I recently confessed to my brother that I believe GIJoe lied to us all. Knowing, in fact, only occupies a portion of the battle space. There’s quite a bit of other crap that goes into the battle that weighs a lot heavier than knowing. For example: I know why Phoenix impacts me the way it does. I continue to deepen my understanding of that, yet it isn’t even close to half the battle. Heck, the battle hasn’t even started. I’m 6 days from the 1 year mark of the 8th iteration of this blog and I am still sorting out how to fix my problems in life. I am falling back on the classic, write it all down, philosophy (less knowing than planning I suppose, but if that is what they meant… fine). That is progress. Perhaps organization is half the batttle.
In the end, I should not be taking life advice from Hasbro. I should be realizing that I have mad enough missteps in my life to recognize where I go wrong and how to get myself right wherever I am. The problems–the largest ones–are time, finance, and motivation. That last bit is hampered by the proliferation of social media. Youtube got me for a while there. It started because I was trying to find distraction from the hideous background noise that pervades the home. I’m realizing that this is going to be self-regulated in a short while. So, I need to peel myself off the you-teat. Once I break that weak dopamine cycle I can start rebuilding my motivation. Time exists. Time Management is a hot mess, so the writing everything down should start working on that problem. That leaves Money.
I don’t know how to solve the money crisis. Occasional lotto purchases aren’t doing it. I need a solid and serious financial plan to get my family right. Presently, I intend to fix the other two issues first and let the money problem become fixable as a result of the other two. This is all going to work out over time. It just isn’t going to work itself out.
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues” What are we even doing here?