I realized that a few entries back, I said that this past summer was one of unprecedented change and growth for me.
Well, I didn't want to leave you with some vague ex-soldierish (adopting deep withdrawn voice), "I've changed some," so I wanted to share just a few fruits of the changes that have happened in me this summer (all of them positive).
1. I eat much healthier than I had. Fruit, vegetables, whole wheat bread, water, and peanut butter are now staples in my apartment. (And ladies and gentlemen, I've noticed I have a lot more energy and (yes) a great deal more mental, spiritual, emotional, and sexual clarity as a result.)
2. I exercise more than I had. Calisthenics in my apartment morphed into heavier walking (when the heat became oppressive enough that I had to spend time resting after getting home in the evenings), and now that I've started working at the TCU Center for Writing again, I'm going to engage in a much harder workout program involving a combination of aerobics and weightlifting. (I was going to weightlift today, but unfortunately, I rather stupidly forgot to bring my workout clothes and a towel, so I engaged in a 30 minute hardcore aerobics session instead.)
3. As I mentioned in an earlier blog entry, no more videos and DVD's. Not that I don't think movies are good, but to me, it's better to watch them in the theater (which requires me to go out and interact with my culture) rather than in the empty solitude of my apartment. Besides, given my dissertation woes, I no longer have the time, energy, or inclination to waste in anything but reading.
4. I spend a regular amount of time exercising my vocal chords via song. (I'd been rather negligent of this side of me for a while, and Jessica and I decided it was time for me to get back into it.)
I have a great deal more energy and vigor than I used to (thank God), and I don't crumble in the face of difficulties and/or attempt to escape reality.
I'm not saying, "I'm a new man"--actually, I'm very much the core "me" again--but I am a great deal more energetic and focused, and this improvement will help me more quickly bounce back whenever I'm faced with bone-crushing setbacks in the future (which I've asked God not to allow until I can handle that sort of thing well again--after all, I've had more than my fair share this past 6 or 7 years, I think ;)).
Well, I didn't want to leave you with some vague ex-soldierish (adopting deep withdrawn voice), "I've changed some," so I wanted to share just a few fruits of the changes that have happened in me this summer (all of them positive).
1. I eat much healthier than I had. Fruit, vegetables, whole wheat bread, water, and peanut butter are now staples in my apartment. (And ladies and gentlemen, I've noticed I have a lot more energy and (yes) a great deal more mental, spiritual, emotional, and sexual clarity as a result.)
2. I exercise more than I had. Calisthenics in my apartment morphed into heavier walking (when the heat became oppressive enough that I had to spend time resting after getting home in the evenings), and now that I've started working at the TCU Center for Writing again, I'm going to engage in a much harder workout program involving a combination of aerobics and weightlifting. (I was going to weightlift today, but unfortunately, I rather stupidly forgot to bring my workout clothes and a towel, so I engaged in a 30 minute hardcore aerobics session instead.)
3. As I mentioned in an earlier blog entry, no more videos and DVD's. Not that I don't think movies are good, but to me, it's better to watch them in the theater (which requires me to go out and interact with my culture) rather than in the empty solitude of my apartment. Besides, given my dissertation woes, I no longer have the time, energy, or inclination to waste in anything but reading.
4. I spend a regular amount of time exercising my vocal chords via song. (I'd been rather negligent of this side of me for a while, and Jessica and I decided it was time for me to get back into it.)
I have a great deal more energy and vigor than I used to (thank God), and I don't crumble in the face of difficulties and/or attempt to escape reality.
I'm not saying, "I'm a new man"--actually, I'm very much the core "me" again--but I am a great deal more energetic and focused, and this improvement will help me more quickly bounce back whenever I'm faced with bone-crushing setbacks in the future (which I've asked God not to allow until I can handle that sort of thing well again--after all, I've had more than my fair share this past 6 or 7 years, I think ;)).
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