The Nonsense is Shiny

While I didn't work quite as diligently as I might have today, being tired and waking late, I accomplished quite a bit.  I wrote more than one essay, which is always a good accomplishment.  I even edited them.  I didn't waste time arguing with people on Facebook - and avoided reading too much nonsense too.  I only hope that I can build on that habit.  God knows that'll be difficult.  The nonsense is shiny.

By remaining both calm and persistent, I helped my wife achieve her goals without being too much of a jerk about it.  I also managed to make time for an old friend.  The whole family got to go along and I think everyone had fun.

All in all, today was a good day.  I'm grateful for my ability to be attentive to the things I wanted to do.  I don't think that this attitude is the pinnacle of Stoicism.  I'd like to grow to be the sort of person who can be grateful when I do my best and the shit hits the fan anyway.  I'm not there.  Still, in a way, I'd like to think that being okay with where I am in part of being Stoic too.

Bad Stoic

I adopted Stoicism about 2 years ago.  I'm a bad Stoic.  I know the doctrines that are relevant to modern life, but I often have trouble living.  It's one thing to believe a thing.  It's another actually do it.  I eat more than I ought.  I waste my time entertaining myself.  I know that these things won't make me happier, but I do them anyway.  The truth is that they often make me less happy than I would be if I ate less and were hard at work.

Where should I apply my energy?  That's the real question.  I have no idea.  I'd like to commit to keeping a daily journal, but I can't imagine that I'll actually keep up with it.  I guess the journal would keep track of my daily goals and observations, as well as my failings.

I'll start with my failings.  I should have gotten up at 5:30 today, but I didn't.  I didn't have anything in particular that I really had to do that early - which is why I didn't get up.  It's probably a little early for me anyway.  Still, I should have gotten up and conducted a rigorous PT early.  I got up late and conducted a weak sort of PT.

I've been lame all day.

I did manage to walk almost 8 miles.  And I did research Bahai faith.  I think I want to go to one of their temples and write about it.

That's all I'll write for now.  Maybe, I'll write again tomorrow, but I doubt it.