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Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 6th 2008
What do I give up this year!?Thank goodness for sermons! I feel I understand anew the nature of the Lent season of "fasting" -- give up what enslaves me. Of course. How simple. Or not.
What I feel most keenly this year: gluttony enslaves. Not just a gluttony for food, but for things, for happiness over other experiences. Can I fast from gluttony this season? Can I carefully consider my choices, even the places where I've thought there are no choices. An interesting ...
Melancholy blues...
Monday, February 4th 2008
Quiet day at work, with sad news. One of my co-workers, recently laid-off, died over the weekend. A man with so many skills and talents, yet also weaknesses. As my Latvian friend says "tomorrow is not promised." So often I think there will always be enough time for second chances. But sometimes the second chances run out.So today I try to appreciate where I am, what I have, who is near, the love that is shared from afar.
And I remember the friendship, wry wit, intellige...
WEEK'S OBSERVATIONS
Saturday, February 2nd 2008
Felt like a long week. No holidays. Lots of hours at work, lots of work flexibility needed for changing schedules.Also a good and satisfying week. Kept to my food plan (even with the unexpected pleasure of pizza for lunch during an office meeting). Lots of rewards to my work in training -- people "getting it" after teaching certain skills for 4 years. [Knowing it is part me and part the progress of technology. Only now have I found excellent methods to present the material....
Saturday evening...
Saturday, January 26th 2008
Had a good gym workout today. The presence of all the mirrors made me think a lot about how different my body feels and looks being in my mid-forties than it did when I was in my 20s or 30s. Though my weight has changed since joining CK at the beginning of this year, I still look so much softer than I did even in my late 30s. I don't know if that will change with time of if there is just something "soft" inherent in getting older. Found myself slyly looking at the older ladies at ...Today I go public...
Wednesday, January 23rd 2008
I want the support of friends and family who are not CK members, but may want to see my blog. So I marked by blog for public consumption. If it feels too public, I can always undo the settings!This week is the first time I notice I'm really hungry before a full three hours has passed since the last meal or snack. It may be the extra cold weather in this neck of the woods, or it may be time to recalculate calorie needs based on activity level and current BMR.
I'm mid-way to my next ...