The last few weeks are catching up with me. Between working 7 days in a row, then flying to Chicago, coming back and working another 7 in a row, I am slowing down just a little bit. For example, my legs felt it when we walked the dog yesterday evening. Our property has many hills and they usually do not bother me. Last night, it felt like someone was pulling on my legs, … [Read more...] about Are these really early warning signs?
Archives for October 2019
With so many voices, why am I listening to that one?
It isn’t logical. There is no direct evidence that this one voice is correct. In fact, there is overwhelming evidence that this voice is not the one I should listen to. It is not the one I should pay attention to. I should not stay up late tossing and turning over this voice. I should not be thinking that this voice is right, and all the other voices are … [Read more...] about With so many voices, why am I listening to that one?
I’m alive, that is my success today
Busy, busy, busy. I cannot stop to write. But my success is that I am alive and I am grateful for today. Sometimes celebrating the small stuff is the biggest thing you can do. What will you do with today? … [Read more...] about I’m alive, that is my success today
I stand up for what’s important to me
Depression makes me want to sit down, lie down, curl up in a ball. It doesn’t like it when I stand up, let alone stand up for what’s important to me. Depression would prefer I ignore anything that doesn’t directly involve paying attention to its unhelpful thinking. It is most comfortable when it has me time traveling. I can easily be in the future or the past. There is … [Read more...] about I stand up for what’s important to me
All I need is a couple of days off
The final cost of my trip to Chicago is almost paid. Today is the 7th day in a row of work before I have a day off. My days off for the SMART Conference wrapped around last week’s schedule and so I have worked straight through since last Wednesday. That’s 9 hours+ of actual work, plus almost three hours a day in total commuting time. This is still a bargain compared … [Read more...] about All I need is a couple of days off