Escaping Tartarus

Category: Journal Entry

  • Day 30: Shaping Discipline

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    I was hoping to finish strong today, but I ended up sleeping in after the gym yesterday. I think I got the perfect workout in, I wasn’t exhausted, but I was tired. The real test will be when I go back in tomorrow. The workout I did: Squats 135×5 185×5 225×5 225×5 225×5 Press 95×5…

  • Day 29: Shaping Discipline

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    I ended up staying up late talking to my wife so I slept in until 7 this morning (that’s become very late for me). I was still able to get everything on my list done. I’ve been reflecting on this cycle as it’s almost over and I had a couple of experiences last night. The…

  • Day 28: Shaping Discipline

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    There was a story in Way of the Peaceful Warrior that talked about someone seeking enlightenment and they came across an old man carrying a sack. The seeker asked the old man “what is enlightenment?” The old man responded b dropping his heavy load and standing up straight. The seeker then asked “what do you…

  • Day 27: Shaping Discipline

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    Holy crap, I just realized today how much I’ve been letting the discipline side of this get away from me – or I guess I’ve been making this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. I let my wake-up time slip and then I’ve been letting tasks slip until later in the day…

  • Day 26: Shaping Discipline

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    I could have sworn I went through a bit of a slump around day 25 on my last 30 day cycle – but I went through and read several days and couldn’t find anything about a slump. It must have been earlier – that being said, going back and reading these actually helped me out…

  • Day 25: Shaping Discipline

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    I hate daylight savings time – I’ve never been able to find a clear answer as to why it exists: “oh it’s for the farmers” – err wait. “Oh it’s to save whale oil!” – oh umm well yeah that’s not something we use anymore. The whole thing whatever it is, isn’t relevant and only…

  • Day 24: Shaping Discipline

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    Holy crap, less than a week out from finishing my second 30 day challenge. Again, there hasn’t been anything mind-blowing that’s happened. But I’ve had a couple of very impactful experiences that have helped my relationship with others as well as my relationship with myself. It felt really good to go out into my driveway…

  • Day 23: Shaping Discipline

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    I woke up late – it’s Saturday after all. But I pretty much got right to work, did my mobility work and practiced a couple of forms. I got my professional reading done, and then read some more from Living the Martial Way – a really good book. I wish I had picked it up…

  • Day 22: Shaping Discipline

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    I got out of bed on time this morning, I hydrated, and then went right into mobility and martial practice. I took a primarily cold shower and then blasted myself. I took care of my grooming and getting dressed, then had to time out while I got my son ready to go. Got all my…