This morning I woke up early but wasn't ready to get up so I listened to a podcast called Happier by Gretchen Rubin. I fell back asleep but part of it did sink in. I need a mantra. Mantra should be positive considering it does have Buddhist roots. The f-word, although used frequently and quite cathartic, is not really a mantra. The Yale course that I'm taking is teaching me to stay in my lane and focus on what I'm good at and hone those skills, (character traits whatever). Maybe I can use those traits to come up with a mantra. Maybe it should be something uniquely me. I try to burn more calories than I eat every day but when I get on the scales in the morning, I want to scream, "WTF?" Why isn't there a Yale course on how to lose 10 lbs? Actually, I think the whole point of the course is about how thinking that losing 10lbs will make you happy is just your brain playing tricks on you. I don't think there is a mantra in that... I like the ...
Book reviews, (mostly YA) combined with the life musings of an empty nester.