Today marks 365 consecutive days of not smoking a cigarette. There have been those times I’ve come close to lighting up, but have been able to stay away from any purchase or smoking of cigarettes. While I have been able to stay away from smoking, I still do take nicotine lozenges or gum. And whileContinue reading “One Year Mark of Smoking Cessation…”
Category Archives: selfawareness
Hiatus Day Seven – Emotional Health
I have to admit that I struggle with what most would call emotional health. Beginning with my journey of recovery in 2002, I’ve started learning what emotionally healthy is really like and some tools to help achieve positive emotional health. Many of my emotionally-unhealthy thoughts occur when I first wake up. The stampede of thoughtsContinue reading “Hiatus Day Seven – Emotional Health”
Hiatus Day Four – Random Writing
Today marks the fourth day of my sabbatical from all social media. I have found myself in a sense of ease about the hiatus and realize that it’s a good thing to take a break from time to time. This is just a block of random writing and thoughts as I sit here on thisContinue reading “Hiatus Day Four – Random Writing”
Hiatus Day Three – Reflections
It’s day three of my time away from social media. You truly don’t realize how much something is a part of your daily life until it’s not there any more. Countless times, I’ve looked on my phone, only to remember I’ve removed all those social apps. I saw a sunrise the other day I wantedContinue reading “Hiatus Day Three – Reflections”
Lenten Sabbatical from Social Media
In past years, I’ve taken a leave of absence from social media during the season of Lent. In looking at this year’s calendar, I hadn’t realized the Lenten season starts on Valentines Day. Given the fact it was already February 9th, I had to decide if indeed I would be absent from all social mediaContinue reading “Lenten Sabbatical from Social Media”
Random Thoughts for a Friday…
I sometimes don’t have anything particular to write about, but still feel like writing. So here goes another edition of my meandering thoughts on this Friday morning…
Continuing the Course….
This summer season I decided to practice some personal care by starting to walk each day. Although I started off slowly, I’ve gradually been able to work my way up to over five miles each day. Yesterday, I achieved a personal record, with over ten miles logged in my walking regimine. Several summers ago, IContinue reading “Continuing the Course….”
Still Walking the Walk….
On Memorial day of this year, fresh off another year in the classroom, I decided I need to start walking again. My A1C numbers were a bit high and the doctor mentioned that exercise would help. Today I marked an important milestone, with just over 200 miles since I made that decision to start walking.Continue reading “Still Walking the Walk….”
The Universe Responds…
Life has a way of sending difficulties our way and from time-to-time it appears it’s just one difficulty after another. But does the Universe have something else in mind as we weave our way through life’s ups and downs? I recently listened to a podcast by Marianne Williamson in which she asserts that the UniverseContinue reading “The Universe Responds…”
The Path Less-Chosen…
I recently went to a local park along the river that has plenty of walking trails. They are color-coded and not being sure which one would be best, I picked the “red” trail. Somewhere along the way, and no, I’m not color blind, I took a wrong turn and ended up on a totally differentContinue reading “The Path Less-Chosen…”
David Lee 