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Post 1825, Day 83 of 2017
- 2,275 days since I started this blog -
- 2,275 days since I started this blog -
I was asked whether making travel plans, going to the doctor, or investing are not mindful activities, due to their focus on the future.
While I am not mindful about everything, all the time, mindfulness is nothing more than paying attention to what is happening in the present - even if that means realizing that your present includes some non-present-time direction.
So, when I think about the future, the mindful thing is to appreciate that, in the present, I am thinking about something not in the present (at which point, I am no longer thinking future thoughts, I am right now thinking about what I was formerly thinking about. This doesn't negate the thoughts that I had, even if it stops or changes them.
But when I act on my thoughts about the future - looking at airline schedules, checking for the best time to travel, booking a hotel, etc. - then I can be mindful. These are all activities done in the present, and I can be mindful about them as I do them.
Also, I don't take care of my health to increase my longevity, although I think that's a worthy endeavor. I take care of my health to have a better Now.
While I am not mindful about everything, all the time, mindfulness is nothing more than paying attention to what is happening in the present - even if that means realizing that your present includes some non-present-time direction.
So, when I think about the future, the mindful thing is to appreciate that, in the present, I am thinking about something not in the present (at which point, I am no longer thinking future thoughts, I am right now thinking about what I was formerly thinking about. This doesn't negate the thoughts that I had, even if it stops or changes them.
But when I act on my thoughts about the future - looking at airline schedules, checking for the best time to travel, booking a hotel, etc. - then I can be mindful. These are all activities done in the present, and I can be mindful about them as I do them.
Also, I don't take care of my health to increase my longevity, although I think that's a worthy endeavor. I take care of my health to have a better Now.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 208.6 lbs.
Previous Weight (3/23/17): 210.8 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 2.2 lbs.
Diet Comment
Nice that I'm dropping weight as fast as I put it on - and feeling entirely good doing it. The trend line is dropping now, as well. I will probably cheat this weekend, if only because I'm curious to see what effect it has on my progress.
Food Log
Breakfast
12:50pm:
Lunch
6:30pm: Cottage cheese and a Quest bar.
Dinner
12:50pm:
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| Omelet with peppers, onion, greens, chia seeds, hemp seeds, parmesan cheese and bacon. |
6:30pm: Cottage cheese and a Quest bar.
Dinner
11:30pm: Pepperoni.
Liquid Intake
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 22 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 70+ oz.
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