Wallace Stegner Meditation No. 1

“It is the beginning of wisdom when you recognize that the best you can do is choose which rules you want to live by, and it's persistent and aggravated imbecility to pretend you can live without any.”

― Wallace Stegner, All the Little Live Things

Courage is choosing to change.

I have a rule for that. Those rules are one of the reasons I am here tap-taping away Monday through Friday. I have rules to keep me moving towards the change.

I have rules that keep me away from the news. I have rules that make certain I eat healthy in a narrow window of time. I have rules all over the place.

The rules are of my own making. The rules are personal. The rules are sensical.

I am not a fan of other folks giving me their rules. They’re not my rules. They’re not based on my experience. They’re not based on the science of my life.

I hope you have your own rules. Not rules given to you. Not rules handed down. Not rules from years ago. Not rules from miles away. But rules you make.

We all need rules to guide our lives, however, it’s your life, your body, your choice. So make your rules and get out there and live them?

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Neil Gaiman Meditation No. 3

“Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.”

― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Book of Dreams

Courage is choosing to change.

Today is the first of two days doing what I love doing . . . Getting in the gentleman farm.

I cannot believe I deprived myself of this joy only to rediscover the joy a few years ago. I will share the pictures later but I am more than pleased with the progress this year. After failing last year and refocusing this year, the garden part of the farm is taking root and flourishing. I am sure this is a metaphor for other things as well but I’ll let you all dive into that and find deeper meaning. I’m just enjoying the view.

Nothing is more satisfying than seeing the change you can bring into the world. So go out there and plant some seeds. Throw some water and shit on them. Watch them grow.

It will make you smile.

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoGodsNoMasters #MyBodyMyChoice #MakeYourselfGreatAgain