1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 79: Placing Motivation in the Right Direction.

Motivation is essential if we wish to succeed at any task, without a doubt. However, if our motivation is applied towards the wrong things then we are doing nothing but wasting time of our precious lives, and exerting energy which we should be using for other more important things. Sometimes we wish to do something … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 79: Placing Motivation in the Right Direction.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.

Today's my second day in a row without bud. In case you didn't know, I'm a daily toker, I have been for many years now. In the past few years I've started experimenting with setting goals for myself, daily goals as well as long-term goals. One example is my goal with alcohol. Back in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 50: 50 Days Writing! Goals Review.

Half a hundred days of writing and posting a thousand words. I've failed at some other goals during this time, and I've restarted them right back for another attempt, but I'm especially happy that I've been able to stay on track with this particular goal. I was just letting my wife know about it. It's … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 50: 50 Days Writing! Goals Review.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 30: Hope It’ll All Be Fine.

I'm a bit sick with some kind of mild fever and a jittery feeling of every movement being extra sharp when I turn to a different direction. I had it for a whole week already, about two weeks ago. I don't know what it could be but I'm thinking I might go see a doctor. … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 30: Hope It’ll All Be Fine.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment.

23 days into writing a thousand words. Writer's block feeling is creeping up. Damn, I knew this day would come. Scratch that 'damn', I can't complain. No, really, I can't complain. I'm about a week into my new goal of catching myself whenever I complain, ideally before the words leave my mouth. A mental complaint … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!

As a new month begins, as we gather our energies to begin a new, maybe there's goals we wish to achieve, changes we've been looking to make in our lives. We're determined that this will be the month of our success, this will be the time to start finally feeling free of compulsion, to start … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 19: Setting Daily Goals to Create Habits.

I thought I'd just take a moment to reflect today on all the goals I'm currently working on achieving, and since I've yet to write today's thousand words anyway, I thought writing about my goals would be a great way to reflect on them a for good while. I'm not talking about extremely ambitious, long-term … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 19: Setting Daily Goals to Create Habits.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 3: The Mystery of God.

As I wrote in my previous post, I recently had a conversation with my grandparents, while my wife Maria and I we were visiting them for Mothers' Day. Somehow we got to talking about God, about Christianity and Judaism, and about Jesus, and I brought up some concepts from some other religions which I've learned … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 3: The Mystery of God.

DAY 8: 1,000 WORDS: ON ALCOHOLISM, ON HABITS, ON TRAVEL, ON LOVE.

Eighth day of my project of writing and posting 1000 words. It hasn't been that long and I can't even believe I've gotten this far. All that time of working on my self-control seems to be slowly but surely paying off. Aside from this writing/blogging goal, I'm also 31 days into my meditation goal at … Continue reading DAY 8: 1,000 WORDS: ON ALCOHOLISM, ON HABITS, ON TRAVEL, ON LOVE.