Morning Mindset: curiosity and subtle joy. I'm exploring a new path this morning. Of routine and process as well as physical. After months of effort and time being put into creating a backyard environment conducive to my interest in morning meditation walks, I have taken my first. Barefoot to begin with. And the feeling was joyous. It felt connecting and awakening to slowly step across the moist soil and granite slates and duck slightly beneath the rain-dripping branches of the trees I pass below. I'm also giving myself morning sunlight, which helps one's system replenish Dopamine. It's also a good way for me to spot Lucky's scattered droppings.
Goals: there are a number of tasks I'll likely spend time on today related to housekeeping and maintenance, but my predominant goal is to reflect on the year behind in the year ahead,
Anticipation: taking my mom today to pick up two older cats from the Humane Society that she is adopting. I'm very glad this has come about. I think having pets, the routines that come with them and the affection they return are critical components of her mental well-being and longevity.
Wants: I want to find a good tool that will allow me to dictate my thoughts more easily and accurately. There are so many out there, and at this point, I haven't found one that doesn't need as much time correcting and refining the output as it takes to simply use the built-in iOS speech-to-text capabilities that I've already by strode. Lanyard. Massacred. Bastard. Mastered. Yes, "mastered". Mostly.
