Season Two, Day 25

[Cindy]

Day 25???

I'm not going to say "Where did the time go?" because I know exactly where the time went. I am a bit surprised, however, to find that I haven't posted since Day Seven. It was never my intention (no pun intended!) to go this long without posting. Although not listed as a formal goal on my home page, I had thought I would post at least once a week to help keep me on track. As you can see, that hasn't happened.

So, what have I been doing since Day Seven? For the most part, I've been keeping up with my practices and watching my intentions unfold. I say "for the most part" because the past few days I've gotten off track. My husband took me away for a mini-break and I didn't get my morning pages or my gratitude list done those days -- or in the days since then. My goal is to get back on track tomorrow. Since I've not been doing those practices, I can feel time speeding up again, and I can sense myself being less present for my day. It's been forever since I've taken a walk in my neighborhood, although I sometimes have gotten the distance equivalent of my walk done while I was shopping. It doesn't feel the same to me, psychologically, so I'm going to aim for walking in my neighborhood or in the art gallery's neighborhood each day. Unfortunately, it's the middle of our rainy season and I'm afraid that I might melt, so I often perceive that I have to skip my daily walk. I'll have to work on that.

I had previously decided that I was going to add another practice tomorrow (and at the start of each new quarter of the 100 Day Reality Challenge), so I think I'll add meditation tomorrow -- 15 minutes of meditation daily. I know from experience that meditation helps to slow down my day and helps me to be more present, both goals/intentions for this Second Season of the Challenge.

Other than that, everything is going just as it should be (isn't it always?). My husband continues to commute two and half hours one way, so we are seriously considering moving to Victorville, California in the near future. The only reason we haven't moved yet is that he works for two weeks straight and then has a week off -- in that week, he is utterly exhausted and doesn't feel like driving back there to look for apartments or houses. During this next rotation off, it looks like he will be traveling to Washington DC for training, so we can't go look then; it will have to be during the next rotation! Of course, I can go look without him and get a feel for neighborhoods, etc. We may have to do it that way. We've already looked on the internet, so we have some leads. We haven't taken the time to sit down and make a list of what we want in our new dwelling, but we've been thinking about it. I'm very confident that we'll find the perfect dwelling at a budget-friendly price!

Well, my husband is already in bed because he has to get up at 4:00 AM to start his day. I think I'll go join him. Take care, beautiful co-creators!

[Yolanda]

Thanks for posting. It was great hearing from you. I'm sure your new home is out there and you'll find it soon. I have been slacking a little bit on my gratitude journal just a day here and there but you are right, it feels like you are less centered without it. Thanks for being on the journey with me. Hugs.