SoC # 11
March 27th, 2009
- Stream of consciousness pict or random picture to be added here later
- although I seem to fade in and out more lately
- partly sick, partly time shift, not sure why else
- so this is a stream of non-consciousness, too
- learned a new word today: portmanteau
- not sure if I knew it once before, but had to look it up just now
- it means a blend of words – like brunch or spork or frenemy
- I suppose it also pertains to the celeb couples like bennifer or billary
- but brunch is my favorite- especially on a warm sunlit lazy weekend
- slweekend ?!? not sure how to pronounce that one
- maybe this one coming will be swleeky…
- but it will be a feat to fit it in
- as I see more on the to do list than I am taking off
- like the remaining 3 tasks on tonight’s list that I didn’t get to
- and all that talk of bad news has many down and
- the rain today brought me down a notch or two
- so maybe I’ll have more energy SatSun… freedays… well, this weekend
- I could use a real recharging of the batteries
- maybe a good book, great coffee, some sun, and a kickback attitude
- followed by or preceded with a nice run
- came across an optimism exercise
- which could be a twist or tweak on morning pages
- its to write about the very best you; that is if things worked out well like you’d get a lucky break or two
- or you have the discipline and wherewithal to just do the things that would be good for you and make you a better you
- to just describe yourself that way in the present tense once a week for about a month
- put it in the positive, spin it, spell out the best version of yourself
- its been shown that this improves moods and improves the chances that this future you comes true
- also the persistent recurring stuff (from week to week) is perhaps the stuff you care about more
- rather than let our brains run on autopilot and ruminate about the negative or what fears may never come
- which I guess is a primitive way to keep us alive but it doesn’t help much in this society
- when it creates a downward spiral towards a self-fulfilling prophecy
- and I think that in the coming months and years, our outcomes will be shaped equally by our attitudes as much as external forces
- so start a optitude habit. change that ‘tude for the better.
