I: Daily Communication

A photo of my Grandma Lois that I colorized and had made into refrigerator magnets for the whole family. c. 2004 | www.cafepress.com/cafelois

Learned: It’s over-stimulation that I need to avoid — not stress — which I can control as soon as I notice the signs. JR’s nieces are twins. My mother has shingles. I can easily shop for the ingredients for many more projects than I can get done and should consider letting go of much more than I already have to get free from the having to do them. Entering the wrong info in the field for name of profile will disintegrate mucho. Avoid confusion by using legal name for legal things.

3: Having not much scheduled. Having time to deal with technological breakdowns. Lemons. ​3.

Seems: like I say something about doing something creative and then completely forget about it like that’s how I do it. Like it shouldn’t be this way when computery breakdowns happen. Like I am just this close to giving up when a system failure erupts.

New Questions:
“What about this is Strength?”
“What about this is Beauty?”
“What about this ​is Strength AND Beauty?”

I am loving every bit of life. (Oops, forgot this for a few days…)

Thinking about: ​​Letting some things be the way they are and messing with others. What I could have done differently, but for the future only, not questioning strengths in the past. Changing the Wizard Call to Tuesdays if it works for the Wizards. Timing.

On-purpose ways of being: Intuitive, Radical and Enchanted, while forgiveness, peace, freedom and unconditional love are always​ available.

Recently Accomplished: Peeled chickpeas for hummus-making. Caused NB to sit up and prep in the kitchen. Hot potato salad. Goulash. Split Pea. Garbage out. Laundry.

​New ​Q​: So, what’s been happening in your life this past week?

My Answer: I have realized a new angle to my seemingly messy health. I need to manage stimulation. Over-stimulation is the factor that sends me down, and I was not equating it to stimulation, I was relating to it all as stress as if it all comes from out of nowhere. It feels like an important distinction. So I’ve done some errands and watched some shows, with breaks. Over-stimulation tends to happen on a more extended project, like cooking, eating and cleaning, or showering, dressing and leaving the house all in the same string. I need to plan things more broken up and to keep getting back up with a frequency, so the breaks don’t outweigh the periods of effort.

Strength & Beauty:https://vimeo.com/276640145

Watched: ​​“The Core” and “Suicide Squad” and a bunch of others…

Reading: “Words on the Move” by John McWhorter.

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I: Daily Communication

“​Sigan atentos a sus pantallas” ~ Miguel Almagro

Learned: El título de la pintura se traduce a “Stay tuned to your screens.” See what I did there? ​Following an odd clue can take you someplace interesting. Following a stranger walking down the street can quicken the pace.

3:
Dental technology​. Medical technology. The “Brandless” brand. 3.

Seems: ​​like especially when I’m tired, I get swirly on my commitments. Like focusing on strength and beauty is making my shoulders rounder and more solid, among other things. Like dental exams makes the teeth more sensitive. Like a lot of new regimens will be required to maintain strength and beauty.

New Questions:
“What about this is Strength?
“What about this is Beauty?
“What about this ​is Strength AND Beauty?

I am loving every bit of life.

Thinking about: ​​Completing being “Big Brother” so not having to look after/take care of everyone younger. My teeth with less horror now that I get the what’s so.

On-purpose ways of being: Intuitive, Radical and Enchanted, while forgiveness, peace, freedom and unconditional love are always​ available.

Accomplished (recently): Many dental exams leading to a “plan.” ​​Have had consistently between 100 and 140 glucose readings since monitoring my eating habits. Then binged out and still got it down to that. Some cooking.
Clipper Card in hand, lower rate achieved, free fare program applied for.

​New Q​: So, what’s new?

My Answer: The newest items in my life are all from Brandless.com. Nicely designed, like the old “generics” but upgraded. Got some snacks, salad dressings, and some notebooks, plus testing out their TP (because I really want to stop buying the Koch brother brands). Their annual free shipping program is only $36 a year. If I decide to use them for anything cyclical, I’ll likely buy in. Dropping the number after each category except “3:

Stren​g​th & Beauty:
https://vimeo.com/272012978

Listening to: Cecilia Bartoli, Agnes Obel

Watched: ​​“Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud.” Loved it. Finished “The Punisher” series​ on Netflix, then “Patrick Melrose” and started series “The Rain” and “Lost in Space.” All quality. ​

​Finished Reading on Plane: “Sovereignty” by Ryan Michler​, ​recommended for men’s group enthusiasts.

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