A blog post? Where did that come from? Usually when I'm feeling reflective I'll write in my diary, but for some reason this morning I though I'd try something new. Hard to say whether it will catch on.
In fact there's been a few changes to my behaviour in the last few months, but I don't know if that's a sign of discontent with my life or just normal life change with age. Maybe working from home now has given me some time to be reflective on who I am and what I'm doing with my life, having a bunch of extra quiet time sure has been nice.
Some positive changes in my life include:
- Getting fit. I'm trying to do something active every day now...yoga, running, or go to the YMCA for a workout.
- Eating better. Trying to really cut down on wheat products, a la Wheat Belly.
- Helping others. Well very little of this so far, but I've started by helping Dean as much as I can. More to come.
- Learning to meditate, and be present. Controlling my mind has always been difficult, but reading books like The Power of Now and Awakening the Buddha Within has furthered my ability. Now just have to get consistent at practicing zazen.
There's been some minor negative changes too, but I don't want to focus on those too much:
- Patricia's alzheimer's seems to be accelerating. She can't remember who Dad is occasionally.
- Got handed a 15% rate cut at work. Seems unfair to only target contractors, but I guess that's the sign of the times. Also working for an unethical client doesn't help.
- Nothing to show for 6 months of work. Between the stock market dropping and our bad spending habits lately, net worth is down.
Well that's it for my first blog post of 2015, who knows, maybe my last as well.
