viewA week of good habits
Old guys have old habits. And as an old guy I do have mine. Reviewing my recorded activities on a nightly, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis is one of my better habits.
Doing my weekly review tonight of those activities I record on my HabitShare app, my daily prayers and my exercising, I find another pretty ordinary week completed.
The prayers and Bible reading are very important to me and, given my station in life – being fully retired, are things I can easily incorporate into my daily schedule. And though it would be nice if I could exercise more often, given my age, I don't feel bad at all about having a rest day (or two) after every day of exercise.
All things considered, I'm satisfied with this ordinary week.
And the adventure continues.
Published on 11 July 2020, ~21:00 CDT, this is my post number 44/100/365 of the https://100daystooffload.com blogging challenge.
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by Roscoe
viewGood Habits, Good Decisions
The week now ending has been challenging in the Roscoe-verse. There were days of monotonous boredom, and other days calling for serious out-of-the ordinary decisions. But throughout it all I was able to maintain a sense of calm and right-thinking.
A major help during this strange week has been keeping up with some very healthy habits: daily prayer & Bible reading, and physical exercise. Now, I don't spend nearly as much time in prayer as some others do, but I make sure to get in some form of formal prayer and Bible reading at least two or three times per day.
Though my days as a competitive runner or serious weight lifter are many, MANY years behind me; and though I'm trying to self-quarantine as much as possible (me being elderly now and with underlying health issues), I can still spend time on my stepper-machine getting a good burn in my major leg muscles, or working through a routine of stretches remembered from my years studying tai-chi.
And look, this past week I didn't miss a day on those good habits. They helped a lot toward making this a good week, I'm sure of that.
The adventure continues.
Posted on 23 May 2020, this is my 22/100/365 of the https://100daystooffload.com blogging challenge.
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by Roscoe
viewOld habits, newly done
03 May 2020 ~ 18:00
In order to make life under the current lockdown environment more bearable, I've taken a few steps this afternoon.
The HabitShare app on my phone has shown itself to be both an efficient way to track my daily prayers and an incentive to keep at them. Since starting to use this handy tool I've not missed a day in over two and a half months.
There were different times in my younger life when I used to exercise quite regularly. Now that I'm older I've gotten out of that habit. But now that I'm living a much more sedentary lifestyle, it's more important than ever that I retain what health I have. And regular exercise will help with that. So, starting today I've added an exercise habit to the app on my phone and have recorded my first workout.
Even though I'm no longer able to attend Mass at my local parish, I'm still attached to it and feel responsible to do what I can to help it continue. And though I'm no longer to drop my weekly offering in the collection plate, I have taken advantage of the online giving option they offer, and have today registered to have a monthly contribution deducted from my credit card and sent to the parish. So I'm still giving as before, but in a new way.
And the adventure continues.
I’m publishing this as day 9 of my 100 Days To Offload. You can join in this blogging challenge yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com.
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by Roscoe