[New post] BASKING IN THE DUSK OF MAN

Jim Trainer posted: " Well.  It's your boy, burning down shag and drinking truck-stop coffee with a tuxedo stray at dawn.  I guess you could say I intermittently fast—if you consider last meal at 7PM and smoking cigs through the morning fasting.  Whatever it is" Going for the Throat BASKING IN THE DUSK OF MAN Jim Trainer Dec 27 Well.  It's your boy, burning down shag and drinking truck-stop coffee with a tuxedo stray at dawn.  I guess you could say I intermittently fast—if you consider last meal at 7PM and smoking cigs through the morning fasting.  Whatever it is it's not good and I feel death these days more than ever.  Like any alcoholic I help usher her in—with cigarettes and coffee, worry, lust and anxiety and all the foul humors afforded me being born working class in the final century.  Who cares?  Well, I do, goddamnit and much to my chagrin, too.  I thought by not caring it wouldn't matter where I ended up in life.  I was wrong and now I'm here.  The present moment feels as impossible as ever, except I've less reserves to stave it off and less time to try and find a way to feel better.  The bright side is I'm game for trying.  I could never see past my own pain or even the age of 30 for that matter, but now that I'm 47 I'm awash with gratitude and possibly living in what Raymond Carver called the gravy age. —OATMILK&COLD INSTANT: Part 28 Thank you for reading me.  In 2023 I will be making strides to stay connected with you, beyond the internet and heart-to-heart. Sign up for my poem of the week so we can do just that. Devote time to resting your body and redoubling your heart next year, and discover the life-changing benefits of practicing Yoga.  This 6-week series will arm you with a daily practice that can be taken anywhere, that can serve as a port and refuge for you to get centered and calm.  I am happy to offer the course at 3 different price points as well as at a discounted rate for groups of more than 1.  We've had a rough go of it but I am ready to reclaim this world and am called to serve you, Good Subscriber.  May the Year of Rabbit bring us great fortune and happiness. Namaste (I see the light in you that I know is in me), TRAINER AUSTIN TX To enroll in Darkling Yoga, Jim Trainer's 6-week introduction to Yoga, go here.  𝑆𝑈𝑃𝑃𝑂𝑅𝑇 𝐽𝐼𝑀 𝑇𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑅'𝑆 𝑃𝐸𝑅𝑆𝑂𝑁𝐴𝐿 𝐽𝑂𝑈𝑅𝑁𝐴𝐿𝐼𝑆𝑀 𝑊𝐼𝑇𝐻 𝐴𝐶𝐶𝐸𝑆𝑆 𝑇𝑂 𝐿𝐼𝑉𝐸 𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐷𝐼𝑁𝐺𝑆 𝑂𝐹 𝑃𝑂𝐸𝑇𝑅𝑌 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝑆𝑂𝑁𝐺𝑆, 2 𝑃𝑂𝐸𝑀𝑆 𝐴 𝑀𝑂𝑁𝑇𝐻, 𝐿𝐸𝑇𝑇𝐸𝑅𝑆 𝐴𝑁𝐷 𝐴 𝑊𝐸𝐸𝐾𝐿𝑌 𝐶𝑂𝐿𝑈𝑀𝑁 𝑆𝑈𝐵𝑆𝐶𝑅𝐼𝐵𝐸 𝑇𝑂 𝐽𝐼𝑀 𝑇𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑅'𝑆 𝑃𝑂𝐸𝑀 𝑂𝐹 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑊𝐸𝐸𝐾 𝑆𝑇𝑅𝐼𝐷𝐸, 𝐽𝐼𝑀 𝑇𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑅'𝑆 8𝑇𝐻 𝐹𝑈𝐿𝐿-𝐿𝐸𝑁𝐺𝑇𝐻 𝐶𝑂𝐿𝐿𝐸𝐶𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁 𝑂𝐹 𝑃𝑂𝐸𝑇𝑅𝑌, 𝑁𝑂𝑊 𝐴𝑉𝐴𝐼𝐿𝐴𝐵𝐿𝐸 𝐴𝑇 𝐽𝐼𝑀𝑇𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑅.𝑁𝐸𝑇 Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Going for the Throat. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://jimtrainer.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/__trashed-2/ Powered by WordPress.com