The old paradigm of being tough is to ignore the pain. Push through it. In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness talks about how real toughness is about listening to the pain. (Yes, I’m talking about this book again. It’s an easy read and highly recommend it!) Not listening to the pain can lead to injury…
At the end of the week, it’s sometimes hard to get yourself to go out. Even if you have plans. But it’s usually worth the effort to overcome the inertia. Deb and I overcame our urge to stay home and went out to see the new Hamilton Prop House. We met up with some friends. …
As the Hamilton Fringe is about to descend on us, it’s time to figure out what shows to see. Some I want to see. Some I feel obliged to see. And some are “thanks, but no thanks.” Those shows are easy to mark off the list. They don’t sound interesting to me, and I don’t…
When I’m doing a show and I’m playing an unmarried character, I remove my wedding ring. I used to take it off before every performance. But sometimes I forgot. And I would try to remove it during the show. Then I would have to worry about losing it. Now, I remove it before the play…
A recent edition of Arnold’s Pump Club newsletter included the following chart: It’s from You Can’t Screw This Up by Adam Bornstein. It indicates that all diets work because they find a way for you to limit your intake of calories. It shocked me to see Intermittent Fasting included. With diets like Weight Watchers and…
We all do self talk. That’s when we give ourselves a pep talk or a little encouragement. Think of the children’s story The Little Train That Could: I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. Of course, self talk can negative, too. How could I have been so stupid? Why…
Sometimes you just need a break. And it doesn’t need to be a week or two. Even a day or two is enough. In a pinch an hour or two might be enough. Deb said that we should treat last weekend like a vacation. So, we did. We went to Stratford on…
I had to update my Playwright’s profile on the Playwrights Guild of Canada website. I hadn’t updated in over ten years. There was the option to add a descriptor. Emerging? Or Established? Years ago, it was easy. I was just starting to write plays. At the time, I was “emerging”. I’ve gotten older. But it…
I love listening to audio books. I started doing it years ago when we would drive to Montreal. They helped keep me awake on the long trip. Like TV, I find it hard to drift off if I’m listening to something. The library is a great source of audio books. And now that you can…
June ended up going in the right direction. Weight-wise. I wasn’t so sure at the halfway point. June was the month of Burn. Lots of extra food and drink. Late nights. Late snacks. Plus, visits from family and friends. I refocused on the second half of the month. Overall, my average weight was 205.2lbs. Down…
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