When I stopped living in the problem and started living in the answer, the problem went away. Musings on life From Alcoholics Anonymous 4th edition “BigBook” pg 417 So, once the problem is known and defined, then it is time to start “living in the answer” “There is a bit of good in the worst of us and a bit…
The answer to all my problems today
is Acceptance. From Alcoholic’s Anonymous 4th Edition p. 417; “And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, situation — some fact of my life — unacceptable to me. And I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being…
When I read John 14:21 it bothers me
When I read John 14:21 as a stand-alone verse, it bothers me. It seems that Jesus is saying that obedience to all of God’s commandments is the only way to love and be loved by God. I know that I can never perfectly do this. Or really, even come close. So, I read before and after to find out what…
7 minute exercises (do daily)
requires sturdy chair to step on and stopwatch or use online timer like at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44jE7f1amw 30 seconds each, 10 seconds to switch/rest, intensity of 8 out of 1-10 1. Jumping Jacks 2. Wall sit 3. Pushups 4. Abdominal Crunch or butterfly kicks 5. Step up onto chair 6. Squat 7. Tricep dip on chair (caution – known to be dangerous…
How your worst writing can be the most helpful
I attend an AA 12 step meeting every day if I am able to, and today I heard something that I already knew, but I want to emphasize it’s importance in my life, and encourage you to try if you never have. When your mind is spinning out of control, thoughts of fear and anxiety running through it, all the…
$10k monthly ideas
http://kopywritingkourse.com/10000-in-a-month/
MBTI tests and results
TL/DR – I took several of the online tests linked to from https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-accurate-free-online-Myers-Briggs-test and found that I am INFP http://www.25quiz.com 73% INTP 10% INFP 5% ISTP 3% ENTP 3% INTJ Then with skipping some of the questions (it provides substitutes): 56% INFP 13% INTP 7% INFJ 6% ENFP 4% ENTP Another test: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp INFP Introvert(31%) iNtuitive(19%) Feeling(19%) Perceiving(28%) You have…
Workout with some new personal records (PRs) on back squat and bench
Today I got video of me squating 325lbsx2 in the bench station (no squat rack at this gym 🙁 ) and of me benching 225lbs. I am not upping my squat max because it might as well be a box squat – can’t quite hit parallel with the bench in the way. FitNotes Workout – Thursday 25th February 2016 **…
My Addiction story, or coming out as human.
My drug dealer was the doctor (Macklemore) I have been in Inspire Addiction Recovery’s inpatient treatment program for the past month. Here is my story. It is long. But there is (currently) a happy ending. Love you all! -Steve My Addiction Story When I was 12 a dog bit a hole the size of a quarter in my face. When…
Medical Scare, Hospital Stay, Eventful Week!
This last week has been eventful. On Monday I went back to work after an exhausting weekend – I had climbed to Emerald Lake on mount Timpanogos and not fully recovered. I wasn’t sore, just very very tired. And on top of all this, It felt like the stitches replaced on Friday had failed again. So I called the oral…