Changing world view

Hello friends, my opening shoulders are changing my whole outlook on life. Just a few days of focusing on stretching out my whole shoulder girdle are having a noticeable influence on my practice! I don't have to use so much arm strength to keep myself back in down dog and my heels almost touched the ground this morning! And, I was able to do all 3 backbends for a full 5 breaths this morning, which may be my first time ever. The flexibility in my shoulders made it easier to hold myself up and breathe through the icky feeling I get in backbends.
I haven't had one day yet where I woke up at 4:30 thinking, "ugh, again? I have to go do that again?" Every morning I feel so happy and privileged to be going to practice. I've been feeling really delighted to be here and to be alive and all that bologna.
I was next to someone doing third series today (I think it was third). He had a leg behind his head for, literally, every pose. Jumping back with his leg behind his head, etc. Janu shirshasana A felt so pedestrian in comparison.
I went to an Astro-Numero-Palmistry-Magneto-Gem-Yoga-Psycho Therapist today. That's what his business card says and I think it's hilarious. I went for an initial consultation today to give him my stats: date, time, and place of birth, name, photo, signature, etc. He is going to read my chart on...my birthday. He said, why not start the new year with a reading. Why not, indeed. He was conferred an honorary phd in astrology by some university in California. Apparently, he's the best. He's 83 and really cute. He told me I like to take command--I want to be the leader. I do stuff and then show others how to do it. I think talk is cheap. I guess that's true.
It's really hot here. You can't walk around in the sun for more than 5 minutes at a time. Good thing I don't have any reason to do so.
TTFN,
Lauren