Predictably, I didn't have the time or energy to post on my birthday "weekend." We were at Edgefield, we had a tremendous time, resolved to take more mini-vacations... there were a number of hilarious asides I could share, but I'm supposed to be working. You know, so I can take more vacations. ;) One observation : while I was sad to say goodbye to endless leisure, I really wasn't that sad to enter back into "real life." My students make it easy to enjoy teaching, and I really love seeing patients. So, there's that. Today, I'm working on balance. See, there are a lot of things I want to do, some of them I am committed to doing. My recent reentry to the world of gyms and working out shows me how easy it is to establish a new habit. The problem is always on the front end, contemplating it. Once you get going, it seems stupid that it ever seemed like a problem. So, there are a number of important "life areas" I want to attend to - starting now. My puzzle is where to fit them in and how to get them on the same easy roll as my workouts. See, there's one element to the ease of putting workouts back in my schedule that I've left out in my explanation above. I figured out the best case scenario, and then implemented it. For me, I have to workout first thing in the morning - before I do anything else. It has to be the absolute first place I go when I leave my house or it simply will not get done. I also have to have a pre-established routine read to implement, or I'll feel aimless and skip it. The same needs to be true of the rest of the things I'm trying to add to the mix. Unfortunately, these things are by no means as clear and clean. They also don't have nice little symbolically oriented spaces (ie gym) readily at hand. Or do they? To be continued... Song of the Day : Salt Water Sound - Zero 7 Image of the Day : My totem - the Red-tailed Hawk
I'm Eric. I live in Portland, OR. I have a pretty huge need to write. So, that's why I'm here.