What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was the kind of day I was relieved to “get through.” However, this morning as I lay in bed I already felt good about today. The morning started in routine fashion. I had breakfast and listened to an online course on film scoring. The instructor recommended archive.org, a site where one can download old films and TV shows. This is great for film composers who want practice scoring for film. I got excited as I went onto the website and quickly found a…
Category: Home Life
Day 197: Hard to Put To Words
Last night I made a list of appreciations. While they were all true, I left out a significant one: today is our 11-year wedding anniversary. It is hard to put in words just how important my relationship is to my life. It really is the bedrock. These last 11 years have been a dream. Sure, life happens, with its ups and downs, its “contrast,” to use the Abraham term. That is how it always is. Yet being married to Charr has continued to prove “the lovers and dreamers” right! And so,…
Day 158: Empowered Thinking In Action
One thing I have been doing as much as possible recently is consciously leaning my focus in a positive direction, especially when my thoughts don’t feel so good, or where an unwanted experience is before me. I keep asking myself the questions I have learned from Abraham: “Does this thought satisfy me?” and “What do I want right now?” This morning I was a bit bummed about my current state of athleticism and exercise. On the advice of the sports chiropractor I am working with, I haven’t run at all…
Day 87: Well-Being Returns
There is a cozy autumn feel this morning, and I am most appreciative for a sense of well-being. I just enjoyed a nice breakfast, after eking out a 5-mile run. The run was effort because I was still tired after Saturday’s 23-miler, but nonetheless, it felt good to accomplish. Meanwhile, I enjoyed the morning cool and the chilly autumn breeze. I am wearing a light, hooded sweatshirt. After months of hot weather, it is nice to have reason to wear a sweatshirt again. I originally bought this sweatshirt for the…
Day 86: Four Hours of Running, Two Days of Eating!
Saturday’s 23 miler went well due to proper mental physical and mental preparation. Perhaps the biggest surprise for me is how much I ate, especially following the run for the rest of the weekend! My appetite resembled how it felt after my first solo marathon. I just kept eating (and drinking… with plenty of electrolyte-enhanced drinks). Witness: Chris’s Weekend Eating 9/24 and 9/25: Saturday Before run (5am): oatmeal (1/2 cup) 1 banana (frozen, chopped) pea protein (1 tsp) water (1/4 cup) During run (6am-10am): waffles (2) gels (2) chews (1…
Day 68: Saved by the Food Use Maximizer!
When it comes to food, one of the roles that I have assigned myself in our household is, you might say, “food use maximizer.” I want to make sure nothing goes to waste! If we paid for it, we should use it, by Golly! So I continually pay attention to what we have, especially perishable food, and do all I can to use it while it’s still good. When it comes to “maximizing” our food’s use value, it helps that I’m not too finicky about what I eat.* For instance,…
Day 63: I (still) love executing well-organized plans
(Photo by Charr Crail, aka Wifey, from today’s “Happy Hubby Chef Services” home-cooked meal) A few years ago I wrote about how I love executing well-organized plans. Nothing’s changed. The last few days I’ve had the chance to draw upon that skill once again. After all, today I did my first 20 miler of the year! It went great, and there was much planning involved to make things (and myself, literally) run smoothly. Here are the results I was aiming for: Have a successful and enjoyable 20 miler with my…
Day 37: Allowing My Way to Enjoying “Masterclass”
I believe I am getting better at “allowing.” This is a term that Abraham-Hicks mentions a lot. They call it the “Art of Allowing.” My way of understanding this that instead of trying to make things happen in our life, we get into a state where we are inspired first and then take action accordingly. This idea of inspired action is so much more powerful and effective than forced action. Allowing is about Ease. It is about Inspiration. It is about Flow. Sure, sometimes we gotta “warm up” to the…
The Writing Fool Keeps At It
I haven’t gone to the cafe for about a month. But that hasn’t stopped me from writing! Of course, this has been true for years now. This year alone I’ve filled many journals (as well as many blog post, of course) with my thoughts. The picture above is just the journals I’ve finished since the Summer. I’ve probably averaged about one journal per three or four weeks. The journal writing helps me focus. It’s nice to write in an actual physical journal. There are no emails to read, no updates…
Our Perfect Little Thanksgiving at Home
Since being married, my wife and I have mostly gone to other family members’ houses for Thanksgivings and Christmases. In fact, I’ve always associated the Holidays with big family dinners. The two times we dined alone for the Holidays were last-minute changes where we had to stay home (here’s one of those times*). Though we enjoyed ourselves anyway, I remember having a nagging sense of missing out, or at least feeling a little guilty not being with the rest of the family. Then comes 2020, and all the norms of…