the Ripening

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you're aware of my recent failure at my attempt to introduce meditation into my morning rou...

Unhappy to report that the meditation challenge was a flop.  I simply didn't make an honest effort.  A few days after the challenge bega...

Today was the first day of the meditation challenge.  It just so happened that i woke up and it was the warmest it's been all year!  I u...

Now that i successfully wake up before sun, spend time exploring my creative brain, and then do something to benefit my body, it's time ...

The diet and exercise portion of the morning routine was an important one.  I find that exercise, particularly, is a habit that begins a win...

Day 17 - Meal prep.  Chili in the slow cooker for dinner on day one and lunch on day two.  Mixed in some spaghetti sauce and threw it on som...

The "diet and exercise" portion of the morning routine challenge continues.  Here's what's happened over the last 5 days: ...

The journey continues.  Here's an update of the last few days. Day 8 - Strength training. Or -- should've been.  As mentioned in...

Here's how the last four days of the diet/exercise challenge have gone: Day 4 - Strength training .  All exercises were performed for ...

Diet/Exercise challenge is a go.  I lifted weights on Monday, did mobility work and stretching on Tuesday, and prepped meals on Wednesday.  ...

If you've been following this blog or know me IRL then you know that my health and fitness is always in a state of flux.  After high sch...

Using my brain in a creative way early in the morning jumpstarts my alertness and gets me ready to tackle the day.   Over the 21 days i...

Here's how the last three days of the challenge went down: Day 19 - created a plan for the week and added them to Google Calendar Day...

Day 13 - Journaled.  Here's a slice:  "I thought about stopping [writing the full 750Words today] and saying "fuck it" b...

The creations continue. Day 9 - i sat down and came up with some "tenets," or guiding principles.  The original list was over 25 ...

Here's the roundup from the past four days: Day 5 - wrote a bit on the topic of creating: To create is to bring something into exis...

Upon waking, i will spend around 30 minutes creating.  Here's what i've done so far: Day 1 - I woke up to all of this snow so i c...

For the next 21 days -- and beyond -- i'll spend at least a half an hour creating  upon waking.  According to random articles on the int...

"Conclusion" is misleading as i'll continue to wake up before 6a.  Summary is a better term for this and the upcoming Morning ...

The "final" 5 days of the challenge.. Final is in quotes because, as i've mentioned before, i plan to continue to wake up earl...