Here’s a newly identified goal for 2012: I posted 1-2x/week. One post was about whatever “moves” me, and the other post was about some aspect of the writing industry, as seen through an unpublished author’s eyes. My blogs were more frequent and more content relevant. If you’ve read my previous posts re: goal setting, then the… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
Today, I’m thinking about my goals. What really got me focused on them, that is, re-evaluating my progress with them, was a conversation at our dojang. The topic of reading came up. (I can’t remember why.) I’m a reader and always have been. In fact, I’m usually reading more than one book at a time.… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
*** This post is a follow-up to “5th & Goal,” originally posted Jan. 1, 2012 *** Following, is my short list of 2012 goals. Do they fit RUMBA criteria? Remember: Reasonable Understandable Measurable Believable Achievable I practiced yoga daily this year. I began with daily warm-up and used my OM Yoga book to practice and… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
Okay, this post isn’t really about football. I’m not into football, or any sports for that matter. (I don’t consider martial arts a sport; It’s a lifestyle.) This post is about goals: Setting and achieving them. We’ve all read about setting resolutions. And, we’ve all read that most people don’t last two months. There are… [Read more…]
December 24, 2011
After several days of “contemplatio”, and finally catching that Seinfeld episode about Festivus, I decided to refine the celebration of Renovo. For those of you who read the original post: “A Spiritual Humanist’s Christmas,” you already know that “renovo” is Latin for “new.” The question is, “a new what?” Should it be a celebration of time?… [Read more…]
November 13, 2011
Hapkido: The art of falling on my butt gracefully – or not By Kori D. Miller When I was much younger, I watched a movie titled “Billy Jack.” The main character could open a can of whoop, you know what, in the blink of an eye. He wasn’t a violent man. In fact, I’d argue… [Read more…]
March 5, 2012
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