Day 281: Long Live Appreciations

Posted on May 11, 2023

Ten Things I’m Appreciating

  1. That I can do this list of appreciation tonight as my blog post. It is easy, and it is positive.
  2. Working on my “Joan of Arc” film scoring project. I put it down for a couple of weeks because I wanted to concentrate on a school show I’m doing, but I opened it up again tonight. Looking forward to finishing it up and sharing it soon.
  3. Re-watching the Hans Zimmer Masterclass on writing music for movies. I saw it years ago. Now I’m in a better place to take it in. I also have film scoring experience to draw from now, as well as much more experience writing for the “digital orchestra” on the computer.
  4. My easy-going running and exercise life. Today I went another six miles, taking 1 minute walk breaks every 3 minutes. I’m starting to work out my training schedule for Urban Cow in October. It will be a nice challenge, yet in a comfortable range, since it is a half marathon (not a full one!).
  5. My reading life, which has picked up again. I just started reading Ron Chernow’s “The Morgans,” a big book about the Morgan dynasty (as in JP Morgan). It’s another weighty tome, I’ve barely started it so I’m still getting the feel for it.
  6. Watching “Northern Exposure” with my wife. We are just about done. It has been glorious reliving what is probably my favorite TV show from childhood. Heck, it’s probably my #1 favorite TV show, period.
  7. That I understand about the Law of Attraction now better than ever. Specifically, understanding how when my thoughts gather momentum, I can add to them if they feel good, or let them dissipate if they don’t.
  8. That we are riding through the wonky, strange period in the market with no change in our resolve.
  9. That I get to link to older blog posts in my posts! Something about that satisfies me 🙂
  10. Letting myself wait until I’m aligned before taking action.