Tuesday, August 01, 2023


I had a good sleep last night, yet when I awoke I was in a bit of a foggy funk. I did rest a bit and focus on gratitude before rising, but I also jumped into the shower and did the 'cold water endurance' thing I've mentioned previously. I was also reflection on decades of experience with how a quick shower in the am seems to clear the head of 'foggy funk'. I was pleasantly surprised to find my email to the founder of "Heart Mind Institute" resulted in a response and an opportunity to jump on an informal information interview! What a compliment that is to me. I"m grateful to just have a chance to connect in such a manner and share some hopefully insightful and inspirational stories. Whatever comes of this will be a great learning opportunity and it's already reinforcing my comfort in trusting my instincts about being genuine and direct. I met JS for working-coffee at LeLe and we're likely to continue doing at least once a week. Jen and I are going to adopt a routine change tomorrow am based on an Andrew Huberman clip I heard about getting sunlight first thing in the morning. So once we're up we'll feed the dogs and then go on an immediate walk at take in the sun. I'll do my mediations and other routines once we're back. I'm feeling optimistic about it. Tommy made Sous Vide steaks and did the whole thing himself - no help from me at all. They were delicious. He's got this down. I'm really glad he's into cooking. Cards with the Big Dogs was fun - lots of good conversations and lots of anticipation of the upcoming Leavenworth trip. Jen and I are trying to decide of options re. Scottie coming with us or staying with Tommy. I got the funds I'd been waiting for from MetLife but I don't know if there's any continuation of coverage or not. I worked in the afternoon on further reservation system tweaks - there's issues managing the way things flow between 'per day' and 'per night' options. It can get nested, threaded and hard to keep track at times but that's part of the challenge and enjoyment of puzzle solving. It was a full and engaging day from start to finish and I am looking forward to another of the same tomorrow.