Mindfulness Day 36

• I appreciate that I convinced my ass to just get up and run this morning. It was good!
• I can improve this by doing my best to get up most mornings!
• I appreciate that I found a good dinner solution for myself that pleased me
• I can improve this by making sure that I do in fact spread out these dinners =)
• I appreciate that I decided to just drop a subject instead of pursuing the exact truth of the argument
• I can improve this by letting more dumb arguments go!

Mindfulness Day 35

• I appreciate that I reached out kindly this morning
• I can improve this by choosing to reach out kindly to others and more often
• I appreciate that I have left things alone since this morning
• I can improve this by continuing to let things sit
• I appreciate that I am possibly finding the space where I recognize that some people are not as good as they seem
• I can improve this by continuing this internal investigation, and respecting myself in the process

Today's Album: As Plantas Que Curam by Boogarins

Mindfulness Day 34

• I appreciate that I found a way to work in headache relief in a nap
• I can improve this by maybe not pushing myself so long as to leave it active for hours =)
• I appreciate that I was managing multiple issues, was ready to handle a presentation, and was generally up for it all despite the headache today
• I can improve this by keeping myself on my toes regularly!
• I appreciate that I am considering, at least, just scheduling the dang time and letting her move it around
• I can improve this by going ahead and doing it ;)



Today's Album: Summer Is Gone by Bill Baird

Mindfulness Day 33

• I appreciate that I went ahead and finished the first volume of Judge Dredd. Yay progress! =)
• I can improve this by trying not to spread my fun so thin!
• I appreciate that I was able to contend happily with the shifting delivery schedules throughout the week!
• I can improve this by practicing accepting this silliness, even during normal times!
• I appreciate that I just said "forget all that" to the "But it was too late..." comments
• I can improve this by figuring out how to push those frustrations off entirely

Today's Album: Travels with Myself and Another by Future of the Left

Mindfulness Day 32

• I appreciate that I let myself go the whole dang day without writing this, and didn't worry too much about it.
• I can improve on this by probably managing my time a little better =)
• I appreciate that I went ahead with my next idea for a "daily project", and should have more to post for a good while now
• I can improve on this by thinking of more things I might like to do this with!
• I appreciate that I was pretty calm and rational throughout the conversation I had last night, despite the difficulty of it all
• I can improve on this by...letting it all go, honestly, and just accepting that she's not good with people at a distance and won't be.

Today's Album: Motionless by Chokebore

Mindfulness Day 31

Christ.

That was the hardest, most painful pair of sessions there was.

Both were about feeling connected to everything else--the thing I simply don't feel at all anyway

Tried to practice it again in the evening, I was a little too tired and took a nap afterward instead. Oops!

• I appreciate that I was willing to take the nap and even disrupt the last bit of my session to do it. 'Twas quite kind to myself =)
• I can improve on this by trying to keep my sleep schedule more regular
• I appreciate that I decided to finish off Fire and Stone completely--and let myself have my negative response openly =)
• I can improve on this by keeping up with my intentions and desire to finish things!
• I appreciate that I slept in the next morning to make sure I got enough rest
• I can improve on this by working on my sleep schedule as always =)

Today's Album: Put on Fresh Paint by Husking Bee

Mindfulness Day 30

• I appreciate that I was able to process and respond to a frustrating concept in what felt like a calm, clear, constructive way
• I can improve this by verifying it is constructive and adjusting as necessary
• I appreciate that I was able to get two whole movies in, and really enjoyed the hell out of the second one
• I can improve this by trying to remember how much I value the time I spend on movies =)
• I appreciate that I was comfortable with a conversation that was very debate-y, and kept it reasonable
• I can improve this by participating in the healthier debates that crop up!

Today's Album: Switch by Golden Earring

Mindfulness Day 29

On and on into the outer realms we go. (I have no useful general thoughts =)

• I appreciate that I recognized my frustration talking to my dad, even if I didn't know what to do with it at the time.
• I can improve on this by taking the moment to figure out what to do with it =)
• I appreciate that I was at peace with things by the end of the night, in terms of my plans and implemented them nicely!
• I can improve on this by trying to find the right plans and stick with them, maintaining the flexibility I enjoy in the right amount alongside it
• I appreciate that I was able to think about and sit with the mood that came on me late, the sort of melancholic one.
• I can improve on this by continuing to recognize those moods and find the space where I'm neither rejecting nor capitulating to them

Today's Album: Tarantella by Railhed

Mindfulness Day 28

I've got less to say (today) I think, so I'll scale back to the defined stuff:

• I appreciate that I found the time and space to be social!
• I can improve on this by recognizing the value of those times and taking them up!
• I appreciate that I made a more conscious decision to put this off last night, rather than feeling pushed up against things and giving up/in.
• I can improve on this one by keeping myself in that same self-grace
• I appreciate that I was patient and open to some of the things I heard in a phone call yesterday that I might otherwise dismiss as silly
• I can improve on this by taking the moment to pause when those thoughts occur even more often

Today's Album: Kali Yuga Bizarre by Aborym