Unlearning

My latest theme is unlearning. Unlearn bad habits, unlearn bad practices, unlearn irrelevant cultural riturals. Unlearn the crap. Our minds are so full of irrelevant learning so often that it is difficult to experience and live in the present. The joie de vivre comes from letting go of the trash thoughts and the trash learning. Engage without the baggage and live forth with renewed energy.

Interest

Live with interest and zest in 2012. Keep your spirits up and engage in activities that inspire and interest you. Overcome obstacles and press on with liveliness and energy. Life is short, live it to the full! Live up to your potential, listen to your inner voice. Make time for your inner voice and be gentle to yourself.

My new favorite poem for 2012 is Desiderata. "Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle to yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."

Move with confidence in the New Year! Embrace new opportunities and look for growth in yourself. Plan for the next twenty years. This is the Kindergarten of your life. Use a beginner's mind to take a fresh look at everything that you have achieved and realize your good fortune. You are much better off than so many people in the world. Be grateful, live with an attitude of gratefulness.

The past two days were spent with my young nephew and niece and their fresh outlook has helped me to refocus and recharge my mind. I am grateful for this time with them.

No stone unturned

At the end of the day, I would like to say that I did not leave any stone unturned in my endeavors. Success requires perseverance. Every idea and thought needs to be pursued with diligence. Every contact needs to be followed up.

No laziness!

Mental inertia is an indication that you do not have interest and/or determination to succeed. Both interest and determination are essential to success.

Every down moment needs to be faced with determination and courage. Don't stay down, get up now! Do it now!

Examine every option and follow its path until it reaches a dead end or it evolves or bifurcates into another path. Keep hustling. Get one more ball back in play!

Grit!

Zestful Living

I want to feel totally alive and vibrant all the time. Down times are terrible.

I had a totally wonderful day in downtown Milwaukee with Usha yesterday. The high that I got out of experiencing the photo walk on the streets of Milwaukee is now a low, the next morning, with the realization of duties that have to be completed. Open loops of work that needs to be done.

Yesterday afternoon, we walked from our condo to Duke's. It was a very short walk and Usha and I chuckled about the location of our condo. We've been feeling joyous about our condo every since we bought it two months ago.

It was beautiful, sunny, summer day and perfect for an outing. Usha had on her "Fresh Cut Collective" shirt and both took our Canon cameras. Let me make clear that Usha is the photographer and I am not. Yesterday, for the first time, I accompanied her on a photo walk. It did not seem right to go along without a camera. Usha has several cameras - she upgrades them - her not so new Canon 5D was available.

Ongoing pull

I have an ongoing pull to continue my work in brain fitness. I wish that I could make a living out of it. I wish that I could break into my passion totally!