The Autistic Yogi Reflects on 10 minutes

What can happen in 10 minutes?
How many thoughts can be considered in 10 minutes?
Can immense accomplishment result in 10 minutes?

Years ago when I crafted jewelery and armor (chainmaille) I was struck that in a years time if I spent 10 minutes daily crafting, it would amount to quite a bit over a year. It was nice to approach crafting so casually, and certainly there were many moments that I spent far more then 10 minutes, none the less it proved to me that a lot can be accomplished when setting aside 10 minutes.

I think 10 minutes a day spent on the self and only for the self is wise. This might come in the form of meditation, concentration, reading funny things, looking in the mirror and giving positive motivation. Now and again we will definitely surpass the 10 minutes but even 10 minutes  a day will accumulate to 360 minutes (6 hours) in a year.

If you spend 10 minutes a day working on a posture then that is quite and accumulation of posture work over the period of a year.

How many amazing correspondences I have had that lasted no longer then 10 minutes I can not say.

So for today just take 10 minutes to focus on something that you find to be fun or something that you have as a goal and take a small baby step towards it.

So there is te possibility to go to mars on a permanent colonization mission. This is a deep dream of mine.

http://applicants.mars-one.com/

Except that chances are because of my diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome I may not even be considered a viable candidate.

While I do not want to be of the first groups to go to Mars I would love to go once there is a small established colonization. None the less I would love for people like me to have the opportunity to go.

On choosing someone to go to mars.

It says that a person should not have a psychiatric disorder and I have to question this as I think it's archaic and perpetrates the myth that something is truly wrong with everyone that has a diagnosis of a mental state.
This especially holds true for those individuals that, through self motivation and community help were able to overcome severe odds.
These individuals could be ideal candidates for a permanent space mission if they show the aptitude to utilize the skills that helped them to overcome those odds.
It will not be an if for problems to arise aboard a mission of such magnitude, that's a certainty and I think with some people present who have overcome some deep mental struggles could truly benefit the mission. Especially in colonizing another planet.
Individuals regardless of psychiatric diagnosis should be given the opportunity to compete through all the tests that any other prospective candidate would be taken through.

A couple factors tht I think would make me a good candidate to participate in this life mission:
1. I am a team player. I can both take direction or lead.
2. I am a good problem solver.
3. Self motivated.
4. A deep willingness to learn.
5. Ability to discuss matters on most subjects and keep myself composed.
6. A growing understanding of stree in the body and different methods that help to alleviate this stress.
7. Goo capacity to look at a body and have base understanding of its patterns.
8. Physically fit.
9. Willingness to step forward and take action and willingness to cease the action when presented with knowledge that how's that action to be of negative value.
10. Ability to adapt to situations.