Last night I stayed alone at my father's hobby farm (acreage, farm, prairie...). I was amazed at how dark it was. With no streetlights, the night was black with little dots of light in the distance. It was also eerily quiet, and I had difficulties sleeping. This morning as I awoke for my walk, the opposite was true. Instead of taking my iPod on my walk, I enjoyed the sounds of the birds and other creatures. A concert of sounds exploded the closer I walked to the little ponds. Of course the regular performers (ducks, geese, and pheasant) were the loudest, but the little song birds joined in to make it a pleasant sound. Another sound, near the water, was unfamiliar yet added to the ensemble. Since I thought there might be geese nesting, I took my camera. Instead of catching geese nesting, I tried to record the sounds of the pond. Although it didn't seem to pick up the song birds, it will portray, in sound, a little of the morning.
Today I went back to the interweb to find out what I could post about that would relate to sankalpa . "...Sankalpa has the potential to release tremendous power by clearly defining and focusing on a chosen goal." My chosen goal since May has truly been on being physically active. Since it's cold and miserable out, I've been being active inside instead of outside. December 6th (or something like that) was the last time I ventured outside for physical activity. I, however, have still been going to they gym and focusing on being physically fit (or at least burning enough calories to eat more food). Yesterday I received an early morning text from a friend in God's Country . President Obama was talking about "The President's Challenge" . Today (I tried yesterday and decided to put it off until today... forget out it... let it happen... put it aside... clear my mind of it... all probably sankalpa) I formed a group. The...
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