One of the things that’s hardest for me to deal with whenever I’m single is knowing how awesome I am at being a boyfriend, and not having the opportunity to be that. In the Abraham Maslow sense, it’s the frustration of not actualizing my potential in that area. It shows up in thoughts like, “I’m [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Day 23 (2008-10-31): Being all that I am
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, Abraham Maslow, being single, boyfriend, business, choice, family, life, love, Maslow, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, romantic relationships, single on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Day 22 (2008-10-30): Love in the streets
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, baseball, celebration, election, Iraq, laughing, life, love, Peace, peace in relationships, Pennsylvania, Philadelpia Phillies, Phillies, Presidential election, relationships, smiling, war, war in Iraq, West Chester, World Series on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, the Phillies won the World Series. I live in the downtown section of West Chester, Pennsylvania, right in the center of town. As soon as the Phillies won, the streets erupted in madness. Screaming and cheering, cars honking, people hanging out the windows.
Now I’m not a big baseball fan, but I’m a huge [...]
Day 19 (2008-10-27): I rock!
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, life, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, sales, Seinfeld, women on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I rock!
Tonight I finally spoke to a woman I’ve been wanting to speak to for weeks. It was easy, it was natural, it went great. I probably ended the conversation sooner than necessary, but better sooner than later. Left on a high note, like George on Seinfeld.
What I learned most was how inaccurate [...]
Day 18 (2008-10-26): Get out of here!
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, Anthony Robbins, friends, I'm not good enough, life, not good enough, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, strangers, Tony Robbins, work, working too much on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My biggest obstacle in speaking to 5 strangers each day is my tendency to work so much that I don’t ever leave my apartment. On the days I leave, it’s usually not a problem. Speaking to a couple of people happens naturally, and it’s pretty easy to get that number to 4 or 5.
In the [...]
Day 13 (2008-10-21): Fun, not obligation
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, fear, life, limiting beliefs, not enough, not good enough, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, resistance, romantic relationships, strangers, unconscious fears on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I went to the bookstore 2 hours before my meeting so that I could do my exercise of talking to 5 strangers. On the way I saw a friend drive right past me, so I called him and we agreed to meet at the bookstore. Turns out he wanted to talk to me about [...]
Day 12 (2008-10-20): Priorities, productivity, and peace of mind
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, coaching, coaching program, life, life coaching, Peace, peace in relationships, peaceful productivity, productivity, relationships, self-care, Sunday on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was the beginning of stage 2 of these 100 Days of Peace in Relationship. My intention in stage 2 is to approach at least 5 strangers each day and have authentic interactions with them. Yesterday I approached 1.
Yesterday was a great day full of things that are top priorities for me. I spent time [...]
Day 10 (2008-10-18): Stage 1 ends, stage 2 begins
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, appreciation, book deadline, coaching, gratitude, group coaching, intentions, life, life coaching, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, strangers, thank you on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today completes stage 1 of my 100 Days of Peace in Relationships. My intention for these first 10 days was to condition an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. I would evaluate my success as moderate. My mood has been relatively even and peaceful, yet I’ve slipped a little in the past few days with my [...]
Day 8 (2008-10-16): How are you?
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, daily writing, life, mood, Peace, peace in relationships, productivity, rejuvenation, relationships, rest, self-love, thank you, writing on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was a little bit of a back-slide. Both my mood and my productivity dipped. I wrote for most of the weekend, and I didn’t have a day to rest and rejuvenate, and I burned out a little. Towards the end of the day I got more intentional about saying “Thank you” to the moment, [...]
Day 5 (2008-10-13): Two things
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, anxiety, choice, fear of people, life, not good enough, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I noticed two things today:
I’m feeling incredibly comfortable being me when I’m out among strangers. I can still create that “not good enough” feeling if I really want to, but it doesn’t just show up the way it used to. I casually talk to people now without thinking too much about it, where as in [...]
Day 4 (2008-10-12): A peaceful Sunday
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, Peace, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, anxiety, appreciation, CSA, farming, life, negativity, Peace, peace in relationships, relationships, thank you, writing, writing my book on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the majority of the day writing my book, and believe it or not, I did not encounter a single person face to face. I did speak to a couple of people on the telephone, though.
I noticed that my mood is positive and peaceful. There were some blips of negativity and anxiety [...]
Day 100 (2008-10-08): A deeper understanding
Posted in 100 Days of Peace in Relationships, 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, relationships, tagged 100 Days of Peace, coaching, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, relationships on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was an interesting and challenging day. Several things happened that made it obvious what my next 100 Days of Peace will be about. In fact, it’s what I almost focused on for my second 100 Days, but chickened out on: 100 Days of Peace in Relationships.
These 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity have been wonderful [...]
Day 99 (2008-10-07): Productivity and posting
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, blogging, blogs, choice, daily writing, gratitude, life, making choices, Peace, peaceful gratitude, peaceful productivity, posting, productivity, writing, writing a book on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As these 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity draw to a close, I’m struck by an interesting contrast. Of the three 100 Days I’ve done, these 100 Days have had the biggest gaps in posting. It may seem ironic that this was about productivity and my posting was the most inconsistent. But what I’ve found, especially [...]
Day 93 (2008-10-01): No mystery to writing, Part 2
Posted in 100 Days of Peaceful Productivity, Peace, productivity, tagged 100 Days of Peace, daily writing, life, Peace, peaceful productivity, productivity, word count, writing, writing goals on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I wrote 3036 words. At the half-way point I realized something amazing. Previously, my daily target had been 1400 words, and each day was a struggle. I fell short of that target more than I achieved it.
Today, I blew past the 1400 mark without thinking about it. My brain had reset or recalibrated what [...]
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