Blog 249 – A Perfect Day
I have one more chance to live a perfect day. Right now, this day, is that chance. By “perfect” I don’t mean that the external world is perfect, or that great and wonderful things will happen to me; I mean that my internal life, what I choose to do is perfect. If I notice that […]
Blog 248 – Deserves Got Nuthin’ To Do With It
I’ve had a couple epiphanies regarding “growing myself up.” The first I can describe as simply “doing what it takes.” The immature part of me wants things to be done, to be completed, to work out through an amount of effort that I want to give. The immature part of me does not necessarily want […]
Blog 247 – Achieving Humility, Precursor to Good Leadership
Humility is easily misunderstood or misconstrued. To help clarify, humility has two requirements. Knowing one’s limitations is the first requirement for true humility. Humility cannot occur if one has not tested their capabilities. If they haven’t really tried and “gone for it”, then they cannot know their limitations. Unless you have tried and failed, then […]
Blog 246 – Embody King Energy
Each morning I have cultivated the habit of rising and studying and writing. I do this to exercise my mind, open myself up to good ideas, and “get my mind right” a la Cool Hand Luke. As mentioned in yesterday’s blog I am currently delving into Jungian archetypes for mature males. There are four: King, […]
Blog 245 King-Warrior-Magician-Lover, A Framework For Development
Grow yourself up. This is the message that came to me early this year when I meditated upon what I needed to do. I prayed on it too. Knock and the door will open, seek and you will find. Sure enough events happened in my life that have tested me and, like winds in my […]
Blog 244 – Two Wolves
We have two sides, one altruistic, one not so much. Two dichotomous wolves live within us. Which one should you feed? “The one you feed is is the one that will grow,” is a phrase I have heard from time to time. I think there is a lot of truth in it. However, this phrase […]
Blog 243 – Made Bed
A made bed instantly improves my mood and boosts morale. Mom always said, “make your bed.” And, the military requires daily bed making. Can both Mom and the military be wrong about this? Doubtful. Maybe you already do this automatically. I’ve been sporadic about bed making over the years. But, lately I’ve decided to make […]
Blog 242 – The Junk Man
Pack Rat, Hoarder, Sanford and Son, these are labels for someone having TOO MUCH STUFF! I have too much stuff. So, to varying degrees these labels apply to me. When I was a kid I was always finding and dragging stuff home found in alleyways and behind old buildings. I loved junk yards and a […]
Blog 241 – Day One, A Worthy Goal
A worthy goal, one that fits you, does not go away. Your desire to pursue it may fade or dip, but is never extinguished. At least this is what I have noticed about myself. Early in the year I chose to focus on weight lifting (primarily body weight augmented with free weights & machines) and […]
Blog 240 – Decide to Work, Then Put In The Work
Today is the day to just get up and put in the work. Decide to work on things that matter. That’s it, that’s all. You know what you want – don’t worry about not getting it, don’t give up – just put in the work today toward it. If you are tempted by distractions, cast […]