Its ability to stimulate us with happy and/or comforting thoughts and emotions is limitless; its ability to simulate reality and fiction is without capacity; its ability to sabotage our lives is absolutely unfathomable.
Which power we utilize is an absolute decision. Be aware, be wary... But don't be worried?
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I'm still tracking well. Net of 0 weight change over the various Christmas/New Years feasts, which I'm super ok with. I expect to make up the difference this week with a few subtle tweaks, but as I'm still well ahead of schedule (roughly 2 lbs per week until some undetermined 'goal' to reassess things, which will occur more or less a year after I started this latest effort) my focus remains on consistency. Slow and steady. Enjoying the journey instead of being all-consumed by the destination.
Avoiding certain online influencers really seems to help. Many so-called influencers can be absolutely toxic to the more precariously balanced of those of us who are just trying to find their way through the proverbial sea of storms. Sometimes I'm strong enough to rise above the waves, but other times I'm more susceptible to capsizing and being dragged into the depths, where even a subtle suggestion worms its way in and - before you know it - the poison has taken hold.
People and things in your real life can do that too.
Building up a resistance to negative influence is a basic skillset that we must all exercise - just like its wise to exercise one's body, one's mind, one's immune system, etc.
Avoiding certain online influencers really seems to help. Many so-called influencers can be absolutely toxic to the more precariously balanced of those of us who are just trying to find their way through the proverbial sea of storms. Sometimes I'm strong enough to rise above the waves, but other times I'm more susceptible to capsizing and being dragged into the depths, where even a subtle suggestion worms its way in and - before you know it - the poison has taken hold.
People and things in your real life can do that too.
Building up a resistance to negative influence is a basic skillset that we must all exercise - just like its wise to exercise one's body, one's mind, one's immune system, etc.
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Mobility training.
It's as big a deal as any actual meal plan/diet, cardio, calisthenics, or weight training routine. I've had stretches where I try to do it every day without fully committing, and other times where I just try to do it here and there. I've been on a kick where I'm trying to do it literally every day... I am now beginning to remember those stretches where I am more frequent with this discipline, and lamenting the fact that I ever stopped being consistent with it.
The devil really is in the details, my loves.
It's as big a deal as any actual meal plan/diet, cardio, calisthenics, or weight training routine. I've had stretches where I try to do it every day without fully committing, and other times where I just try to do it here and there. I've been on a kick where I'm trying to do it literally every day... I am now beginning to remember those stretches where I am more frequent with this discipline, and lamenting the fact that I ever stopped being consistent with it.
The devil really is in the details, my loves.
