Do the thing. Put it in motion. What do you desire?
Set goals and achieve them, spend time with friends (and family if you have one), enjoy your hobbies, excel in your work, savor the arts, be in nature, continue learning, take care of your physical, mental, and spiritual health, find the fortitude to persevere through challenges, get enough rest, smile more, cry if you feel like it, be yourself. Be your very best self. Be love, give love, and be loved.
It was 20 degrees too hot at the start. I felt it immediately and it was a struggle the entire time.
By the finish, it was 30 degrees too hot. But I’m quite pleased about the sub-4 time I achieved!!! I’m finally starting to get my performance back to where I used to be!
I saw some Atlanta friends there as well.
A good friend let me stay at his place, which was greatly appreciated. We grabbed some dinner, went to the beach a couple of times, and finished Good Omens 2 on Netflix (don’t even get me started about that, oh boy am I shaking my hands at the screen right now and they had better make a season 3.)
Florida is too hot, too humid, too flat, and too boring. If there was no ocean and there were no caves there, the state would be useless. But I’m pretty happy about how my Florida marathon went, despite the yucky heat!!!!!
I wasn’t able to record much of the race because I was trying to maintain economy of movement, but I think I got enough of it to capture the essence of the course and make a good memory of the experience.
Every year I keep a jar of gratitude notes throughout the year and then, either on NYE or New Years Day, or as soon as possible afterwards, I open them and read them.
Today I decided to burn one that I remembered having written.
Then, I realized that there was surely at least one more in there to burn from this year, so I looked at them. There were far fewer than most years, so reading them was quick work, and doing so did help. I found the other one that I knew was in there and I lit it aflame, washing the ashes down the sink.
I made a playlist from the archives for today’s workout, from out of “nowhere.” There was nowhere and then there was now here. But all of it represents me in some way or another, and I own every bit of it and am thankful for it all because it is all part of how I got to be who I am. Plus, this music is fun for me sometimes and I get energy from it when I’m in the specific mood to receive that energy.
You might want to set your Spotify to not use this for your listening algorithm, because this one is completely different. Thankfully, you can do that. Spotify introduced a new feature in 2023 that allows listeners to exclude a playlist from their taste profile. It’s a great option for when you are listening to someone else’s stuff from their profile, or you have guests visiting, and you aren’t sure you want Spotify crafting playlists for you based upon their taste. If you want to explore my playlists and not have it affect your listening profile and song suggestions on Spotify, here’s how to use the handy “exclude from my taste profile” feature, and you probably should do that for this one if you like my other playlists. This one is for a certain kind of mood, which maybe you don’t ever have, but I do, sometimes, on rare occasions, and today was one of those times.
Track # – Artist – Song 1 – Ludacris – Act A Fool 2 – Ludacris, Mystikal, I-20 – Move Bitch 3 – Ludacris – Get Back 4 – Murphy Lee, Jermaine Dupri – Wat Da Hook Gon Be 5 – MiMS – This Is Why I’m Hot 6 – DJ Khaled – We Takin’ Over 7 – Fat Joe, Lil Wayne – Make It Rain 8 – Outkast – Hey Ya! 9 – JAY-Z – Dirt Off Your Shoulder 10 – Jeezy – I Luv It 11 – Ludcaris, Nate Dogg – Area Codes 12 – E-40, T-Pain, Kandi Gril – U and Dat (feat. T. Pain & Kandi Girl) 13 – Jeezy, R. Kelly – Go Getta 14 – SHOP BOYZ – Party Like A Rock Star 15 – Unk – Walk It Out 16 – USHER, Lil Jon, Ludacris – Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris) 17 – Outkast, Sleepy Brown – The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown) 18 – Gucci Mane, Mac Bre-Z – Go Head 19 – JAY-Z – Moment Of Clarity 20 – Cassidy, R. Kelly – Hotel (feat. R. Kelly) 21 – Busta Rhymes – Break Ya Neck 22 – JAY-Z, Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind 23 – Trick Daddy, Lil Jon, Twista – Let’s Go (feat. Twista & Lil Jon)
It’s a beautiful morning here in Atlanta and I feel like I’ve returned to balance after a Sunday with my shadow self. The air is crisp, the Sun is mild, and the leaves are beautiful. It was in the upper 40s and now it is 53; there is a light breeze. This is my perfect weather. I love my city.
The whisperer spoke to me on my run this morning, three distinct times.
Always call the Devil’s bluff.
Be genuine and live in integrity and you will never know regret.
The faster you are moving, the more clear your line of sight needs to be.
I feel inspired and grateful for our moments together. Thank you for blessing me and strengthening my spirit. Thank you for my thoughts from the run, when we move as one. That will always be our time together. Blessed be.
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