Thisweekend,threethingsofpersonalhistoricalimportance
happened;-)
First,Iwasabletosleepthroughthenightonmyback,on
theJiu-Jitsumat,andwithoutapillow.Iusedtosnore
whichwokemyselfupwhenItriedtosleeplikethat.In
additiontoonelessneed(thesmallpillow),thisability
meansthatIcaneffortlesslycorrectmyscreen-bound
hunchingpostureduringthedayforatleastsevenhours
atnight.Mybodyand...[
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Ioftenmissagoodideawhenreadingaboutitforthefirst
time.Butitwouldleaveamarkandovertime,Iwould
reflectandrevisit,oftenmorethanonce,andeventually,I
wouldgetthepoint.
Onesuchideawas"Flow"asinthetitleofthebook"Flow:
thepsychologyofoptimalexperience"byProf.Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi.PavelofStrongFirstgavethebooka
stellarreviewinhisJan2016article"TheWillTo...[
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Ivisitedthefamilygravesonthethirddayoflunar2018
withmycousin.Percustom,theywerelocatedonthe
farmlandoftheancestral(Dad'sside)village.Noimmediate
familymemberlivedthereanymore.Thepotoflandwas
allottedtoarelativewhogrewsaplingsonit.Giventhe
frenzyofdevelopmentthesedays,thenearbylandscape
changedalmosteveryyearanditwashardtosayhowmuch
longerourgraveyardcouldstaythere.T...[
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Theseconddayoflunar2018,Iwenttoseemyauntinthe
village.Nobusoperatedthatdayandthetaxichargedme50
Yuanforthe15kmone-waytrip.Intheafternoon,Icouldn't
findanythingtotakemebacktotown.Iknewthatcould
happenandhadabackupplanbeforethetrip.
Ihatedthefussthiscausedatfarewellandbeggedher:
"Noneed,really!Don'tfeelbadandthankyouforgiving
meachance!"Iwalked,no,Imarche...[
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IhaddinnerwithJ,myhigh-schoolchum.Wehadn'tseen
eachotherforover10yearsbutIspottedhimrightawayin
thelobby.Helostsomehairbutwasaboutthesamesizeand
height.Iwasgladhedidn'tturnpear-shape.Heobviously
hadtakengoodcareofhimself.
Lastyear,Jlefthisjobforanopportunity,madeabundle,
butcouldn'tgetbacktohiscushyoldpostwherehespent
mostofhisworkinglife."Thecompany...[
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Dad'sbloodsugarlevelcamedownandhehadlivedwithout
insulinforafewmonthsbynow.Acoupleofyearsago,he
switchedfromawhite-flour-richdiettowholegrains,
vegetables,tofu,andalittlemeat.Thatdidthetrickand
savedabonafidediabetic.Daddidn'tfullyrealizewhathe
hadaccomplished:thedoctorstoldme(andhim)therewasno
turning-backoncediabetic.Heshouldhavebeenmoreproud
ofhimself--howman...[
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MysleepwaspoortheprevioustwonightsandI
feltlackofenergyinTuesday'sJiu-Jitsuclass.
IhadmyABCg(Apple,Beet,Celery,andginger)
juicewithsomecheeseandalmondsatsuper.
OnehourafterwardwhenIgottobedIstarted
tofeelitinthenoseandsneezedafewtimes.
Itwasanotherlow-qualitysleep.
Wedmorning,Ifeltfine.Iwouldn'tsayitwas
greatbutIdidyoga,tookthecoldshower,and
didn'tfin...[
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MycolleagueLcamefromSouthAfricaandtraced
backtoPortugal.58yearsold,heisshort(5'6"),
sturdy,andlooksmuchyounger.Herunsulta-
marathons,e.g.,50kms,50miles,100kms,etc.,
withhisteenagerson,almosteveryweekend.
Ihaven'tseenLsickoverthepastfluseasons.
Regaininghealthchangedmyattitudesothat
thesedays,Ioftenthinkaboutthefollowing:itisan
achievementtobeabletoaf...[
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Timhadbeenupdatingmeabouthisclassmates'
whereaboutsduringtheHolidayseason:Twentto
Hawaii,RvisitedJapan,HwasskiinginTahoe,etc.
Unlikethem,Timspentthe2017winter-break
preparingfortheISEEtest.Hegot94%inthe
SSATearlyDecandthewholefamilyjoinedforce
forthenextone.Hewasonlyfreethelastday
and,withtwofriends,wewatchedaStar-wars
movieandhadanicehotpotdinner.Duringthe
w...[
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Myinspirationsforjuicinginclude
-JoeCross(ofthe"Fat,Sick,andNearlyDead"fame),
-HelioGracie(GrandmasterofBrazillianJiu-Jitsu),
-JackLaLanne(GodfatheroffitnessontheAmericanscene),and
-mydearoldfriendDr.T.
Everyoneledorhasledbyexample.Itwouldbestupidof
menottoatleastgiveitatry.
IboughtsomeveggiesandfruitsatCostcoandweren'ttheycheap!
-$3.99for1honeydew
...[
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