Today while meditating I imagined myself carrying a backpack full of rocks while walking in a beautiful forest. The rocks are my worries - stress, sadness, and other emotions and sensations I have been

source Most of the ratings for Words of Radiance are 5 stars so I'm definitely in the minority in regards to my rating. For the largest portion of the book I considered giving it 3.5 stars rounded up to

Reflecting on December, there were several highlights that stood out. I achieved my intensity minute goal by staying consistent with my walks, which has been a big win for my physical health. I also managed

source I do like what this series has to say about how people can disagree and how people are usually not wholly good or bad, but generally a blend of choices. The choices we make matter, but it’s also

What went right? I’m finding my rhythm when I do runs . Scheduled a meeting next week (aka today) with my supervisor so regardless of my progress I’ll have to face it… What went wrong? I felt a bit mellow

source He does not have a single friend which whom he might laugh about finding a weird notebook, nobody in school to share that with. Thinking he is the smartest, the way he treats his mother. Just small

Just today I was going to work, and it was 1 degree below freezing, and I was wearing just a little less warm clothing than I would have preferred. I noticed an unease: a subtly urgent sense of wanting

source Personally, while I definitely didn't hate it, I have to say I didn't find the "world at constant war" trope very interesting either, even with the child soldiers. It felt too much like

source Reading this book now as an adult made me think about the behavior of the adults in the series more. Every adult is either an idiot or plain evil. But looking back, most of the books I read when

When I was starving myself at 1200 calories, I didn't lose much more weight, but I did lose all my muscle to the point I struggled to do daily activities. Total calories do matter, but healthy eating and

source This book was so good! Honestly, the whole conversation about how there isn't an end to the universe is one of my favorite things, and also when Holly and Ralph had that conversation about how there

source A debt deflation happens when the supply of credit in the economy shrinks, which makes existing loans harder to repay, which causes bankruptcies, which causes loans even harder to repay, etc. But

My choices for food on limited calories come down to a basic question. Do I want 100 grams of fat? Or 200 grams of protein or carbs? Because they have about the same calories, and the protein and carbs

source One thing I learned from FOFOA ( was that we have too narrow of thinking when it comes to money. We want to limit ourselves to one kind of money for all timeframes. Hard money (savers like this)

source Caraval is the first series I have read by Stephanie Garber I love her writing style so much. Like I said before you miss things the first time round it brings you more shock thinking how the heck

I'm going to be rolling out pillars of success into my life until 2025, so I can get a good head start. Let's start with the first one, which starts today! Digital Minimalism – Reduce unproductive screen

source I will be comparing the story to the animated 2022 film adaptation a lot, as this book is opening my eyes to see the secret messages hidden within the scenes. I've read this book 3 times so far,

source Okay I'll admit that I was waiting eagerly to read this straight after I finished Wild-Built. So I set some time aside today to sit by the window with a hot drink and finished it in one sitting.

source So I'm kind of a unrepentant Lisa Jewell enjoyer - I've read a good chunk of her books, I think Then She Was Gone (the first of her books that I've read) or None Of This Is True are likely my favourite

source I finished this yesterday, mostly listening to the audiobook so I have no annotations this time around . It’s hard to explain just how much this book kinda strikes a balance between warmth and