“the beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato
Carrying on from Aristotle yesterday, a bit of Plato today. Self congratulations are in order. Three days in a row I have been writing. I fail to remember how long it takes to form a new habit, is it 7 weeks? Regardless, this is the longest time that I have ever kept a daily journal and I feel great.
Accomplishments – Yesterday, was a good day. For the most part. I completed my university work. The evening whiled away into nothing. A friend of a friend is going through a divorce and he briefly visited (socially distanced) and he made me realise how lucky I am. I don’t know why I put this in the accomplishments section.
What I could have done better – Most things. I worked hard, there is no doubt about that, but I wasn’t running on all cyclinders. As the evening crept in, I ate pizza and drank alcohol-free me. Perhaps that is something I should have listed in the accomplishments section. 35 days without alcohol today. It really is amazing what can be done when you stop drinking. I might do another post about this another day. Today, there is a lot of work to be done. I am going to write out my time structure for the day and get to work.
Long term goals – The long term goal that I am working on today is my Spanish language skills. My ability to communicate in Spanish can probably be described as poor at the best of times. Still, I have practiced at least a little everyday for the past two years almost. My duolingo streak is 430 days. I have an online Spanish lesson in 10 minutes. It has been a week since I spoke with the tutor (Carlos), the Coronavirus got in the way of things. It will be great to get back into the swing of things. I feel perhaps that I need to do more reading in Spanish so maybe I will ask him to help me with that.
Gratitude – Happiness, something to be grateful for. I am happy, my course can be difficult, life can be difficult, not being able to leave home can be difficult. It won’t interupt being happy for the time being. It has been a long time since I have thought about the black dog that Winston Churchill not so fondly described.
Post Script – Today is a work hard day. I have to work hard. There is a lot to do even if I don’t feel like doing it. Tomorrow, I will report back on how much I actually acomplished.
