Wow! September 1st!
I am not going to ask that question again though, neither here, nor the real world... Where the heck does the time go???
Many will be cruising down to years end, Christmas, New Year, fresh starts and all that jazz... Think I am overstating it? Mark my words, you will be hanging a new calendar in no time and thinking...
Wow! That weird, long winded, English dude was right!
Here's a thought though, free of charge, from me to you.
It is not too late to strike out, set some plans, maybe even hit some goals... Don't wait for January 1st to set out your stall for the year ahead... Hey, I am fairly certain you already knew that you didn't need my permission. That's not what this is though, sometimes we just don't think of setting something down towards the back end of the year. A gentle reminder that you are utterly capable of leaving the year happier, healthier or wealthier than you are right now.
The closing days of the British summer, although still gripping on for dear life, end with a rapidly encroaching darkness sooner and Sooner with each passing evening.
However, this poses a question, rather than simply causing a sense of melancholy. It asks me, who I will be next Summer? I respond by stating that I don't even know who I am capable of being by the end of this year
I am undergoing quite the period of change right now, some forced upon me and some by choice... This has excited me, I always did enjoy pondering what I could do, if I really put my mind to it...
What about you? What would you love to accomplish by the final curtain of 2025?
Or, what would you love to be well on the way to by then? If you are a new years goals/resolutions kind of person, imagine how 2026 might go if you turbo charge your chances by using the last 120 or so days of the year?
Or is it that there are some habits or behaviours you would like to dump in the garbage before the end credits of 2025 begin to roll?
If this question or the idea it contains, resonates with you, I am incredibly glad. Maybe give it a little thought, commit some goals to the page and go get 'em! You have everything you could ever need, deep within.
I would bloody love to hear all about these goals or ambitions, if ya do.
If you really fancy a challenge, pick one from each of the 3 big areas for all round life improvement...
Health, Wealth and Happiness!
It doesn't have to be something (or some things) that appear large enough in the eyes of others, if it matters to you, it is worthy and valuable.
As is so often the case with posts like this, it serves in part to keep ME accountable and on track and provoke ideas for lasting, beneficial change... BUT if it can spur you on to reach for something you want then I am super excited by that thought.
Thank YOU for taking the time to read my, often disjointed ramblings and if you're one of those amazing people who like to hit the comments section... Then I doubly thank YOU!
Either way I want you to know that you are appreciated!
Keep taking the time to connect with each-other both here and in the 'so-called' real world and try and look after each-other, because as you already know...
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Well, you’ve managed one goal at least...writing a post that doesn’t require the reader to pack a picnic. And if I may say so, you’re looking positively spiffing.
Yup, I have received written notice that my membership of brevity monthly was about to be terminated, no picnic baskets or indeed, gingham of any description, was the brief! So that sassy little apron I had recently bought myself was simply a no-go...
Confession - Vanity has forbad me from sharing recent pictorial representation for a little while, not-quite-deathbed snaps were deemed acceptable as grooming does take a slight backward step for a while... All of this preamble is suffice to say, that it was an older pic... What can I tells ya? I am a vain old fool!!!
However... I am feeling pretty good, barring a few health caveats, burning fat, building muscle, getting fitter, feeling mentally brighter and am ready to unleash my trademarked, fully insured visage upon the world once more.
Awww... Was poor little Stevo feeling vulnerable???I keep dipping back in here despite the latest round of challenges to stay accountable, although not how or as often as I would like, but it'll come.
Oh wait I have just received a text message from Brevity monthly... Gotta go... Hope you are doing quite magnificently, my friend 😁🚀
Haven't seen you around for a while. How have you been? I've given up on goals as most of them end up as own goals :D
Seeing your name pop up caused me to open up Discord, which I rarely do and read through our entire thread... Spoiler I was so fkn witty!!!
There were so many portents of doom there... I have been pretty absent for the most part... I had a couple of shots at croaking but as usual with my projects, just couldn't see it through to conclusion!!! Pancreatitis started the job, resulting in the best part of a month in hospital, a matter of days after
dischargerelease I headed back with sepsis, resulting in another 3 weeks in there... Meh, the rollercoaster of life trundles around the track in that way that it does.Extremely happy to see you around these here parts sir! 😎
The goals only ever really get hit for most of us when the safe routes are closed off... It kinda' focusses the mind😁
The long road to recovery is finally gathering pace and I am checking off mini goals like there's no tomorrow, scientists have recently discovered that one day there won't be, sorry for any spoilers!!!
Hope your own situation is a
magnificentadequate one, maybe even goodish... Life is filled with challenges, but I once knew a dude with dyslexia who attempted to learn Latin, can you imagine what kind of nutjob he must have been??????Stay cool Sir! 😎 Awesome to see ya!
"Spoiler I was so fkn witty!!!"
Weren't you just :D
I didn't remember that we had massive health conversations on discord. You live and eerrrr ......relearn. Still the memory loss means that I can watch an entire series that I've seen before on Netfix and it can be entirely new to me :D
Well I finally got put on biologics just over a year ago. As they kicked in some of the inflammation died down and it was enough to stop most of my seizures. Obviously still not allowed to drive or ride a bike. Also in the past 2 weeks or so I have been able to sleep more than 4 hours without waking up for the first time in about 12 years. That sleep should help my body recovering a lot.
I also moved. Centre of the city to the sticks. Less tall buildings means that there is light so I'm less troll like. Also a lot more space. So things are better healthwise - just skint.
I just read up on your pancreatitis on Hive. Yeah that's a shit. People don't realise what an essential organ it is. It will mess up your mind up a fair bit too so I can't imagine you are much of a happy bunny. Hope you are coping with the aftermath of it and laying off the fruit juices.
I was a skinny kid too but I never had swim trunks like that so my photos were a touch less embarrassing :S
It's a wild thought indeed! The summer has flown by, as they tend to as we get older which is some sad reality. There are a lot of enjoyable things that's for sure, but overall I wish things would slow down but they won't lol.
Next year is likely going to be a pretty wild year for me, with a number of changes that need to happen and I've been delaying them. This year was tentative for it, but for sure I need to make them next year but I do dislike the new years shit. Making changes is about doing it when you are ready, not when some silly calendar date flips to another one.
Steven's tardy comment catch-up comes round again... What else is new, huh?
Yup age does seem to hit that x2 button on the remote control, tis very true, I am learning the only way to slow things a little is to ditch the phone, push the manicness from my mind, walk and breathe... It has genuinely been working, more so now than in the beginning, I must confess.
Totally agree about the expected dates of expected frenzied goal setting, big birthdays, New years day etc... I may partake a little ,when caught in that moment but try and never wait for a day that may never arrive, that is something I have learned through pain and self disappointment.
Perhaps that sense of hesitation or tentative trepidation was actually you preparing for a big push? Maybe man!
I hope you reach almost all you want to, leaving just enough new targets, milestones and goals to keep you hungry, interested and ultimately fulfilled.
Sometimes, in my experience there is an inherent feeling of not yet, who knows why? It is best not to dwell on why not yesterday, why not 10 years ago, why not when I left school? Just do it when the time is right, if that day doesn't announce itself loudly enough, make it the right time, when it is the right time 😁
It may take me a while to get back sometimes man, it doesn't diminish just how, grateful I am, or how thankful I am that you are here! Have a great week ahead dude 😎
It’s warm enough here that I actually look forward to winter.
For health you already know about the one arm pushups and pull-ups. For wealth, well hopefully we can finally get the alt coin bull run everyone seems to be expecting to happen this fall. For happiness, I would like to focus on more things that can lead to deeper fulfillment rather than instant gratification.
Of course there are more but some are personal and I would rather keep them to myself.
Isn’t it Steven’s Day tomorrow? If I remember correctly from one of your posts, Steven’s Day is on the same day as my birthday.
I accept winter with open arms, although I always embrace the sunny days more to be honest, I enjoy the bracing quality of icy air, crispness of the grass when the frosts and snow arrive and the cosiness of the dark nights, although I love the nights when it gets dark at 11pm at the height of Summer more.
I hope that pushup seems closer than it did when you last spoke of it here... I want to hear that It happened!!!, when the time is right of course, although always remember what I am 100% certain you already know, the pursuit of a goal is all about who you become on the journey, rather than the shining moment you achieve it.
I hope the birthday gave you pause to think, reflect and came with at least a little fun, you have my very best wishes for that day and the other 364 that follow, always.
I am moving forward with my health at a staggering pace at the moment, and despite some ongoing issues related to the progress, I am very happy, feel useful and fulfilled again (somewhat) and I gotta be honest, I kinda fancy a crack at that push up goal too, although I should concentrate on one regular pushup first 😁
So I guess most days are feeling a little like Steven's day right now.
Excellent place to focus, ditch the wild dopamine spikes and find some lasting value, good luck with that one!
Always wonderful to see ya round these parts my friend, long may it continue, be well Sir 😎
Eh up Steve. How'ya diddlin'?
You had nothing I could vote on but it's shit that I am so flakey about keeping things going. I only started playing Splinterlands because there was a free version going. I don't have to use my brains to write a post about it either
Haha Back to respond fully soon mate.
Always fab to hear from ya, and bloody wonderful (not overstated!!!) to reconnect after so long and both with slighter better prospects than before. 😎
Don't give votes a seconds thought man, just stop by when you are about and I will do much, much better to stay in touch too!
Sonds fine by me. ;D
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