I’ve been noticing that I’ve been getting a bit grumpy at work. I go in phases where I get annoyed with the people I’m supposed to help. I work on a Help Desk and sometimes people drive me crazy! For the user, they’re having a problem that’s preventing them from working. So, they want help…
I missed celebrating an anniversary last October. No, it wasn’t my wedding anniversary. I remembered that. Last October marked the tenth year that I have been blogging. Wow. I’ve blogged in fits and starts over the years. And the subjects of my posts have ranged all over the place. There was my “year of living…
I was thinking about Seth Godin and what he says about writer’s block. He says he writes how he speaks, and that people rarely have trouble talking. We don’t suffer from Talker’s Block. There might be a silence or pause here and there, but conversation flows. For some reason, when there’s a blank piece of…
I continue to move closer to my Marathon Weight. My average weight for May was 185.0lbs. Down from 186.2 in April. Yay! As I’ve mentioned before, Intermittent Fasting is a back and forth kind of dance. That’s why I track my average weight. During May, my weight went as high as 189.4lbs and as low…
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. …
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