Thomas Alva Edison failed 10000 times before he invented the light bulb 💡on 10001 attempt. What if he had stopped trying to make that bulb 💡 after failing 10000 times . We all know the answer So the secret lies in doing the same things differently till we succeed instead of doing different things. Anyone of you would like to present a different thought 💭.Comment below उद्यमी 👩‍💼🧑‍💼सबक‼️ हमारी सफलता का सबसे बड़ा दुश्मन कोई और नहीं हम खुद हैं। क्या आप सहमत हैं? आत्म संदेह, असफलता का डर हमारे करियर में सबसे बड़ी बाधाएं हो सकती हैं। और यह हमें मकड़ी 🕷के जाल की तरह उलझा देता है। मेरी भूमिका मॉडल में से एक, थॉमस अल्वा एडिसन ने 10001 प्रयास पर प्रकाश बल्ब💡 का आविष्कार करने से पहले 10000 बार असफल रहा। क्या हो अगर उसने 10000 बार असफल होने के बाद उस बल्ब 💡को बनाने की कोशिश बंद कर दी हो। इसका जवाब हम सभी जानते हैं इसलिए यह रहस्य अलग-अलग चीजों को करने के बजाय, एक ही चीज को अलग तरीके से पूरा करने में सफल होता है। आप में से कोई भी एक अलग विचार 💭प्रस्तुत करना चाहेंगे? नीचे टिप्पणी करें #millionairementorl #millionaireconfederation #followyourknowing #theceowithinyou #visualizegreatness #positivedailyteachings #positivemindset💯 #controlyourthoughtscontrolyourlife #leaderspirit #growthmindgrowthlife #hardmindset #takecontrolofyourlife #the_ceo_within #levelupyourincome #enlightenedthinker #letsbeopen #makemistakes #stepstofreedom #focuspoint #mindstrength #strongmindset #positivityquotes #entrepreneurmindsets #entrepreneurlifestyles #fitnessentrepreneur Follow @fat.fit24entrepreneur (at Patna, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Tz-ePjOpr/?igshid=1735orchhmn9t

[santoshputhran]

Focus ... These are burst pictures of sunshine on the green leaves of the tree taken at the same time. But different focus points change the way you perceive the composition. Have you tried that ? #focus #perspective #sunshine #leaves #trees #focuspoint https://www.instagram.com/p/B-63JRoHZ8o/?igshid=ozu3zp8rrpx5

[rangelm-92]

Fall Colors!! #fall🍁 #focuspoint (at Iowa State University)

[rextravaganza]

Tq Mr Alan Focus Point Terminal One Seremban... Ini bukan Restore ni... Ini Frame Baru ni... Tq So Much Sir... #randolph #randolphengineering #matteblack #focuspoint #terminaloneseremban #seremban (at Seremban (City)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4e0rRilepO/?igshid=hao09u35my9f

[arktrux]

The touch #clash #modern #classic #heritage #manchester #architecture #architecturephotography #focuspoint #bearlytouchingcorners #corner #arktruxedit #arktruxphoto (at The John Rylands Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uPOb9hyH6/?igshid=rc03oxdeaoax

[vlad-photography-art]

Nature and city focused in one point #waterparks #artesian #cityscape #schwarzenbergplatz #enjoyaustria #focuspoint #perspectivephotography #watersculpture #natureinspired #natureinthecity #citykillerz #vlad_photography_art #rainbow #colorful #bluesky💙 (hier: Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwV5zmn3RG/?igshid=8o92m7zaoudv

[shadowmice]

A Study in Focus Playing with a shallow depth of field and focusing on a different points within the image. Focused on 1. foreground 2. midground 3. background #photography #depthoffield #focalpoint #focuspoint #focus #shallowdepthoffield #photographyexercise https://www.instagram.com/p/CkCeoy3DYu1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=