The world will always broadcast noise. Work will throw urgency at your map. People will hand you their expectations like heavy coats and assume you will wear them without anything short of amazement. Your power begins when you decide to set some of those coats down. This can look simple… a slow cup of coffee,…
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#professormikey on Self-Care 101: The Practice of Staying Human
Self-care is often sold as candles and quiet music, but real care is simpler and more practical. It is maintenance. Anything that works needs attention, and people are no different. At its core, self-care means noticing and responding. Notice when you are tired and rest. Notice when you are overwhelmed and step back. Notice when…
10:11 ::::: Break. Just talking with this student, who used to teach high school Spanish at a charter school in the city…
Me, sleepy, fighting to be more lively. 13:57 Class done. Sitting with no music though now I think I need some. Written earlier… Note to self: You cannot train hunger.You cannot train kindness.You cannot train curiosity. You can only create a space where those things either show up or they don’t. …so true. Thought about…
Tired and moving slow. Trying to talk myself out of these sluggish steps.
Coffee, I mean espresso to the stage with me. Quick entry here before class. Ugh… more caffeine please. Another sip and I think I have time to make one more cup. Why am I spending this much time writing about coffee and making it instead of actually doing so? Sales Training… need to get creative…
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2-19-26 Teaching day. SELF-CARE stressed more in slides that with previous students. Only one student this class. SELF-CARE, becoming the thesis. Writing yesterday at Jose’s restaurant with cat Micci next to me. And me, this writer, feeling so much peace, gratitude…. Happiness. Mental Health and Peace….. GRATITUDE. One of those days where I ask myself,…
Me deciding to stop. STOP…
Doubting SELF, Caring what others think, Letting the malicious and horrible ways of others under skin or in any cells, Worrying, Rushing, Not smiling, Not laughing, Not leaving people to their ways, whether positive or antithetical… Just, STOPPING. Of course, an idea I’ve written about on this blog before, but on the drive over from…
Cleaning. That’s the goal this morning. Not physical cleaning of like things on the desk although there’s a bit of that too, yes.
More of a life acknowledgment and appreciation. What I see, day to day. Today I attack stress, and give myself some relief. Breathe, don’t freak out, be more fucking honest with yourself. This is something that scribbled in my head yesterday, literally writing itself and for some reason I didn’t take the however many…
Just realizing it’s Friday the 13th. Doesn’t really mean anything to me, but thought I’d log the observation nonetheless.
Slow start to workday, no students obviously. One next week, then like 5 the week following. Mostly MDU, to my startle. Day feels calm, but I feel intent. Like, I need something to happen. Haven’t heard back yet from the prospective client, on the two-page deliverable he’d show to clients. Waiting for payment but that’s…
2-12-26
….. 09:00, project done and I’m convinced this is a new rev stream for the writer. The entire day today and tomorrow to produce sales content, SELF-CARE, writing and free-writing, whatever the creative demands of himself and the scene. Yesterday at Sazon working and taking pictures of the cat, Mucci, not sure about the spelling,…
Inward MuZen – Post Two
Fear Denied Licensure At work today I’m feeling something I want to share. And honestly, it’s as simple as this…. FEAR.LESS.NESS. More than any other day, and I think what it is materializes from knowing what you’re doing is what you should be doing. You are where you belong. Opportunity is the only language you…
5.16 miles, 8:36 pace.
Cooling down, sipping sparkling water. May go into the writing booth in a minute, or ZenDen, just for some quiet, meditation. Time for a SELF-collect. Forcing myself to remain in office till about 16:00. Discipline, pushing this on myself with more ardor, more volume and I don’t know, BEAT. Turn music off, headphone down on…
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