Hey everyone! \u00a0So today is my youngest son’s birthday and also marks the end of 4 of 6 months I have given myself to make this site happen. \u00a0My youngest is not here today as this weekend he is with his mom which of course makes for some strange feelings. \u00a0Just strange to not see him on his birthday. \u00a0Although I am going to try and take him for ice cream later today if time permits. \u00a0I have to play tonight and he has plans for the afternoon with friends so we will see if it works out. \u00a0This brings me back again to perception and how I decide to think about today. \u00a0I spoke to him on the phone and he doesn’t seem to mind waiting until Sunday for ice-cream when he will be here anyway. \u00a0So the non sense in my head about it being sad that I’m not seeing him on his birthday, is really just that, non sense. \u00a0The brain. \u00a0So crazy.<\/p>\n
Anyway this brings us to why I wanted to write today. \u00a0We hear a lot about gratitude and its importance to living a happy life. \u00a0It is something I have spent most of my life almost ignoring and I am slightly ashamed to even write that. \u00a0On the first tripfuse cd I had a song called Granted which I was obviously at some level aware of however, I don’t feel that song really had much direction as far as lyrical content. \u00a0It was like I was trying to say something but didn’t. \u00a0lol.<\/p>\n
So with it being 4 months into the site and trying to make it work to pay my bills I have to say it has been one rough ride thus far mentally. \u00a0Now some things have gone really well and I truly am excited! \u00a0Another part has been very difficult. \u00a0I don’t feel I have money to see a therapist but I am. \u00a0In a way I feel I have to. \u00a0It has been very beneficial and I am looking forward to seeing him this Tuesday again.<\/p>\n
Gratitude and guitar: \u00a0Well many times when I am feeling overwhelmed or I have just run another Facebook ad campaign to find it failed like the others I will pick up my guitar to play. \u00a0No real objective other then to use it as a form of meditation. \u00a0Which it very much can be (of course depends what you are working on. \u00a0lol). \u00a0More often then not when I do this I find myself becoming grateful for what it is I can play and what it is I have and have built. \u00a0Sure at the moment I am broke and not sure what is going to happen in the coming months but for those moments the guitar is giving me back everything I have ever put in. \u00a0And for that I am very grateful!<\/p>\n
I do believe there really is something to being grateful and practicing it daily. \u00a0I even did a 30 day challenge about a year ago where I had to do these gratitude exercises every day. \u00a0It was a good month. \u00a0I should consider doing it again. \u00a0Maybe I will and maybe I will use twitter to share with others. \u00a0I will post twitter link below if anyone has interest.<\/p>\n
So I will wrap this up by saying I am working harder then I have ever before on this site. \u00a0I have come to realize I am doing a lot of things that probably don’t matter that much. \u00a0That has been a challenge for sure, just trying to figure out what is important. \u00a0The one thing I know it is important to give material that people want but after all these years teaching, I am still not always sure what people want. \u00a0Anyway the journey continues and back to work I go. \u00a0I have been using the pomodoro technique where I work 25 minutes, break for 5 , work for 25. \u00a0Seems to be working and I got this blog and a couple other things done in 25 minutes. \u00a0Yay!!<\/p>\n
As always, thanks for taking the time to read this and being a part of this journey with me. \u00a0It means a lot!<\/p>\n
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Teague<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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