WALKING MY WAYS
WALKING MY WAYS. Today is HALLOWEEN!!! It is also the day that my blog is 100 days old! Representing 34 fresh, original, and personal blogs. For you and for me. Can you believe? Thank you for your support. And especial thanks to the many of you who have contributed, even though you really don’t have to. So I am particularly delighted when you do contribute. Your money helps, and has helped, renovate my 95 year old house. Thank you. And I will continue to post my blogs. On Mondays and Thursdays. And speaking about blogs, here is my latest:
WALKING MY WAYS. Writing a blog is compelling. At least for me. First, I decide on the subject. And then I find time to write it. And finally do the actual writing. And recently I was talking to a very good friend about this specific subject, which led to a related one. Namely self discipline. And so we began talking about this topic. Especially my own self discipline. Which often seems to be lacking. With the exception of writing this blog.
For instance, twice a week I go to a physical therapist for my knees. And I have been given various knee exercises to do at home. But do I do them regularly? And during COVID, I bought a cello and even took cello lessons. But ever since, I have stopped taking lessons and, even worse, stopped practicing. Why? And I should drink ten glasses of water every day, but don’t. In fact, I have five double sized glasses standing full in the kitchen. So why don’t I empty them? The same for my garden. Do I water it? And do I walk six or seven thousand steps a day?
In fact, if the truth be known, there are far more things that I don’t do, that I should do, than those that I do do, but shouldn’t do. In addition, if I did every thing I should do, and none of the things I shouldn’t do, I might be a better person. But would I be as happy? That is the question. Which brings me back to self-discipline and its corollaries. Are those individuals who do their exercises, play their cello, drink their water, walk their steps, water their garden, etc. happier than those that don’t? I have absolutely no idea. But when it comes to writing a blog? That, I just do. Fini. P.S. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!