You're not worthless.
If it helps, some girls like scrawny guys. Don't ask me why, I'm not going to complain. (16.5 BMI)
But seriously, you're not worthless. I'll be on a 4h overlay where you live in a few weeks, if you wanna visit me at the airport? I'll give you a real-life hug. Til then: -virtual hug- Your parents don't sound very understanding, I'm sorry to hear that :/
You're not worthless. Not even close.
It's my opinion, of course. In my opinion you're worth quite a lot. It's up to you whether you think my opinions are total trash
Re: being skinny. I feel you man. I dipped so low a couple of times I had to go see a doctor. As Smiley said, though, there are some girls that are into it. Sure, we'll never be 'built'...but at least I don't feel obligated to try!
Plus your weight will grow and stabilize a bit through your college years. I was all up and down through age 18/19 but have been a tiny bit heftier and much more consistent since.
Yeah most girls prefer that. Big muscles are unnatural so of course they would be a turn off. They also allude to insecurity as well, also a turn off.
Anyways, meditation class is in session again.
Lesson 6(60 seconds of meditation)
Hopefully you've been finding that you are more relaxed after each lesson. Even taking one deep breath relaxes you, so even these 1 minute lessons should see you temporarily feeling significantly more relaxed.
This lesson aims to develop your concentration. Concentration is a key skill in life and also one of the key skills needed to meditate. When your thoughts are chaotic you'll struggle to relax. When you can concentrate you can better relax. Concurrently when you are relaxed you can better concentrate. A positive cycle
We're gonna take a page out of the Yoga book and incorporate some Ujjayi Breathing. This'll get you in touch with your inner Darth Vader. First stand in the wonder woman pose. Breathe in through your nose, and then breathe out through your mouth as if you are trying to fog up a mirror, your throat is slightly tightened. Aim the breath along the back of the throat. You should hear the sound of your breath. Breathe in again and then slowly close your eyes as you fog breathe out. Slowly open your eyes while breathing in and then slowly close them again while fog breathing out.
Then you are going to continue all your breathing through you nose with your mouth closed. Breathe in through your nose, then breathe out through your nose, but with your throat slightly tightened and aiming the air along the back of your throat. You should hear the sound on the outbreath, it's a bit like the ocean and just like Darth Vader.
Try to do the 3,6,3 breathing this way. When you breathe, don't focus on the nose, that makes it harder to breathe deeply. When you start breathing in, focus on your belly, fill and expand your belly and then your lungs. Then when you breathe out empty your lungs and then your belly. Try to do 4 or 5 breaths. Again try to make each breath smoother than the last.
Yup. My high school years. They weren't too long ago, but back then I still had hope that things would get better. They didn't.
That's is what I am in and I want to break out.
My math teacher said that to me cause I was always late. lol. I remember being 15, and saying to the teacher: so says you! Boy, I thought I was so smart being in the accelerated maths class and all.
Quite normal for many people when they leave home. I can't say I experienced it in the two times I left the country for extended periods to do humanitarian work, but I saw it plenty in others. I think there might be some evolutionary instincts to remain in your home territory with your loved ones. Stray too long and it may catch up with you. I wouldn't worry too much about this being old symptoms coming back, even if they are the same thing.
I think my main criticism of modern theology is that it tends to focus on the Abrahamic schools of thought, using that as its sole foundation to justify pre-existing beliefs. Seems a tad ethnocentric.
