2018.04.29 - Day 46

I'm having a quiet morning sitting listening to Alexa reading from Harare's “Homo Deus." I watched a feature on BBC iPlayer last night about crypto currencies. I find it hard to get my head around crypto currency mining. There were 20,000 computers in a big warehouse in Iceland, all working flat out on algorithms mining crypto currency. Iceland is good because the air is cold for cooling purposes and electricity is cheap. But all currency these days is just digital ones and noughts, and not backed up by anything tangible, like gold, as it used to be. Our belief in it shows the power of our consensual conceptual consciousness I guess.

Ah, I almost chose that one on Audible for May (finished One Hundred Years of Solitude finally), but went with Sean Carroll, who I came to appreciate after a talk in which he took issue with unknowing as always a central motivation. Yes, we don't know a lot, but, it is also appropriate to come from a place that appreciates how much we have learned, do know.

Back to the opposite of a great truth is another great truth.
(smiles at Wester)

Savoring has been enjoyable, but I can see why in the well-being course it is coupled with other things like gratitude journaling and acts of kindness, with each going on as a main focus for only one week. The acts of kindness part gets more interesting, but isn't something I want to write about here every day. Right now in the class the focus is on meditation, and on writing a gratitude letter, which are already focuses for me generally. Sometimes I have to be careful not to be overly thankful -- sort of putting everything in others' hands. There is a weird balance.

The class is focused at college student level, so while I do want to do the suggestions and not think that I know, in an action way, what she's saying already, I also want to find the spot she talks about in the current module, which is a balance of being challenged and acting voluntarily... which she links to sense of calling.

So I'm going to switch focus for the rest of the time, or at least until Day 55. Not sure what that will be. I'm leaning toward "unlearn isolation".

Need more feedback as to whether to continue from Day 55. Is it time to wind up, or? How do others feel. :) edited 14:01, 29 Apr 2018

Eliza - Stop at 55? Nooooo... I’ve barely begun! Seriously, my preference would be to continue. But it has to be enjoyable for you Eliza and not a burden. You have a much busier life that I do with more responsibilities. And there has to be return on investment for time and energy expended, so if I’m the only one then never mind.

For me continuing beyond 55 days would help me be productive, but then my initial project was completed in ten days and I switched to my backup which will consume any time I throw at it. Without continuing, I may become a slacker, but that’s my problem not yours! ;-)

I’m the johnny-come-lately on this. I’m content with others’ wishes driving it, though selfishly I admit I’d be disappointed if it stopped. Can I help it if I’m inspired by your enthusiam and example, Eliza? ;-))

:))) Yay Storm! I want to keep going too, but don't want to drag anyone around. So the question becomes, all the way to 99? I'll send an email to the group to see if daily reminders there are still useful, since I think most of us use the 'recent changes' to find our way. edited 17:40, 29 Apr 2018

Despite my infrequent postings, I love to read what others have written. So, if it's not too much a burden, I would love it continue- all the way up to 99 if it's feasible.

So many things going on but trying to attend to one at a time.
Today I will sing and we will sing mixed up so I look forward to blending that way.
To make one sound.
I love to read this tho sometimes it is beyond my understanding. I can be with that tho. edited 22:19, 29 Apr 2018

55 is just not 99 (at last count). Unless you actually have to get up every morning at 4:00 am to send the notices, please continue until 99 :)

:) Thanks for feedback too, Aph and Stevie. 99 Days it shall be.

I have the email notices on auto-send... just have to make them, little cranes in a jar. Should have asked at the GM yesterday too but there was lots to discuss!

Hope your birthday was wonderful, Luci! edited 12:18, 30 Apr 2018