Hiya, folks. 🙂 I think the plain truth is that I’m not quite ready to do that morning meditation thing yet. Not that it’s not super super super important… It may well turn out to be one of the most important things I ever get in the habit of doing. However, there are some other … Continue reading 2020-05-20 — Easing Up On the Throttle

Today I reached the end of my rope ...and then just fell off. I ended up having pretty much a complete and total meltdown during my last job. It's 12:54 a.m., and I just finished it, and it was an absolute nightmare. I'm dictating on the drive home--again Intellectually, I understand that it's all good … Continue reading 2020-05-19 — Meltdown

Hi, my lovely peeps, Happy Monday 🤗 I just came back in from an 18-minute run because, well, I'm up to 18 minutes on my daily exercise, and I didn't exercise this morning, so I did just now--coming through by the skin of my teeth before the end of the day. 😁 I swear my … Continue reading 2020-05-18 — Skin of My Teeth

I don't know what it is, but I've just felt down today. Not quite full blown depression, but like a depressive cloud is hanging around me or a depressive weight pushing down on me. It's weird. I'm not sure when it started. I haven't felt it all day. But it really is heavy--sapping my spirits … Continue reading 2020-05-17 — Well, Stephen. What do we have here?

Some people will say that I am what I do (a type of "actions speak louder than words" argument). I agree, to a point, but I believe stopping there leaves the story incomplete and opens the door to sweeping generalizations that can paint a false narrative on the much deeper but still fairly simple reality … Continue reading Morning Meditations: Who Am I, and What Do I Want Most? (Thought Dump #1)

There was a period of time today when I got I think something like 10 calls in a single hour from people wanting help with their cars. And twice during that hour I had people on hold on one line, while talking to a second person on the other line, when a third call came … Continue reading 2020-05-16 — Slowing Down

I didn't make any money today. Not any! And I couldn't be happier. 😁 It rained and rained, and I took pretty much the whole blasted day off, and shout out to my sister Heather, I even took a nap!!! --an almost 3-hour nap!!! I didn't even get up until after 8, I think! Then … Continue reading 2020-05-15 — The World for a Nap

For years, I've been familiar with the phrase "All frustration comes from unmet expectations." I don't know if he coined it, but my exposure to it comes through John Lund, a marriage educator and author who lives in Utah. I think I'm going to meditate a bit on that phrase and my own anger/frustration issues … Continue reading Morning Meditations: Anger/Frustration (Thought Dump #1)

Did you think I forgot?No, no I didn't forget: It's just that I just barely finished work, and I'm heading home. It's 1:30 a.m. 😬 Should I bother writing that I am tired? No, I won't write that I'm tired. What good would it do to tell you that I'm tired. It's a given that … Continue reading 2020-05-14 — Staying Strong

Just a heads up... this is gonna be a "meh" entry tonight. It's 12:07 a.m., and I'm just now sitting down to start writing this post, and I'm super exhausted, so getting much of anything out of me right now... yeah. It's been a long day. Not necessarily a bad day (no, every day is a good … Continue reading 2020-05-13 — An All Over Day