{"id":973,"date":"2010-06-02T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2010-06-02T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T19:55:00","slug":"calm-cool-and-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=973","title":{"rendered":"Calm, Cool and Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I met a<i> very <\/i>calm person.&nbsp; I was fascinated by her.&nbsp; The 3 younger boys had their eye check ups today.&nbsp; The doctor was this lady that was so calm.&nbsp; She wasn&#8217;t slow or out of it in a duh kind of way.&nbsp; I was so intrigued with her.<\/p>\n<p>How does one become so calm? &nbsp;I am a very hyper person by nature. &nbsp;It is a part of me. &nbsp;My mind is always racing with thoughts and ideas. &nbsp;Always. &nbsp;Maybe this is why I like to read. &nbsp;Reading and becoming engrossed in a story always me to STOP my mind. &nbsp;Yet then my mind roams after I close my book.<\/p>\n<p>Sigh. &nbsp;A week or so ago, I went to the spa with a friend of mine. &nbsp;It was a whole day package. &nbsp;I was SO EXCITED! &nbsp;I have never done anything like this before. <\/p>\n<p>After getting there, we were to change into a robe that was provided. &nbsp;It was white! &nbsp;I loved wearing white&#8230; it is something that is a luxury in my life. White never stays white. &nbsp;I buy inexpensive shirts, knowing full well it won&#8217;t be a shirt I will wear out too long. &nbsp;The robe was so soft and I felt so special.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TAbFNw90CpI\/AAAAAAAADVI\/XU2pBg1OtXg\/s1600\/side_client.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TAbFNw90CpI\/AAAAAAAADVI\/XU2pBg1OtXg\/s320\/side_client.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then came the first treatment: &nbsp;A facial and a scalp treatment. &nbsp;I didn&#8217;t realize that the two were being down together. &nbsp;I lay there, in anticipation&#8230; &nbsp;oooh&#8230; the lady&#8217;s hand was so soft. &nbsp;I had all sorts of goop put on my face. &nbsp;It was a long time. &nbsp;I tried to relax but after an hour (what seemed like 2 hours) I started to wonder if I was ever going to be outta there. &nbsp;Crazy, eh? &nbsp;I felt sort of claustrophobic.<\/p>\n<p>Later, after I was done, I realized it took so long because the two were together. &nbsp;Then there was lunch. &nbsp;Then&#8230; there was my most anticipated 60 minutes of massage. &nbsp;This was good. &nbsp;I actually feel asleep for a bit. &nbsp;I love a massage!!!<\/p>\n<p>Then came the hour for a pedicure and an hour for the manicure. &nbsp;I am not complaining. &nbsp;I loved it all. &nbsp;Yet I realized that due to the nature of my being&#8230; ADHD folks are geared for the half a day spa. &nbsp;It is a day at the spa with all the same treatments, just a little shorter.<\/p>\n<p>As I watched this super calm person today, I wondered what it would be like to have calm in my life. &nbsp;I wondered what it would be like to have a mind that functions at a normal speed. &nbsp;Is there such a thing? 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