Posted by verne on November 9, 2005, at 7:59:19
In reply to off topic » verne, posted by ClearSkies on November 8, 2005, at 20:40:48
Must mean we are on the right track. My new age friends would say it has the "support of nature" or something like that when people arrive at the same place, thought, idea, plan independently of each other.
I had been planning to do several projects at once. This involved a schedule and planning months ahead. (maybe hire a secretary) Reggie suggested one project at a time - a day at a time, which I think will help me actually do something.
Now, my "plan" amounts to 1. Get out the door for a walk. (even if it's around the block) 2. Focus on one project for that day. This won't mean flipping from one project to another every day since I will only have two on the stove at a time. One on the frontburner for that day and another on the backburner. Now I need a planning committee for the stove use.
At some point I would like to be in shape enough to write every morning. A couple projects involve research for a book - fortunately I have most of the material on hand since I'm trying to cut back on the internet.
For now, the projects on the short list are the BPD course, QiGong, Egoscue Method, reading the entire Bible in the New Living Translation (much easier going than King James) and other pet projects that involve language like figures of speech and metaphors.
A note about the Bible. I think one mistake someone in recovery might make is to study it to death. I mean the copious notes and highlighting, bible study meetings, and furious notekeeping. I just want to read and meditate on it - especially the New Testament. No agenda, just take a swim.
I don't limit my spiritual reading - that is, if I were reading in the first place - to the Bible. Some of my favorites are the Upanishads, Gita, and anything by Eknath Easwaran. Hope to read more buddhist literature too.
I'm back to being overwhelmed and think I'll form several planning committees ( ? that spelling doesn't look right. oh well, when in doubt, double all the consonants) and put all my projects in abeyance.
I'm trying to go for a walk. Guess I need to go through my pre-walk procedure - should be done by tomorrow.
Verne
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