My favorite method is Tennis if I can find a partner to play with. It’s super an atomic mega high intensity workout with frequent stops and starts.

Tennis burns calories into the thousand mark or even higher if you’re matched up well. I have been playing on and off since I started lessons at age 12.

If I cannot find someone to play with then my second choice is working out on the weights and treadmill with my crazy fast music to motivate me (and it does). 🎾🎾🎾

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Today’s group question is a toughie but I’d have to say “The Untethered Soul: the journey beyond yourself” by Michael A Singer is my choice and a book I’d probably read 100 times. To let its lessons sink in.

This book flips the ideas of consciousness, what is truly us, and dealing with past traumas on its side.

The book proposes that our emotions are not us by rather just our interpretation of our reality.

The voice in our head that is often saying negative things is just a part of the brain that is bored. We should ignore this voice at all costs.

And finally, dealing with life’s painful events. Our brains try to protect us by making us avoid the pain by making decisions (stored processes) to avoid dealing with it. The truth is it’s better to pull off the bandaid and heal and move forward instead.

This book changed my life (for the better) and it would definitely change yours.

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This is a tough one. I’m going to go with “Ender Wiggin” from the Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow sagas by Orson Scott Card.

One of the most intense, ingenious, resourceful sensitive protagonists I’ve ever read.

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The best pets I’ve had in the past were dogs and cats. Love, loyalty, and challenges which all differed greatly between these two species.

I am slightly biased though as my favorite pet “Sparky” was an Irish Setter dog I had from age 5 to age 19. He was my best friend and was there from young childhood through young adulthood. ❤️❤️❤️

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I do several jobs for free and always will.

I write on here, post often on social media as well.

I am a healer and empath and so far I haven’t paid for my services, lol 😂

I also am a musician and never once was paid over that active 17 years of my life. 😂 I still am one but am quite low-key these days (no pun intended).

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This is one of the less subjective and more objective questions.

Winter Games

Luge

Bobsledding

Ski Jump

Downhill Skiing

Speed Skating

Summer Games

Track and Field

Field Hockey

Swimming

Rowing

Cycling

Diving

Gymnastics

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We all need to get involved. That’s the problem currently and I’d like to blame Covid 19 at least partially.

Everyone is so narcissistic and self oriented. People cut you off in your car like you weren’t there. Cut in front of you in line as if you didn’t exist. Say nothing when you pass them in the hallways, even after I say “hello”.

I try to be as social as I can everywhere I go, the store, restaurants, etc. I wish more of us were like that. Might lead to a better sense of community. Just my .10.

Peace and good vibes all,

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COVID 19 affected us all many unfortunately for the worst. I did lose some friends and colleagues on account of the disease and they’re irreplaceable. My heart still goes out to their families and loved ones.

Aside for the inconvenienced and dangers this outbreak caused me, I may be one of the few to say that it was a blessing for my life.

The large stress cracks and fractures in my marriage were magnified and brought into the light as we were stranded at home like the rest of the world. The buffer that travel and vacations brought our troubled marriage was not present for her to hide our problems.

I am not sure if I would’ve had the courage or gumption to leave the most toxic relationship of my life were it not for quarantines we were all under at the time and for that I’m thankful for the immediate changes brought on by COVID 19.

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My morning rituals have became routine and are the key to my having a great day.

After a series of alarm snoozes I get up. I finish my prayers from the night before and then think of 10+ things in my life that I’m grateful for.

Next I check emails and texts on my phone from friends, colleagues, etc. I also check my blog here and often post an answer to the question of the day or post something I’d been working on.

I check my work emails as well for any new meetings and project changes.

I take all of my supplements and do so with my favorite breakfast cocktail. Wait wait wait, before you judge there is no alcohol in it, it’s just a super orange EmergenC and a white zero carb monster energy drink.

Next I have my earliest meeting(s) then I have breakfast which consists of a banana and or my special version of scrambled eggs and or toast. Since I’ve had a few teeth removed recently eggs are the main breakfast stable.

I get into my work and projects and alternate between that and keeping my apartment as clean as possible.

Oh almost forgot, I do Wordle and exchange how many guesses it too with my dad via text message… 😝

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