Getting in touch with the Core

A very entertaining story is Journey to the Center of the Earth. There are several stories like the CORE, Inner Space, etc. that share a similar motif with Journey to the Center of Earth. All these movies have the theme of going deep beneath the surface to discover a whole new world fraught with burdens and blessings. The journey is about going in and coming out on the other side. Case in point, in the movie, Lost In Space, the Jupiter II had to go down through the core of the planet while it was breaking up in order to survive.

Finding the core and engaging the core is very difficult. I started taking a Pilate's Reformer class in-addition to TRX and Kettlebell and very sporadically Yoga.Through these rigorous and strenuous exercises I am growing more mindful of my core  for when I swim, bike, and run. A strong physical core makes all those activities possible. But, my life is more than the sum of my physical fitness or lack thereof. Finding and engaging my inner core is as hard and daunting a process as finding and engaging my physical core.

The other day I was oscillating between frustration and apathy when I gained weight. I know the scale gives objective information however, I was pissed to my core. This feeling got worse the days that followed and led into a serious funk over the weekend. I found myself  asking: why am I doing this? Who cares really? Life will roll along just fine without me. I am coming to realize that when I experience these intense emotions I am getting in touch with my core.

At my core there is a dynamic interaction between my shadow and light. There's a narrative about a Native American  grandfather talking with grandson, telling the grandson the story of the two wolfs at war inside all of us. The one that wins is the one you feed the most. Yet, I am coming to understand that I need to engage and feed my shadow and my light,  because together they generate powerful  kinetic energy to break the gravitational pull of hopelessness and despair. Warp drive, for any sci-fi folk reading this, is created by the controlled balanced explosion between matter and anti-matter.As I get in touch with my core I ask three crucial questions: Who am I? Why am I here? and How am I in touch with me on the journey?

So, now whether I lose weight, gain weight, or maintain my weight I strive to get in touch with my core. If I run a 14:53min  mile or a 9:55min mile I seek to be in touch with my core inside and out. If, I swim 2miles in open water in less than 45 minutes or if, it takes me 2 hours, I won't forget about my core. If I generate 775 watts on the bike or barely break 300watts I am encouraged to stay in touch with my core. 

If, you have been following this blog feel free to leave a response from the core of your being :)

Peace & Blessings on Your Journey.