March 29

Post 785, Day 88 of 2013
 - and 819 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Why do I make plans for the future?

(Almost) everybody does it. I don't know anybody who 'gets it right' as in, their future - whatever period we're talking about after 'now' - turns out exactly as planned. Many people believe in a kind of predestination, where their future has already been decided, and they just have to stick around and let it unfold. Sometimes they give up on planning, and just go with the flow, as it were. Sometimes, they plan despite it.

I'm one of those who has a slightly off-center view of predestination: Because I know, in my heart and mind, that space-time is a human-manufactured illusion, that there is no objective difference between what has happened and what will happen, the idea that 'the future' is predetermined makes sense to me.

But, there is the subjective side of things - stuck in the space-time continuum - that understands how our thoughts and perceptions influence our experiences. Because, until we transcend the sensual world, and can merge with the infinite, our perceptions influence our thoughts, and our thoughts determine our reality in a never-ending cycle.

So, I make plans, hoping that doing so influences (or, in a circular way, is influenced by) the way my reality unfolds. 

Planning to do things by myself is always simplest, obviously. Vacation has to be planned, because my time off from work is regulated both by the amount of time and the scheduling, which is not ad hoc. Appointments for health stuff, too. Upcoming gigs have to be taken into account. Things scheduled by other people that I am or would like to be involved in require planning. When I want to involve other people in my activities, it involves some planning.

And so on.

When I plan, which I do, I always keep in mind two things: The Yiddish proverb, "Man plans, God laughs"; and the quote from "Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr: "Nothing succeeds as planned." While I don't believe in capital-G God (old, bearded white-guy running the Universe - remember Mr. Natural?), and find several consistent-but-alternate interpretations of the Vonnegut quote, these things very much inform my attitude about planning.

And yet, I still do it.
 

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         208.0 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     209.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 1.2 lbs

Diet Comment

Nice weight drop after yesterday's "perfect" on-plan eating day. 

Food Log 

Breakfast

Cocoa-kale-hemp-protein shake: Almond milk, kale, cocoa, hemp seeds, a large egg, vanilla whey powder (24g protein), cinnamon, vanilla, psillium and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch

Roasted turkey, black beans, Spring Mix, baby spinach, cole slaw blend, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner

Pepperoni, cole slaw, hard-boiled eggs, guacamole, and (fail!) a ginger-orange dark chocolate bar.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  42 oz.   Water:  116+ oz.

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