I had a gentleman come through my line (when I was cashiering) who somehow ended up telling me about his life. Mainly about his daughter overdosing on over the counter painkillers. Because she was not doing anything illegal no one would help him and his wife as they tried to get help for his daughter. […]
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One of my favorite books is Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. (My all time favorite is also by him, Sphere, but more on that another time.) It was the first time I was introduced to Chaos Theory. While I have not studied it indepth the basic idea, that even in the most organized system there
So today I caught up on stuff. I got the kitchen cleaned up, my laundry done, my bedding washed, my mattress turned, trash taken out, my car cleaned out and some shopping done. I also took a nap. It was one thing I did for self care today. Another was taking a long, hot shower.
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I am queen of being inconsistent. I know what works for me. I know what is best for my health. The habits are good when I do them and seemly don’t take extra energy to do. However, most habits I attempt fall by the wayside within a few days. I recognize part of it is
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I was a speed demon. I drove over the speed limit constantly. A realization came to me that I was pushing leaving on time (I run early to everything) to get where I needed to be. This was causing undue anxiety. Recently, I have decided to try to be more aware of my carbon footprint.
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The difference between a habit and ritual is intention. Base definition. Habits are formed, according to the Google machine, between 18 and 264 days. The average time for an action to become automatic is 66 days. Rituals tend to have two purposes: celebration and thanksgiving or purposely asking/focusing on a wanted outcome. Whatever the intention,
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There was an interesting discussion I heard on BBC World Service about counting numbers. I didn’t get to hear the entirety but the author being interviewed wrote a book about counting, as in why and how. She started by talking about Dr. Seuss’ One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. She points out how
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Recently, I have found myself overwhelmed by my “To Do” list. The more I try to prioritize and break it down into small tasks the more I feel like I get nothing done. Which at the end of the day is discouraging and at the beginning of the next day causes anxiety. I discovered instead
Last night I told my mom. when she said she was grateful 2019 was almost over, there were good things which happened in 2019. Be grateful for the good things in 2019 and leave behind the rest. I say again: BE GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD THINGS IN 2019 AND LEAVE THE REST BEHIND. Going further,
There are no pictures today. It was raining this morning and continued to rain off and on the rest of the day. I had planned to walk on my treadmill but with the weather came a migraine. I spent a good chunk of the day in bed. We will try it again tomorrow.
