Journey of a Psalmist

And so I sit here after yet another bountiful Thanksgiving meal. I can't possibly eat another yam at the moment and I just want to lie down. Is there a way to enjoy the rest while still focusing on my goals? I think so, and hope so. I think that's the challenging thing about rest is we all need it, and yet it's easy to lose momentum when you get caught up in it. Finishing up reading Mastery about martial arts and learning philosophy applied to life. Journey is better than destination type stuff. Great stuff. But I want to finish so I can start on The War of Art, which is about overcoming resistance toward goals. Resistance comes in such subtle ways, "I'm tired after work or whatever, I'll just watch this one tv program", "I'll just have this one donut.", etc. until you realize you've been on the couch for three hours and now just want go to sleep. There are ways to trick yourself, and head the right direction instead. If I can j...

People seem to be shocked by my new jedi look. C'mon guys, big deal. I have more important things going on in life than hairstyles (or lack thereof). I feel more alive than ever before these days despite my lack of sleep with everything I'm involved in. Let me explain a little bit. It's many guy's dream to quit their boring job and go do something cool like be a rock star or start a microbrewery or become a wilderness adventure guide. Trouble is life doesn't always seem to work that easily. There are mortgages, kids, etc. But guess what, I don't have those. haha So at my second job, when my Target store closes down and offers separation pay to take the lay-off, it sounds like an opportunity to me. Yes, they are gonna try to transfer those that want to. Given the choice, I told them I'm leaning toward quitting. I've got many creative ideas in music, business, and art/media that I'm starting to pursue, but with two jobs I don't have the...