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THE WORK ISN'T EASY BUT IT'S WORTH IT

Yesterday there was a lot of stuff happening, a lot of exciting stuff, so I didn't get a chance to write the Chronicle. For that reason I will go ahead and do it now. It's a day late, but that's not a big deal, as long as I get it done, that's what matters. The last few weeks have been very trying for me regarding making some changes in my life, but yesterday I saw some fruit from the work that I've put in with my physical fitness. Back in March my weight skyrocketed to 246 pounds. My body fat was 35. It was really embarrassing for me, and to think about the fact that back in 2022 I got my weight down very low. I weighed 221 pounds. To jump up 25 pounds with my body fat numbers going up that high made me really depressed and upset. I felt like I let myself go. I was doing a lot of yoga, but the yoga was not helping me with my body. It was helping me with my mind. So I neglected my body at the same time. I made a commitment to myself to set a goal: 230 pounds with a ...
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THE MICHAEL SHOW: EPISODE B

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EPISODE CXLVIV: THE LOST AND FOUND OF ME

Now lets get back on track here.  I talk about how I am going to rebuild myself from the setback last week and move forward.  I talk about the quest to find what worked for me before and getting back there, and making sure nothing or nobody stops me, MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE LET IT ALL GO -Rhodes/Birdy EVERYONE PLAYS THE FOOL - The Main Ingredient BACK TO THE PRIMITIVE - Soulfy CLOSE THE DOOR - The Tigermen ROLLIN - Limp Bizkit BEGIN AGAIN - Purity Ring IN MY ARMS - Illenium w/ Hayla

WISE ASS WEDNESDAY

I Tracked Every Time I Felt Like Crap for a Week , Here's What I Learned I kept telling myself I was having a “bad week.” That phrase is convenient, isn’t it? A bad week. A weird mood. A little tired. Kind of stressed. Not sleeping great. Scrolling too much. Snapping at people for breathing near me. Very scientific. But I had a suspicion that “bad week” was actually several different things piled on top of each other. Poor sleep. Too much phone time. Not enough movement. Anxiety I kept pretending was just productivity. Irritability I blamed on everybody else, because obviously the entire planet was being annoying specifically to me. So I decided to track it. Not with an expensive wellness retreat. Not with a $300 subscription that sends me inspirational notifications written by somebody named Sage. I used a notebook, a pen, and the deeply radical practice of paying attention to my own life. For seven days, I tracked my energy, anxiety, irritability, sleep, and scrolling. I...

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