Month: January 2021

Rosie to Doctor. New cleaning woman – good feeling from Rosie. Four hours work, difficult article.

Sunday – Trip to Boca Raton. Many good things.

Saturday – Work and very long walk to lake

What happened Friday? Not sure – will check memory later

I got in a full eight hours in my freelance work early today. It gave me time to get a walk in early. I hope to do the same tomorrow, as I don’t often get three days in a row in. I thought I was going to go to a meeting hosted by one of the World Hunger groups I support, but I was wrong about the date. So it left me with about two hours free. With many things on my plate, I am right now probably guilty of not using the extra time as productively as I should. But maybe I can still redeem a little bit of it.

Observations on my walk today:

Bush with red flowers nearby a pond that I’d never noticed before

A big dog unchained that thankfully didn’t jump on me

Beautifully landscaped flowers as ground cover under a tree

An Ibis off by itself with no others nearby

A very serene view of water near a second pond

I went for a walk today. I skipped yesterday, and I don’t remember why. The weather was great. I thought of a sad memory of when I was on vacation with my dad when I was 16. Because I was upset about problems with an ex-girlfriend and confusion about my future, I didn’t take the sights, sounds and experiences to heart as I should have. I thought of how I regretted that, but I realized that I now have an opportunity to soak in the beautiful weather and surroundings as I go for my daily walks and need not dwell on the past as I do so.

A few days ago I thought of what good times I had going on long walks for my hiking merit badge as a boy. One of the things I was supposed to do was report on each hike after the fact. The report was supposed to include observations; a few out of the ordinary that I saw as I walked. So on my near daily walks moving forward I intend to report “observations” as I see them, hoping to make them different each day.

A very bright purple plant in a yard.

Very good landscaping of a tree with interesting plants underneath

Shells near a water area

Unusual palmlike plants that looked like dwarf trees

A lone bird singing joyfully

I have to begin two journaling projects. One is in connection with work I am doing with a freelance client. I have agreed to do some of the steps he suggests for health and wellness material I am rewriting and editing for him. The other is more geared toward things I am doing to enhance my own spiritual development.

I will put them on my website for the time being, and I am backdating both by one day.

Saturday (yesterday) was a good day for the most part. I made some fairly significant progress in my study in jazz piano. Although I made what I considered to be a breakthrough in understanding some concepts, I still have a lot of work to do.

My wife and I went on a good short trip out to lunch. We ate outside, even though it is midwinter and a little chillier than usual, we sat by a bay and watched some boats, birds, and people.

(To be continued)