Blog 189 – Consistent Food, Sleep, Exercise, Play
Well today is sort of a diary entry, a weekend wrapup of my physicsl camp experience. Weekend workout this morning put a good cap on the week. Probably the best aspect of the week physically speaking was consitent excercise, play, and regular sleep and meal schedule. Even though I did not eat “healthy” per se, […]
Blog 188 – Embody Good Ideas
Free will means that we can make our own decisions. We can take on the ideas that we think are right. I realize that we need to be very cautious about the ideas that we take on, because we do not have ideas, ideas have us. Ideas take a person over and we act them […]
Blog 187 – Overcome Fear, Making Courage a Habit
Don’t allow fear and anxiety to stop you! The prize resides right on the other side of the fear you are feeling. For example, the exhilaration of flying is preceded by intense fear before a skydiver jumps from the plane; at least the first time anyway. The fear of rejection when asking someone for a […]
Blog 186 – Contentment Regardless Circumstance
Contentment regardless of circumstance is on my mind this morning. I admire those people whose emotional state seems connected to a deep well of contentment and joy in life. Like a ship with a massive hull hidden under water they can cruise through stormy seas without being tossed about. They are the opposite of needy, […]
Blog 185 – Happy Campers -or- Perspective and Growth
The morning cross-fit session was good. Early in the morning, high in the mountains, on a dusty flat section of land in a hollow with towering pines all around we engaged in about an hour of stretching, running, bur-pees, pushups, lunges, and squats. Our leader, an interesting adventurer and leader who reminds me of the […]
Blog 184 – Morning Crossfit – Cool!
Shaking up my exercise routine with some Crossfit this week. I’m volunteering as a camp counselor and a couple of the Directors put on a Crossfit workout in the mornings at 7am. So, I’m writing my blog the night before so I can get up and hit it. A few years ago I joined a […]
Blog 183 – Old Slogans and Bumper Stickers
One Day at a Time. This is a slogan I learned when I was a kid tagging along with my mom to her Al-anon meetings. There were many slogans in “The Program.” In those days bumper stickers were popular and I’d see these flashy metallic stickers in the rear bumpers of cars all over L.A.. […]
Blog 182 – Going Up The Mountain
I’m going up a mountain today for a week long retreat where I will be a counselor. I have never done such a thing before, so this will be new territory for me. I am looking forward to the cooler nights and the pine smell of the forest. The change of environment and the spiritual […]
Blog 181 – Beware The Justification of Pain Avoidance
So, you want to escape discomfort and pain? Good idea. This seems utterly normal, a natural response that makes sense both from a an instinctual and rational perspective. Of course you will pull your hand away from a flame! Beware of such an obvious truth. It can easily be considered universal and therefore misapplied as […]
Blog 180 – Breathing and Swallowing Smelly Lake Water
When working toward a goal adjusting how you go about things (strategy) is important. The first Olympic Triathlon I competed in is a good example. During the swim portion of the race I charged into the water with the crowd. Arms and legs were flailing all around me and I found myself continually swimming into […]