I think one thing that has made walking easier for me is that I have been downloading some podcasts to listen to whilst I walk. It is dark still at 6.00 in the morning so there isn’t much to see and listening to a podcast makes the time spent doubly valuable to me. This week I have been listening to Steve Pavlina’s podcasts:http://www.stevepavlina.com/audio/
I also found a site that I am going to try on the weekend, which has heaps of audios :http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-gil.html, I haven’t listened to them yet, but they look interesting. It’s a fabulous resource though.
Rebelling Against Myself
I think I have some kind of ‘Don’t tell me what to do!’ attitude towards myself! For weeks now I have been attempting to get up early and go for a walk. Every morning I have just continued to lay in bed and get another half to an hours sleep, leaving it too late to go for a walk. Even whilst I was on holidays, my mind was filled with excuses about why I couldn’t, shouldn’t, or plain didn’t want to.
Yesterday when I was journalling I wrote that all promises to myself were off as far as walking in the morning went. I had been feeling like a failure about it. I had been reading this interview with Stephen M. Covey (Stephen R. Covey’s son) about ‘Trust’ and how important it was in business etc. He’s writing a book called ‘The SPEED of Trust : Why Trust Is the Ultimate Determinant of Success or Failure in Your Relationships, Career, and Life’ He talked about breaking agreements with yourself so I figured I shouldn’t keep doing this.
Anyway, this morning, with no pressure, I popped out of bed, put my runners on and went walking. Go figure!
bk_keywords: Stephen Covey.
360 degrees
I wish I was there again today. I didn’t sleep well last night. I didn’t think I was feeling anxious or anything, but maybe subconsciously I was. Anyway today was a typical first day back.