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Day 209: Practicing Ease and Effortlessness (Revisited)

Posted on February 23, 2023

Awhile ago I wrote a blog post called “Practicing Ease and Effortlessness.” In it I talked about how I am learning to take “the path of least resistance” in life, which is…

Day 208: “Blog Host with the Most” (Original Rhyme)

Posted on February 22, 2023

Tonight I decided to write a rhyme about blogging: “Blog Host with the Most” So I went whole hog into this here blog Experimenting like a kid with Lincoln Logs Writing for…

Day 207: Is it the thing itself, or our thinking about the thing?

Posted on February 21, 2023

It’s so easy to imagine that people, places, and things outside ourselves determine how we experience our lives. “He said this!” and “This happened, and so therefore I feel like this.” More…

Day 206: Back… Not Back and Forth!

Posted on February 20, 2023

On Saturday morning, I ran with my buddy Dave for the first time this year. As we greeted each other in the cold morning air, I said something about my healing process,…

Day 205: Creating for Creation’s Sake

Posted on February 19, 2023

Sometimes when I post to my blog, my mind thinks, “Why do this? what’s the point?” And my answer, “Well, why not do it? What’s the reason not to?” Think about it….

Day 204: Allowing the Water to Boil

Posted on February 18, 2023

Last weekend my mom, my wife, and myself went to see Abraham-Hicks. I summarized what I got out of it in this post and this post. One of the most enticing ideas…

Day 203: The Mantra of Empowered Frugality

Posted on February 17, 2023

I admit that I am a frugal guy. In 2015, I discovered a blogger named Mr. Money Mustache, whose financial blog changed my world (and the world of many, many other people)….

Day 202: “Miserere Loves Company” (Original Music)

Posted on February 16, 2023

Today I was beset by a strangely cloud mental mood. I was apathetic and felt like doing nothing. Happily, later in the day I set to composing, which cleared up my mood…

Day 201: Takeaways From Seeing Abraham (Part 2)

Posted on February 15, 2023

This is a continuation of my post from two days ago. Here are more takeaways I got from seeing Abraham-Hicks last weekend. Note: these quotes, as well as my interpretaitons, are my…

Day 200: I Never Said I Was a Tech Wiz

Posted on February 14, 2023

For numerous years now, I’ve played “Toy Blast” on my phone. In this game, when you get to certain levels with multiple zeroes on them– such as “6000” or “7500”– the level…

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