How is it that it is so natural to have opinions and to judge, ourselves and others. The amount of times I have caught myself mid-thought, is astounding. Sadly oftentimes too late.
I managed 1 day, then half a day then 2 days without falling of the Wagon of the 7 Day Mental Diet. I also hit overwhelm, some more cement falling away, a very painful process. Does fatigue play a part in this I wonder. I have worked 3 days in a row, the last 2, nine hour shifts without a break and incredibly busy. Walking out of the air conditioning felt like walking into a bath of very warm water. It has been so hot.
Today, thankfully a day off, I had to struggle with myself to get my attitude under control. It really was quite a battle. Suddenly it turned around and I felt much better.
I promise to exercise every day!!!!! I always keep my promises. The thought crossed my mind to skip it but “I always keep my promises” rang in my ears. I set off and luckily there was a breeze, so not too bad. It was still 30 degrees centigrade when I got back from my walk after 7 this evening. That’s when I really felt it. I had to laugh, I must be getting old or soft!!! I remember when we were at Longreach still, I had the carpet cleaned in the lounge and while the furniture was out, decided it would be a good time to wash the walls and ceiling. 24 feet by 14 feet with 12 ft ceilings. I was up on the step-ladder with a towel over my shoulder to mop me up, as it was 52 degrees, centigrade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was I nuts?!!!!!! It seemed like a good idea at the time! One of our hottest days and we only had 32 volt power, which we generated, and our old fan had given up the ghost. No wonder we were so excited to get on the grid with real power!!
It is a very interesting process, this keeping the mind under control. I know that it is a process and that it does take time and discipline. I remember, other times when I have tried to have a week of no negative thoughts, I didn’t last for as long as this. I thought that I had managed one day very well, but when I did a review of the day, I realized that I had stuffed it up with judgement, held for more than 7 seconds. Tomorrow is another day.
One thing I have noticed is, there are times now when other people make judgements, instead of agreeing with them, where once I would have been of the same opinion, I now think, “What and interesting point of view”, noticing that there is no judgment in me in quite a lot of cases. That is progress!!!! What will week 8 bring, I wonder.
Jerrybmasterkey said:
You’re growing, Issy. Congratulations and continue to move forward! Regardless of what Week 8 and the remainder of the MKMMA program brings to you, you will be a success!
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issymcintyre said:
Thanks Jerry, It is onward and upward for us all.
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masterkeygrace07 said:
Issy, I do love reading your blogs. They are so descriptive and easy to picture. I think you are doing an awesome job. Keep going. Grace
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issymcintyre said:
Thank you Grace. It is rather fun too. I was terrified to start with, never having been one to write.
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masterkeyglen said:
Exercising every day builds endurance. So it is with MKMMA keep it up you are in better shape than you realize
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issymcintyre said:
Thanks Glen, So true. We will be even better shape in 4 months for the rest of our lives.
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masterkeyelicia said:
Hi Issy, I wanted to come and visit your post after discovering that you were in Australia and how great it is to read your post. Gosh are you experiencing weather like that and it’s not even summer yet? wow! I totally relate to your post, I’m not even remotely close to achieving an hour let alone a day hee hee hee, but you are absolutely right about how interesting it is to control the mind like this. XXoo
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issymcintyre said:
Thanks Elicia, So much cooler where you are. How challenged are we every step of the way with controlling our minds and thoughts. We will win!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fly4evergp said:
Observing the opinions of others without having am opinion of our own was a big challenge for me, especially with my wife. You are nailing it. Great style of writing. Thank you.
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issymcintyre said:
Thanks Gerhard, This has been a challenging week for me with the TV thing. Peter watches it and I don’t. Very tricky, as we are in a smaller house now,with only 1 living area. A lesson in patience!!!!
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Master Key Gerda said:
Nice blog Issy. Nice to see you are growing on the journey. Congratulations.
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issymcintyre said:
Thank you so much. It is a wave of growth, with us all growing together. What a concept!!!!!!!!!!111
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Heather Plude said:
It’s nice to be able to observe without judgement or opinion. So great to read about your progress and wins! Keep up the good work!
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issymcintyre said:
Thanks Heather, I is so exciting to realize that there is progress. I would have loved this 20 years ago, but realize I wasn’t ready for it. I needed to do a lot of growing before being ready for it.
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Luc said:
Great post, Issy! I don’t remember having ever been exposed to a 52°C temperature in my life, so I wonder what could be the most challenging between repeating the MKMMA exercises every day or cleaning the house at such a high temperature! One thing I am sure of is that both need courage and it is obvious you have a lot of it. Thank you Issy for sharing this experience.
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