Sometimes the smallest thing can sway your decisions. Like a decal for instance… I’ve been thinking of using one of the bulk email services. Why? I’ve been playing with the idea of creating a newsletter for people interested in my plays. Or for Intermittent Fasting… You need to use a mailer provider to send out…
There’s a diner near us that we go to every now and then. At least, we used to before the pandemic. Dave, the waiter, would always greet us. He would would joke with us. Tease us. And chat with us. Occasionally, we’d bump into him outside of the restaurant, too. We liked Dave. Today, we…
I’m still working my way through The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman. And just finished the chapter “Goal Crazy”. Burkeman suggests that we have an unhealthy focus on goal setting. He suggests that the dark side of goal setting can lead to destructive behaviours and even death. He makes reference to the 1996 disaster at Mount…
I’ve used affirmations for years. I think that’s one of the reasons the Miracle Morning and the SAVERS were so easy for me to adopt. Sometimes I use wishful affirmations where you make a statement that you hope will some day be true. Like “I have an abundance of wealth” or “I pay all my…
I’m reading The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman. It’s a pragmatic view on how to achieve peace of mind. I’m only on chapter 3, so I can’t review the book yet, but I’m enjoying it so far. I’ve been mulling over one of the lines from the book:…
It’s been over two years since I started doing the Miracle Morning. I’m still not crazy about the name. But I can’t deny the effectiveness of Hal Elrod’s idea: Get up early and start doing your Life SAVERS. Silence/Meditation Affirmations Visualization Exercise Reading Scripting/Journaling I’m still doing the MM every day. Or mostly every day. …
Four years ago, Deb and I put on a play at the Hamilton Fringe Festival. It’s called The Lost Years and it’s an affectionate look at our journey through parenthood. Recently, Deb suggested we should remount it online. It would be fun to put it on again. And it would give us something “theatrical” to…
When the pandemic started, I thought it would be a good opportunity to get things done. Like working on my playwriting or blog posts. Being stuck in my home should have removed all the distractions, right? I should have been able to focus on my goals, right? Wrong. Like most people, my Resistance and procrastination…
I finally feel like I’m getting back on track towards my Marathon Weight! My average weight for April was 186.2lbs. Down three pounds from my March average. Yay! What changed this month? I didn’t do as many multi-day fasts as I did in March or February. But I did two 41-hour fasts. One at the…
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