“Breathe, Feel, Care.”

Breathe. Bring yourself back to now. Come back from that version of the future that hasn’t happened yet (and probably won’t), or from that event in the past that you’re reliving (again). Feel. Feel whatever it is you’re feeling deeply and wholly, somatically (in your body), which you can only do by being here now.Continue reading ““Breathe, Feel, Care.””

Training The Body & Mind

The other day I was feeling OK physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Not ‘super-fantastic’ or ‘on-fire’, but not poor. Just OK. About 7 on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being charged up with vitality. Then I went into the gym and completely crushed a tough workout A day full of squats, bothContinue reading “Training The Body & Mind”

Chess and Work

Every morning, I spend at least five minutes, right after pouring myself over a large cup of freshly ground, organic, fair-trade, shade grown coffee mixed with grass-fed butter and mushroom powder, working on the chess problems in this book, in order. As of this writing, I’m up to approximately problem number 511. Since there areContinue reading “Chess and Work”

Why Not An ‘Undo’ List?

An Undo List isn’t really a list at all, so, don’t write one down. I keep many lists, and, I’m not discarding them. I need them to stay organized and prioritized. But sometimes, those ‘To Do’ Lists can grow so long that they are simply overwhelming and, quite frankly, impossible to complete, as more isContinue reading “Why Not An ‘Undo’ List?”