Post 1430, Day 139 of 2015
- 1,600 days since I started this blog -
- 1,600 days since I started this blog -
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| May 17, 2015 at Bridge St. Tavern |
That is important time to me. First of all, it usually leads to sleep, which is needed, because my after-work activities generally short sleep-time.
And I realized something else about this lack of sleep time: It has affected my meditation, or at least, gotten me out of my regular schedule.
That's not good. I think meditating regularly has been one of the best things I do, and a major contributor to my happiness. However, I haven't been practicing as regularly as I once did. I actually stopped my every-morning meditation (not that I don't meditate, just not every morning, and over time, it has become a minority of mornings) during my last year's Los Angeles vacation.
This is, to me, the most obviously negative result of not sleeping enough at night - waking up tired, and disrupting my morning wake-up routine.
When I start meditating, some mornings, I fall asleep; or, more typically, lying in bed in a not-sleeping but not-awake state, I just daydream the time away. Not the same as meditation. There is no mindfulness component, no awareness component.
I don't have a solution, yet. I'm hoping, when I retire, the lack of having a morning schedule will solve the problem. I know that is kicking the can down the road, but it is currently my best plan.
To be honest, that is among the top of many things I am putting off until retirement. The others are: Upright bass; getting rid of (most of) my possessions; and regular exercise.
So it goes.
Food and Diet Section
Today's Weight: 206.8 lbs
Today's Weight: 206.8 lbs
Previous Weight (5/18): 206.8 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain: - 0.0 lbs
Diet Comment
Holding. Would have been down except for late-night munchies. Diet Comment
Two Quest bars.
Lunch
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| Roasted turkey breast chopped salad: shaved Parmesan cheese, baby kale, baby spinach, chard, cole slaw mix and balsamic vinaigrette. |
Snack
A couple of Quest bars.
Liquid Intake
Coffee: 28 oz. Water: 116+ oz.
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i don't agree.
ReplyDeletethere is no "down the road". there is no road. There is only Here. There is only Now.
Pay attention, or you miss the whole thing.
It makes no difference what we are doing, but the awareness with which we are doing it.
We create the tensions and divisions, both inner and outer, with our thought. Thought is not awareness. It is a filter, clouding the picture.
We don't need to worry about meditating or learning to play the s.u. bass or doing anything that you can think of. We can only be aware, understand, and consciousness will blossom.
It's all in the Mind.
- Light - Love - Compassion -
You are, of course, right. Love you madly. Right now!
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