I need to write something lengthy to respond to this point, because you raise all of the necessary areas that I didn't go into in the piece. Specifically, 'What role does replacement take in all of this' and 'tell me what I should do instead of these things'.
I can respond to one point though, that of 'what does it mean "less"'? This is always personal to the individual. You know how much of something you use, or consume, and only you know what can be considered as less.
If you drink five nights a week, four is less. If you drink 20 beers a month, 19 is less. So on and so forth. Perhaps initially it's helpful to bring it to your awareness by measuring it, so that you have a baseline for what less is, but I think everyone inherently knows what 'more' and 'less' is in relation to their standards.
I am not giving up my yoga mat. And, because I am an absolute princess of the highest order, I have two (!!) yoga mats. A fat squishy one and a thin no-slidey one. I love them both. And if you had my titanium knees you'd bless the mat as well.
The rest of it - yeah, less works for most things, except family & friends.
Nobody is coming to take away your mat(s) Jude, I promise.
But on the topic of titanium knees: what if you spent less time putting yourself into poses that caused you pain? (I'm arguing for the sake of it here. You have a mat, enjoy the benefits it brings, but you get my drift ;) )
My knees got blown from skiing, I got new ones so I can keep skiing. They work pretty good, but also require strength training, which is why I sometimes need the mat. My preferred strength training is shadow boxing. I used to box for many years, but now I can't find anyone in my age bracket to play with! So...that's my way of saying, don't even think about my mat!
Ha! I thought titanium knees was a figure of speech for having hard, crunchy knees, but you've got real-world Wolverine knees! That's a whole other kettle of fish :)
I keep thinking there’s at least one, maybe two, comedy routines, tucked under this less-is-less, desperately needed scolding…
No doubt about it Ariane. But it's well hidden..... I surely need to think about it less ;)
Drink less alcohol - what does it mean "less"? How can I measure it? And what should I drink instead?
Spend less time inside - how many minutes/hours/days? And where should I spend my time then, if the only place I spend my time in is "inside"?
There's an app for that, I'm sure!!
I need to write something lengthy to respond to this point, because you raise all of the necessary areas that I didn't go into in the piece. Specifically, 'What role does replacement take in all of this' and 'tell me what I should do instead of these things'.
I can respond to one point though, that of 'what does it mean "less"'? This is always personal to the individual. You know how much of something you use, or consume, and only you know what can be considered as less.
If you drink five nights a week, four is less. If you drink 20 beers a month, 19 is less. So on and so forth. Perhaps initially it's helpful to bring it to your awareness by measuring it, so that you have a baseline for what less is, but I think everyone inherently knows what 'more' and 'less' is in relation to their standards.
More on this soon :)
I am not giving up my yoga mat. And, because I am an absolute princess of the highest order, I have two (!!) yoga mats. A fat squishy one and a thin no-slidey one. I love them both. And if you had my titanium knees you'd bless the mat as well.
The rest of it - yeah, less works for most things, except family & friends.
Nobody is coming to take away your mat(s) Jude, I promise.
But on the topic of titanium knees: what if you spent less time putting yourself into poses that caused you pain? (I'm arguing for the sake of it here. You have a mat, enjoy the benefits it brings, but you get my drift ;) )
I get your drift and second most of your emotion.
My knees got blown from skiing, I got new ones so I can keep skiing. They work pretty good, but also require strength training, which is why I sometimes need the mat. My preferred strength training is shadow boxing. I used to box for many years, but now I can't find anyone in my age bracket to play with! So...that's my way of saying, don't even think about my mat!
Ha! I thought titanium knees was a figure of speech for having hard, crunchy knees, but you've got real-world Wolverine knees! That's a whole other kettle of fish :)