Three hundred and thirty three. That's about how many calories I had in the little plate of food I ate for dinner with the family last night. So I wasn't successful in my "no food" fast day, but I was close (see yesterday's post). A couple bites of chicken, and some pancit my in-laws left …
Category: attitude
Fast
For about the last year or so I've followed the 5:2 Diet. This diet basically has you eating "normally" five days out of the week, but two days a week, limiting your eating to 600 calories (if you're a man) for the "fast days". Beyond the 5:2 Diet, I did a 21-day cleanse/purification in February. …
Friday Faves, Issue #32
Happy World Sleep Day! Hopefully these tidbits won't put you to sleep, but will give you sweet dreams when you do fall into slumber, maybe a little earlier tonight. Destination of the Week: Chelmsford. Where, you ask? Essex, of course. Not enough? Never is. Here. Quote of the Week: "Better pass boldly into that other …
“It Could Be Worse…”
"...it could be raining." The character Igor makes this off-hand comment while he and Dr. Frankenstein are standing neck-deep in a grave, filthy, digging up a coffin in the 1980's comedy, "Young Frankenstein." A moment after the comment, a torrent of rain pours down on them, adding to the duo's struggling, midnight efforts in the …
Engage
Engage. It's not just Jean Luc Picard's mantra. It's the basis of everything we humans accomplish. How is that, exactly? We only get things done, move things forward, by engaging with the world around us. It's the foundation of the relationships we have those closest to us -- our family and friends, our work colleagues …
Leap UP, and Move!
My maternal great-grandmother was born on 29 February sometime before the turn of the 19th century. I remember her being in her 90's when she left us, and through the years my memory of her has faded. But on this particular 29 February, seems fitting to remember her. After all, my parents -- at least …
Friday Faves, Issue #29
This week's list is dedicated to the people in Syria and Iraq trying to survive the winter in the midst of chaos, war, deprivation, and suffering. Not all that uplifting on the face of it, but the perseverance of the people is for sure. Destination of the Week: The Harim Mountains, over which many walk …
Who’s in your cadre?
We humans are meant to be together. We are social animals. Much (most?) of what's been achieved in human history could not have been accomplished otherwise, I suspect. Individuals certainly do big things, but not without support. That's the key to this little insight. We ALL need support. We all need a little pick-me-up now …
Friday Faves, Issue #27
Good Golly Miss Molly, it's Friday AGAIN. And that means it's time for another edition of the Friday Faves, Issue #27. Soak it UP, it's GOOD for you. Destination of the Week: Thuwal, K.S.A. On the Red Sea. In the shadow of Jeddah. Quote of the Week: "Good." ~ Jocko Willink. Band of the Week: …
Desiderata
This poem hung on the wall in my parents' house when I was growing up. Don't think I ever read the whole thing while I was living there. But it's become one of my favorite texts for crystallizing a life perspective by which I strive to live. The piece was written nearly a hundred years …
