Value is not in Things...

The canister quote for the day:

"Value is not intrinsic; it is not in things. It is within us; it is the way in which a man reacts to the conditions of his environment." Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973 Austrian Economist)

I'm a bit tossed around today. I have time and no energy. I have things to do but lack a bit of inspiration today. I signed up for a Mike Dooley 30 day project. Yesterday was day 1: Get Clear About Your Priorities - 5 minutes. TODAY write down at least 5 general areas of your life that you want to create change in and develop over the next year. 

• Consistent, Fun Fitness
• Healthy Appetite - Ease & Grace with Food
• Ideal Weight Without Effort
• Professional Growth
• Ongoing Spiritual Clarity
• Abundant Loving Relationships

 That's it, no overthinking. I could, honestly simplify the list easily...

• Awareness, Fun, Grace, Abundance & Humor
• Love = Respect & Listening

I've had years now of focus on my physical body... well, decades actually, well... what do I mean to say? While drinking and smoking I did not, except for short periods of weeks, focus on weight and exercise. I've now had that focus for over two years and I'm getting sick of it. Really sick. Closer and closer to something akin to a version of desperation. Enough pussy footing. I need to discover some leverage with myself. How grand that will be! To push my own buttons for once, on purpose and with a purpose.

Everything I've been reading and listening to lately is pointing toward listening to my heart. Other than writing I'm not sure how to do that. Being alone and quiet. 

What I've noticed about food... I seem to consistently overeat lately. To the point where I'm uncomfortable. That's just stupid. I'm just observing the feeling of scarcity... the feeling of "cannot waste that" Until I understand these feelings I'm not going to eat gracefully.

I read a book a long time ago... called "Diets Don't Work". The entire strategy laid out can be summarized in two sentences: Only eat when you're hungry. Stop eating when you are full. I could add to that only by saying eat only really tasty yummy stuff... If it doesn't taste really good, don't bother. That may require more thought than I want to suspend? I have to think about what something really good is and then how to make or get it. Until I figure out a bit more about my weird obsession with food and scarcity and waste that may be too distracting? I would have even more attachment to the food if I also deemed it especially tasty. That might, also, on the other hand help to accentuate the issues and make it easier to spot and identify. (I love how I think!?) So... I can and will continue monitoring my caloric intake and observing a fast and feast approach. I will also seriously be aware of the borders of hunger and satiation. Finally I will observe the inclination to create or eat more than needed. Is it habitual, obsession, addiction, a combination or none of that at all?

​Less funk more experiments!