Ben Sloot

Thoughts for Friday, 12 February 2021.

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The Friday before a federal holiday provides a great opportunity to catch up on work with the majority of our staff absent on what we call a “Day of No Scheduled Activity (DONSA).” We cancel all formal meetings, push of suspenses and enjoy time off.

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Presence in every day life.

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The thought above came from the Headspace app.

A couple posts ago, I wrote about some of my 2021 streaks, preferring the term streak to resolution for 2021. I will continue to read and exercise every day, but following a successful dry January, I decided each month to switch out my third streak

February is my month of meditation. Normally, like blogging, I’d half ass a free solution. I’d search for meditation on Spotify or Youtube and go a la carte for a month…. However through happenstance, I received a free year subscription to the aformentioned Headspace app, and I’m nearly two-thirds through their basics course.

So far, I found a month of meditation significantly more difficult that dry January.

I aim to:

– quiet the mind
– improve patience
– encourage mindfulness

And enjoy a drink, occasionally, afterward.