another challenging morning #meditation, this time up on my workplace roofdeck:
caffeinated, head full of attractive #fantasy, pulled repeatedly out of restful #focus.
after ~10min some words entered my noisy head: ‘i can’t manage my concentration—i can—i am.’
process not result.
then relaxed into the difficulty; the rest of that time felt like surfing, or floating down a crowded sidewalk: effortful, mental muscles working, grateful acceptance of chaotic oscillation.
Goal: reverse-engineer Headspace's authentication and API to allow writing a Media provider integration for Home Assistant, so that leveraging the new Assist stuff people can voice-request meditations or sleep help again since Google is shutting down that functionality and Headspace themselves already turned it off. #Headspace#Meditation#ReverseEngineering#HomeAssistany@homeassistant
I feel quite drained and a bit anxious right now. It’s been a heck of a day emotions-wise, so it’s probably not surprising. I’m in bed, self-soothing, and soon I’ll do some #meditation, which usually helps me to get a little distance from the anxiety. I’m just glad I now have strategies that help after so many years of excruciating evening anxiety attacks. I don’t ever take being relatively well for granted though
Buddha statue with hand in the Vitarka Mudra position, representing intellectual debate, argument or discussion. Shot on Fuji Acros 35mm film and a nikon F6
New thoughts & illustration of mine in Metapsychosis journal:
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In the age of information overload, our guides are curators.
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So many virtual relations, offline. So many real relations, online…
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Even the ritual of turning on our computer every morning, mindfully, can be a form of prayer.
✨ https://www.metapsychosis.com/collections/quarantine-notes/
So...after the better part of a year of slacking on the fitness/diet/longevity things I decided to do a 30 Day Health Reboot. I have all the tools to make a go of it, so let's just get it started. I at least waited until I was a week in to announce the thing :). Far more details in the blog post. TL;DR though is nothing extreme just doing what one is supposed to be doing on a daily basis. #fitness#diet#exercise#longevity#meditationwww.nequalsonelifestyle.com/20…
I'm going through some stuff right now and my #anxiety is off the charts. I also have a very important meeting this morning that I'm pretty nervous about. Trying to spend the morning in quiet #meditation and #prayer to #Arachne to help me navigate the maze that is my own anxiety right now. If you pray, and can find the time and motivation to put in a little word for me during your devotionals, I'd appreciate it. #AriadnesTribe
Cancun beach, abstract. Mixed media painting combining photography and digital art. I find this image so calming. Thought it was perfect for #SilentSunday
Time for another #Introduction.
Hoping with practice I’ll feel less awkward.
American living near #Louisville Kentucky, home of #KFC. Grew up there when Dad was Colonel Sander’s head of #PublicRelations and #Franchising, Dad helped launch the first wave of Ky Fried Chicken stores in the UK and #Japan.
Embarking on my virgin Mastodon voyage! I value being a good human, leading consciously, leveraging technology to improve lives, living joyfully, adapting to change, and sitting (in meditation) to rise.