Today was well-paced, productive, relaxing, and welcomed. I managed to get up early on my own, focused on staying in a relatively still state of mind and went right out to meditate. Staying 'in the moment', even for just 10 minutes, is hard enough as it is without waking up and looking at news, messages, or other related activities that become mental distractions, so I appreciate the days I'm able to do so. It's a good way to start the day. I'd like to extend it to mid-day too, in the coming weeks. I'm in a good place and have a positive mindset, relatively. I think having made some dietary changes, eliminating 'vices', and returning some focus and attention to things that have a higher ROI are helping me stave off what was otherwise a creeping depression and malaise. For months. I dropped Lauren at Pano a bit late after briefly getting my mom setup on FaceTime, which I am hoping she'll use to connect to Paula and Jeri, too. The isolation is hard and I've wanted to get this going for some time. Tommy went to a hockey training class in downtown SJ, and back, and I took him to get a burger afterwards. I also clear out the remaining content of mine in the closet in his room so he has more space for his own stuff. I had to move a lot of things into bins, thinned out some old stuff no longer in use, and put the rest into storage bins in Lauren's cloest, out of the way, to gradually go though over the next few months. Jen and I spent some time chilling out in the PM and listen to the first part of "Greenlights" playing throughout the house as we worked to pickup, cleanup, fold clothes, and prep for the work week. I replied to Linda's response to my custody change proposal, further whittling down specifics and conceding on some things in order to hopefully come to a reasonable agreement. She doesn't know, understand or appreciate me at all, and as frustrating as that is, my focus for now is on enabling Lauren to have a bit more control over her schedule, and getting reasonable agreements as to shared responsibilities for routine expenses. We'll see how this plays out.