Again, due to a technical issues, some parts are a bit jumpy.

Exploring Clarity, Congruency & Creativity with Tony Teegarden – Part #2 from Veron Graham on Vimeo.

• 0:15 – Defining Authenticity
• 3:03 – Projecting our greatness unto other people
• 4:36 – Tony shares his view on “Spiritual Marketing”
• 8:18 – Tony shares future projects (blogging as a business, & personal coaching)

Tony Teegarden has helped me grow, particularly in the areas of gaining clarity on my career goals, and developing some important entrepreneurial skills.  I was fortunate to sit down with him(via skype) and catch up on where he is now in his life, and as usual, he dropped a few gems worth careful consideration.

The video is a bit choppy at times, but still very watchable.  Here’s part #1 of our interview.  Hope you enjoy:

Exploring Clarity, Congruency & Creativity with Tony Teegarden from Veron Graham on Vimeo.

Summary of Interview:

• 0:50 – Philosophy on work
• 5:00 – Creativity & congruency as core values
• 7:00 – Gaining Clarity & Advise for those making transition from work to work that connects to core values
• 9:35 – What he’s learned as entrepreneur/solopreneur -
• 10:30 – Getting clear on what kind of life you really want to live?
• 11:30 – Rethinking the Time & Money ratio. Do you have a life?
• 12:59 – Authenticity & life as a blogger

Part #2 of our converssation: Here

What are some things you value regarding your work or career?

It seems to me that noise is a sort of addiction.  Like I’m driving in the car, and my hand automatically flicks the radio on.  I don’t want to hear anything, what I really want to do is figure out where I’m going….in life.

I want to get the things done on the list.

I want to relax and organize the thoughts swarming inside.

I want to regain control.  But I feel like there’s something on the radio that I’m missing.  Something to help me pass the time.  So I channel surf.  Through the stations of noise.  And if I can’t find what I’m not looking for, there’s the T.V, or the internet, or the mall.  It’s almost like society has agreed that silence is boring, or wrong.  Like staying in on a Saturday night is such a socially dwarfed activity.

If life was so valuable, wouldn’t we want to slow it down?  Where are we going in such a hurry?  Why are we so eager to fill it with the things that seem so meaningless?

So it’s beginning to make sense why it’s so difficult sometimes to just sit down and write.  Or why I find it hard to leave the beach after staring at the horizon for awhile. Trying to take in the unfathomable radiance.

We live in a world with noise.  But without filters, or a means to establish silent zones, we will drive ourselves mad.  Becoming swept away in the momentum of societies assumed rule of perpetual motion.

How do you break away from the noise in your life?  What is your quiet place?

So if you were wondering where you stood on the question of your addiction to your favorite social media community, here are some clues I came up with that may shed a little light on where you might stand.  These scenarios may or may not suggest examples of my online habits in any way.

1. If you’ve found yourself on Facebook , Twitter, or some online site, but originally got on your computer to do something else, and now have forgotten what exactly that other thing was…The crack may be trying to get you…
2. If you’ve found yourself in a room full of family or friends, and their were at least two to three computers open, a BlackBerry or iPhone, and conversations are all taking place over the top of your laptops or phones…The crack is about to get you….
3. If you’ve been making a promise each week for the past year, that you will cut down on your Twitter or Facebook use, and you haven’t..well…the crack may just have about got you…
4. If you reach over in bed and lovingly caress your laptop in the night, because you dosed of, with it almost burning a hole in your chest…well..that’s just sad…(ok, I’ll admit to this one…guilty as charged)
5. If your index fingers are slightly calloused due to excessive mouse tracking on your laptops mouse pad, or if your wrist and fingers involuntarily begin making clicking motions in public, and you try to pretend like you’re just pointing at something…well..that’s just strange…
6. If you hesitate to open your Facebook chat, because you know you just may be flooded with people just wanting to say hi, and you have stuff to do, but for some strange reason you open your chat anyway….hey it’s called loneliness, we all have to face it…but the crack is getting to you…
7. If you have more than 10 tabs open on your computer, (Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, your email, a few sites you stumbled into, the thing you were actually intending to do when you came online) and you’re so disgusted with the info overload, that you start randomly shutting them all down, without checking to see if any of them were important…and then you realize you had an unfinished report or email that you have to retype…well…that was dumb,  but kudos..you are fighting the crack…this is a start.
8. If you’re version of a nightmare, is one where you aren’t able to find the favorite button for a YouTube video you like, so much that it wakes you up, and you go online in the real world?  Well…dang…what the hay?…
9. If people wonder why your hands are always perched between your legs, fumbling around with that all important text, status update, or one of the 100’s of thousands of apps available through your mobile device…well…be prepared for some misunderstandings.  I’m just saying…
10. If you get this warm cuddly feeling whenever you think of Facebook, and you’re actually ashamed and confused that you could be had in this way…well..join the club…that’s just the tension between truth and your current reality.  Make your way to the exit signs…
11. If the girls or guys online just seem so much easier to “Talk” to…haha…well…its time my friend…to make your way out into the sunshine.  Shave your face, or legs, and get back into physically close proximity to real human beings.  The crack has officially GOT you…I’m just saying.

All goofing around aside…Let’s figure out a way to get a handle on whatever website continues to pimp our time.  On December 31st, 2009, I casually stumbled on a 1 week challenge sparked by John Mayer.  In essence, he challenged his “twitter followers” to a brain dump, or more clearly put, an information diet, or a fast from the social media sites that can take up a lot of our time.

I jumped in, and since January 1st, 2010 until January 8th,  2010, I, with trembling fingers, stayed clear from all that was eeeeevil online.  Ok, I don’t need a medal for this effort.  It was only a week right?  Hmmm…well, the point was well taken Mr. Mayer.  I along with millions of Americans, and the world for that matter, are still trying to figure out how to manage the time spent on various social media sites.

According to an article in the New York Times, a Nielsen study shows the average time spent on Facebook for the 25-35 age group to be just between 3-4 hours a day.  Where do you think  you stand?  And for those really wanting to push the envelop, and don’t think any of this relates to them, consider giving John Mayer’s wee experiment a try.  The proof is in the pudding or the break from it..right? (BTW, as if powdered Facebook wasn’t enough, now you can drink Facebook, check it out).

The week away from Facebook, and twitter wasn’t that tough for me, but it did make me better recognize the casual tendency to repeatedly check email, Twitter, Facebook, and the other often visited sites, to the detriment of actual work I was trying to do online, or my computer.  And that’s the issue, especially for those who spend a lot of time on a computer for work, school, or their business, and even more important for those like myself, who value building relationships and networking to further business goals.  The key is knowing where to manage the line between genuine networking, and relationship building, and wasting time.

Do your online habits, or mobile phone usage, interrupt your ability to get the things you really value done?

If any of this applies in anyway, and you are serious about reclaiming your time, and increasing your productivity in 2010, check out “RescueTime”. The video below gives a short demo into how it works(I am not affiliated with this service, nor do I get paid in any way to promote about it. In fact I haven’t even used it, but it sure looks like a good idea). It’s basically a software that “automagically” tracks which web sites & applications are actively used at your computer and provides charts of this data.  So far, without any cool time tracking software, I just have a gut feeling, that my productivity can always do with a little tweaking!

RescueTime Time Tracking Overview from Tony Wright on Vimeo.

Also check out:

Facebook Addiction Growing Issue

Psychologist Discusses Facebook Addiction

Check it out.  I think they make some good points.  For the original blog post, visit Don’s blog.

New Years Resolutions – All Things Converge Podcast preview from All Things Converge Podcast on Vimeo.

How important is clarity in a world vying for your attention? It seems that all that surrounds the modern life conspires for it fragmentation.  Increasing obligations, and mass marketing all threaten any attempts at a prolonged coherent thought, not to mention consistent action.

I awake in the morning with the goal of accomplishing certain things. And in all honesty, how successful my day is, already depends on how clearly defined these goals are.  If not, I don’t stand a fighting chance with so much vying for my attention.  If I am not zealously clear as to the days objectives, forget about it, its not going to get done.  Maybe you can relate?

And so goes the endless cycle of daily routine and failure. But what I sometimes wouldn’t consider is although I was good at writing down my goals, and reviewing them often, there also seemed to be things that would always frustrate the process.  Things that make you forget what you are trying to accomplish, and so easily seem to throw you of course.

As a result of this history, I started asking myself, what I could do to give the goals in my life a fighting chance.  And it just made sense, that if there were competing forces vying for attention, that those forces, needed to be deleted, or managed.  That’s when I began to realize that the information on productivity was endless.  At first the concept of simplifying your life wasn’t sexy, and in some ways, I guess it may never seem that way to a lot of folks.  Don’t expect any 30 seconds advertisements praising the virtues of only buying what you need. But as of late, the subject has been gaining a very practical sort of relevance in my life, and in the life of millions of people who are just plain tired and stressed out by overly complicated lives.

The further I’ve read on the topic, the more I began to see that by riding myself of distractions, and the barrage of incoming information and messages, the clearer I can think, and the more focused I can become on a single objective.

David Allen refers to these messages as open loops.  He defines what it means in his Getting Things Done book:

An Open Loop is anything pulling at your attention that doesn’t belong where it is, the way it is.

The Getting Things Done method is an intricate system of built around the premise that one needs to get as much stuff from outside of your head, so that you can focus on actually getting things done. I’ll admit, after reading the book, that it was very helpful, but at times, seemed overwhelming.  So here, I’ve just focused on some basic things that have begun this process for me.  I may tackle a more thorough review of the GTD book at a later time.

Here’s an unrelated video that I stumbled on that I think gives an example of what your life can turn into if you’re not aware of how easily it is to become overwhelmed with everything vying for your attention.

The “Stuff” that’s to blame

David Allen describes stuff as:

Anything you have allowed into your psychological or physical world that doesn’t belong where it is, but for which you haven’t yet determined the desired outcome and the next action step. [pg. 17]

Here are some of the “stuff” that I’ve identified as contributing to a more complicated existence for me. In a later post, I’ll share what I’ve actually done to manage or rid myself of some of these things.

Mess

This is a term generally referring to all the things around you or in your life, that don’t need to be there. They can be huge things, or all those little details.  A physically cluttered environment, or all those to do list, that keep rolling over into the next to-do list.  The more cluttered my environment, the more my brain seems to have to work.

Toxic Relationships

These are the people, that for whatever reason, are apart of your life, but for some reason, seem to repeatedly affect you in a negative way.  Where they are in their life, and where you are, may just not be congruent.

Television

Some call it the one eyed devil, and I’m not here to cast stones or preach, but here are some interesting statistics from the A.C. Nielsen Co. that really shook me up! These statistics really made me evaluate how I was spending my time.

According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.

Number of 30-second TV commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000. source

I did the math, and that comes out to about 55 TV messages per day alone. Messages all calling for some sort of action, or lobbying for storage place in an already desperately clustered brain.

Email

If you’re anything like me, you have a ton of messages all being delivered via various in boxes. Jumping on my laptop to check my email used to be a morning ritual.  And to be honest, I sometimes still struggle with this.  Why is this a such a big deal?  Well for me, it appears that how I begin my day, really effects how focused and successful the rest of it was.  And beginning your day bombarded by hundreds of unread email can be destabilizing.

Internet

In 2006 researchers from Ball State’s Center for Media Design (CMD) uncovered this:

The average person spends about nine hours a day using some type of media. source

The internet  is a beast when it comes to sucking ones time, or throwing me of course.  There’s an obvious benefit to networking, staying in touch with family and friends, and all the various constructive activities that keep us online(I’m not sure if this included Mafia Wars people.  .  However, for me, I’ve realized that the things I’ve usually set out to do, often get thrown of track by an urgent desire to post some ridiculously important facebook or twitter status update, or some imaginary email I’m expecting.

Phone

Now you don’t want to be stuck on the highway at 2am with car trouble, and without your cell phone(I’ll tell you that story another time).  But there are times where that little metallic object in your purse or pocket, can be the channel where people can reach into your life, and easily throw you of course.  A way to manage that access is vital.

Bills

Bills, Bills, Bills. I know, you don’t like me cussing up a storm like that.  Financial disorganization, or unneeded expenses can really put a lot of unneeded stress on the mind.  For me, the largest of which is my home mortgage.  I’ll explain why I call this an unnecessary expense next time, and what I’ve done, or am doing to manage these various open loop traps in my life.

Part 2 to come…

What messes with your focus, and what ways have helped you get back on track?  Trust me, I’m all ears.

An academic organization owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation.^[1] TED is well-known for its annual, invitation-only conference devoted to “ideas worth spreading.”^[2] TED is famous for its lectures, known as TED Talks, which originally focused on technology, entertainment and design, but have now expanded in scope to a broad set of topics including science, arts, politics, education, culture, business, global issues, technology and development. Speakers have included such people as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, molecular biologist James D. Watson, physicist Murray Gell-Mann, former Vice President of the United States Al Gore, political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Zoologist Jane Goodall, and Evangelist Billy Graham.^[3]

I have never come across a more extensive library of innovative, thought provoking, or moving presentations. All of which are available to you with the click of a button, by visiting TED.com.  I’ve seen only a portion of the hundreds of videos the website hosts.  Trying to pick which ones were my favorite, proved tough, but there are some in particular that have stuck with me over the years, and I’ve shared them with you here.  In the comment section below, feel free to share your favorite TED presentations!

Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything

“Productivity guru Tim Ferriss’ fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question — “What’s the worst that could happen?” — is all you need to learn to do anything.”

Rick Warren on a life of purpose

Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book’s wild success.

Chris Abani muses on humanity

“Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity.”

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

“Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.”

Publisher Felix Dennis’ odes to vice and consequences

“Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won battle scars from a madcap — yet not too repentant — life.”

John Wooden on true success

“With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom.”

Dave Eggers’ wish: Once Upon a School

“Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open.”

Barry Schwartz on our loss of wisdom

“Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.”

Jonathan Harris: the Web’s secret stories

“At the EG conference in December 2007, artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve collecting stories: his own, strangers’, and stories collected from the Internet, including his amazing “We Feel Fine.”

A.J. Jacobs’ year of living biblically

“Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically — following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible.”

Let’s be honest, how inspiring or interesting would it be? Would you or the rest of us, fall asleep during the story called your life?  Do you find yourself getting into a boring cycle, of seemingly meaningless activities, like waking up on Monday morning, with Friday on their mind?  These are some of the unsettling thoughts and questions I was inspired to confront, while reading Donald Miller’s new book, A Thousand Miles, in a Million Years.

It begins with him being approached by two screenwriters, who pitch him on the idea of making a movie based on his New York Times bestseller, Blue Like Jazz. Donald is hesitant at first, because he can’t really imagine watching his collection of memoir styled essays on the big screen.  And this hesitation is somewhat confirmed while trying to collaboratively come up with a watchable story.  What he discovers is that his real life is, well, kind of boring, and that the editing process of creating a watchable movie, can be used in actually creating a better, and more meaningful story in his real life.

Here’s part of the blurb from the back cover:

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years chronicles Miller’s rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story, to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll.  Through heart-wrenching honesty and hilarious self-inspection, Donald Miller takes readers through the life that emerges when it turns from boring reality into a meaningful narrative.

Miller goes from sleeping all day to riding his bike across America, from living in romantic daydreams to fearful encounters with true love, from wasting his money to founding a nonprofit with a passionate cause.

I can really relate to the theme of this book in so many ways. I strongly believe in taking an intentional approach to ones life, and designing it in such a way that you don’t look back at an unfinished piece of art.  Yes, circumstances push us around in certain directions, and sometimes life can get pretty monotonous.  But its surprising at times to realize the amount of power one still has to shape his or her own circumstances.  This is not to say, that everyone’s real life needs to be filled with random explosions, and enough drama to make the Lifetime channel look like CSPAN.  No, what Miller seems to be getting at is the understanding, in a larger sense, of what makes a compelling and endearing character, and by so doing we can reflectively ask how those principles are working in our lives.  This decisive and intentional foundation, is even more relevant when considering the larger questions of our lives. Like meaning, purpose, and the human condition.

Miller’s narrative leads him to then consider the tension between being in a larger story written by a supreme Author who may desire to write a better character and story for us, and the innate desire on our part to control and live a smaller, mediocre life, or a broken story. He also concludes with some general suggestions on how to combat the meaningless areas in our lives.  I closed the final chapter, much more resolved in the power I have to chose the story I wanted to live, sparked with some huge ideas to live for, and also more in tune with what makes a good character and story, and some insights into how the Christian narrative claims to promote a better story.  Not one of mindless religion, where better stories are told, but seldom lived, but of living that better story in a real world full of meaninglessness and “bad stories”.

Writers, or creative people in general will appreciate this book. You almost get two books for the price of one.  By giving us a peek into the creative process of writing a book and screenplay, Miller also manages to reveal how his own life transformed from a rut to one of “risk, possibility, beauty and meaning”.  He transfers this hope to us quite eloquently, in his usual laid back approach, disarming, and self deprecating style of humor.

One chapter in my story is exploretruth.com It’s my hope that by sharing my attempts at living a more intentional life.  By boldly facing the grave questions of our human condition.  By connecting and learning from people like you, who are on your own journeys.  And by learning to live with death, pain, uncertainty, and the shortness of life. I will find a truer state of being.  One that will educate and inspire a sense of urgency, appreciation, purpose, and honesty in my life, and who knows, maybe in the life of someone else as well.

Don’t wait until New Years Eve to read this book, just opt for the existential kick in the pants you could get today! I made the mistake of beginning to read it at Barnes & Noble.  So you know what that means.  Instead of saving a few bucks online, I walked out with not just that book, but another one. smh(that’s shaking my head, for all of you who actually speak english).  Oh…He also is in the middle of his book tour, and I hope to meet him in November.  Maybe I’ll snag a short interview with him.  We’ll see…If there are any Florida Miller fans who read this, and want to go, or meet up, let me know!

More info about book, tour, movie, and author:

Tour schedule

Sneak peak and PDF from the book found here and here

Book Trailer

Blue Like Jazz The Movie

Blue Like Jazz review

So I started to feeling myself a bit, after crossing the 45 day mark of the P90X Challenge. Going from a largely sedentary individual to 6 days a week of hellish workouts was a big deal for me.

A little History on the P90X Challenge(Or as I like to affectionately describe as a pact with el diablo)

According to their website:

P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You’ll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, online peer support, and much more. Your personal trainer, Tony Horton, will keep you engaged every step of the way, and you won’t believe your results!

Now beyond all the hype and sales pitch, this program has proved to be nothing shy of a straight ass kicker. Anyone who has attempted it, or is in the process of doing so, can relate.  This leads me to why I am writing this.

I began the P90X program 2 months ago, more so because I began to see that specific challenges work pretty well for me. There seems to be something to focusing on a bite sized goal.  I can wrap my mind around the challenge, sike myself up a bit, let everyone know, and the positive peer pressure of completing what I set out to do, tends to push me forward.  Well…This 90 day challenge hasnt been without its set backs.

One of the systems selling points is minimal equipment purchase. There are a set of resitant bands one can use in place of dumbells.  Hypothetically this should allow you to workout anywhere.  I had planned a trip to Baltimore, and half committed to continuing my 6 workouts per week regiment while away.  Point blank.  This did not happen.  Not only did it not happen.  I was introduced to a burger place called 5 guys

Now that I am back,  and 4 pounds heavier with guilt and grease. I now have a choice to make.  Do I quit, due to this obvious set back.  Or do I acknowledge that I have succeeded in beginning and almost attaining the halfway mark of this challenge.  Do I decide to forgive myself this, unfortunate(but tasty) set back, and continue, with renewed committment to the finish line?

Tony Horton, the celebrity fitness trainer for the program, keeps repeating a phrase that I was initially tempted to contemptuously dismiss, but am opting to adopt as todays phrase of the day, and possibly a good one for life.

Do Your Best and Forget The Rest

So today begins(again) the completion and hopeful life long commitment to better health. My ultimate goal is to be in the best shape I’ve ever been in my adult life.  Can you believe I even flirted with the idea of training for a triathlon with my cousin while in Baltimore?  Hmm…who knows…I have years of bad habits, wrong choices, and 2am Calzone runs to undo.  I’ve done it before, and the future looks bright.

P.S.  Before and After pics coming soon.

Ok, I’m probably more the opposite. I had to at least describe the times in my life where the threat of change has produced some resistance.  Most of the time, I’m proactive in diagnosing the areas in my life that don’t reflect my core values.  It hasn’t always been easy.  I believe that most of us, at some point in our lives can relate to the discrepancy between our most treasured values we claim to hold, and the way we are actually currently living our lives.  This has shown up particularly in 3 areas of my life.  Maybe you can relate, and also share your thoughts, and whats worked for you.

3 Areas To Check For In-congruency

Spiritual Insanity

This can be where you are living the lie of immortality. You think you’re going to live forever.  At least on this side of life.  You don’t want to think about your inevitable death.  I mean its no ones favorite subject, but living in an outright denial can be the source of a lot of stress and issues.  Call is procrastination of the highest order.  We cannot delay or ignore the inevitable.  This form of denial may express itself in subtle ways.  Procrastination being one of the most sinister revelations.  For example, you may tell yourself that although you do value family, you don’t have to tell your family that you love them today, you have tomorrow to do that.  You don’t have to wrestle with those hairy topics of religion, spirituality, or the how of mankind’s existence.  Finding ways to keep life’s unpredictability before us, reminds us to keep things in perspective, live with a sense of urgency, and to value the things that matter most.

Work Insanity

Considering the fickleness of life on earth, wouldn’t one want to spend these few uncertain years doing something professionally that they enjoyed, were passionate about, or could make the world a better place?  For so many, a life of simply existing has overshadowed that instinctual understanding that we are capable of more.  Is clocking in for 30-50 years at jobs that you hate, or at best tolerate, the way you really want to spend you’re working life?

Health Insanity

I’m not going to pretend to be your favorite vegan health freak telling you to start eating nuts, berries, and 72 grain whole wheat bread. However, If you’re anything like me, you want to be able to live to see your grand kids, and have the intestinal fortitude to bend over and pick them up, without loosing your stool.  McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and half the stuff in the center isles of our local supermarkets don’t seem to share these ideals.

Quick, Someone Call A Doctor

Well in this case, you and I will just have to play doctor. The cure is a healthy dose of congruency.  You have to diagnose the areas in your life, where you know good and well you aren’t satisfied with the way you’ve been living up to what matters most to you. I usually make a list.  It helps to face the music on paper…I think that made sense.  If you hate your job, start thinking, and acting on ways to earn a living doing something you love.  If you have questions about life and your purpose here on our spinning sphere, spend some time thinking about why exactly you’re here, and how you want to be remembered.

That’s where I am.  I’m figuring out ways to eradicate the repetitive, ill serving  habits that threaten both short and long term quality of life.  I didn’t say it was a quick fix, but at least its a start.

What is your thoughts regarding Work, Spirituality, and your Health?