Gorxen Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I kinda have days like that from time to time when IBS knocks me down good and sits a foot on my face and won't let me get up, now I just try to embrace those days and cope the best way I can, I discard my schedule and simply focus on either resting or having fun watching videos or reading, there's really just so much you can do when you get sick, so don't feel down, it's just one of those days, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thank you both for advice! I ended up working on my analysis on a poem and made some decent progress. :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookieshark88 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 There are many ways to grow, and physical growth is sometimes just not going to happen. It's a great opportunity to take on a mental growth challenge. Sometimes the mind is exhausted, but the body is ready to work out. It's all about maximizing whatever you are primed to do at any given moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Good evening!Finally, the Miracle has happened! I'm not sick anymore. I've now attended a couple of BJJ lessons last weekend and had a blast. I've got to work myself back into the shape I was before getting ill.I have 4 exams this week, which is quite a lot. 300 pages to study altogether. But that is just this week. The hardest part of the year is nearly complete! I'm currently focused on schoolwork so I don't have too much time to read books. Maybe scheduling my day would help though. My current goal is to improve socially. Mostly the focus is on creating deeper relationships. Having close friends is really important. Maybe I could even ask one girl to a date, but we'll see.Gratitude Journal of the dayI'm thankful for not being sick anymoreLearning new languagesHaving cool friendsGetting to attend BJJ classes once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Woohoo! Glad you aren't sick anymore! Try and increase the amount of veggies in your diet. That's one of my secrets for not being sick.Good luck on your exams. We're rooting for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Good point with the veggies, my diet consists of mostly from carbohydrates and meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Yeeeeah! 80th day game freeToday has had its ups and downs. I didn't do so well in Maths, but in the end it's just an exam. There are a plenty of worse things that could happen. I'm not feeling totally confident about my Biology exam tomorrow either but I've tried my best and that is enough for me. I took a step today on my quest on improving my social skills. Agreed to hang out with a friend one on one which is thing I haven't done in ages really. Guess what? I had awesome time. There is something different hanging with only one person. Went to his house and drank a nice cup of tea. Then we took a walk to the city and just chatted about all things possible. I was able to just to enjoy myself and just relax.Tomorrow I'm going out with two of my old really good friends. That will surely be fun too. Writing this, while Oasis is playing on the back, is really calming. Currently feeling positive about life altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Congrats on 80 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Thanks! By the way the Stickers arrived Edited September 17, 2015 by SpiNips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Woot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hello!Got all my exams done! I'm generally happy by the way they went. Anyways the worst is all over now! I had previously planned on going to my schools chess club. I finally had the time to execute it. I had pretty nice time. Enjoyed playing the Chess but the group is maybe a bit too hardcore for me. I tried to attend a BJJ class that is meant for a little more advanced. You probably guessed but I ended up pretty much tapping the whole training, but that doesn't really matter. Made a new friend too .My current goal is to improve my social skills, especially trying to create deeper relationships. Another good goal would be to create a solid habit of training BJJ.I'm thankful forHaving fun training todayGoing to spend a nice weekend with my friendsThe week of exams is finally over, Yay!Tried cooking some veggies today and fell in love with broccoliWatching Arman Alizad's traveling series called the Last Crusade, always helps me to realize how good my things are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hello!Today we celebrated the end of the first sequence of the year with my friends. Had fun time! We listened to good music, danced and sang the Beatles together. Also switched from studying russian to physics since physics will grant me easier access to my preferred post-graduate studies.My goal to improve my connections on personal level still is, and probably will be for a long time, my main goal. Another goal is to find a way improve the way I look at my self worth. Valuing my self worth by circumstances around me is not beneficial to my mind. I believe that having the general trust in your self worth no matter the circumstances is wiser.My current feelings are positive. Meditation helped me to calm and let go of the negative feelings!Today I'm grateful forMy musical friends! It's awesome that someone can just improv play a song! (My vocabulary is not wide enough to explain that)Going to train tomorrow!The colours of Autumn!Scoring decent point on examsHaving caring and understanding family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hello!Today has been a typical hangover day. Not really too motivated to do anything. I tried to make the best out of the day so I cleaned, rehearsed driving and went out to see my friends. After all the day was pretty good.Yesterday I went out to celebrate with my friends. Had a really nice and quite intimate conversation with one of my oldest friends. As it was a party we drunk a little. I want to have alike conversation with someone when I'm sober too.Currently I'm grateful forThis weekend's social interactionsHaving had time to wind down.The conversation I had with herThe headspace video where thoughts were illustrated as cloudsThe good sleep I'm going to have tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookieshark88 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I still use that headspace video as part of my routine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 By the way I need to ask you about meditation. I usually meditate in the afternoon whenever I feel stress or emotions that wear me down. Is meditating in the morning somehow different/have you found it better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Hello!Today I wasn't able to attend my BJJ class due to having a long school day. Well tomorrow I'll have time for that.Today I decided to apply for my school's trip to CERN. It would be totally awesome to see the Large Hadron collider! My physics teacher said that I'd have near zero chances to get chosen due to not having completed enough courses last year. (I just recently decided to study physics.) Well there is a huge difference between near zero chances and none! I'll try to use all the skills acquired from "How to win friends and influence people" to convince that I'm capable of going to the trip! Traveling would be so awesome!I think that I need some sort of plan or goal with developing my social skills. It would be easier if I would for example try to hang out with a person 1 on 1 once a week! For some reason it feels hard to invite someone, but really it's much more simple than I'm making it sound for myself. For the fact that it's hard means I'm on the right track. Doing new things always has this feeling of stepping out of your comfort zone.Today I'm grateful forThe fact that there is so many good and informative books written about so many topicsToday has been quite a productive dayI'm so pumped up about the idea of traveling to SwitzerlandBeing able to learn Physics once againInitiating a conversation with a random girl today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Maybe setup a meetup you organize once a week. So once a week you organize people to get together, whether it's one person or a few you meet along the way, you organize one event each week. Maybe it's a coffee get together, maybe it's a brunch or hike on the weekend. Or a new movie is coming out. It can change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hello!Today was a really nice day! Enjoyed my school day. We performed a play and it went well. Had a pretty nice conversation with a girl. Maybe I should ask her out! I've known her for some time but I haven't really made any bigger contact to her. By the way do you guys know any good books written about dating? Of course it might be a good idea to just go for it and learn that way. BJJ training went well. For some reason I didn't feel as lost as I usually do. Managed to get nearly as much taps as I tapped. Well, the most important thing was that I had fun!Today I'm grateful forDoing a sport that I enjoyGetting my drivers license in 4 monthOrdering books on the internet! It helps since our libraries tend to not have books written in english, especially the newer ones.Having energy todayMy school for teaching performing arts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Models by Mark Manson is the one you want to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookieshark88 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 By the way I need to ask you about meditation. I usually meditate in the afternoon whenever I feel stress or emotions that wear me down. Is meditating in the morning somehow different/have you found it better??I do it in the morning almost all the time, I think whenever you do it is a matter of personal preference. For me, I just really like to have still time first thing in the morning because it's usually the last still time I get during the day. I think the key is to keep practicing meditation until it starts leaking into the rest of your life. If you find joy in doing meditation at one time of the day, that is the best time for you. If you don't enjoy it, it will require willpower. If it requires willpower, you'll have a hard day one day and the habit will crumble. I speak from experience with thousands of crumbled habits under my belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Today I'm just grateful Tried morning meditation and enjoyed it!The video Cam made about learning new things; helped me to understand the process betterLiving in a country with good social security and health careLiving in a city! There are so many available activities.Music! For some reason I've really enjoyed listening to music lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Glad you enjoyed the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiNips Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hello!Finally completely finished Dale Carnegie's "How to win Friends and influence people". It's a good book full of good general advice. The most common tip was really being aware of how the person you are interacting with feels. Definitely a good read!I ordered the Book called "Gorilla mindset". For some reason It just sounded good. The Slight Edge is definitely on my to read list. Maybe I'll order it too.Grateful forNew journals! It's always nice to read stories and find new ideas from others success!The fact that only Ringo is missing; We already have John, George and PaulMy snack-habit has proven to be effective. Helps me have more willpower towards the end of the dayBlue belt that gave me good advice todayThe fact that it has been already 88 days since my last relapse. Last time I relapsed on my 88th day. I'm really happy that I did though, since it gave me insight and helped me decide to stick with my conclusion to move on from playing games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Awesome! Keep reading good books, they've been one of the game changers for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Dale Carnegie's book is a very good one! I'd say he was one of the best to persuade people. I still have to read it again to make a brief summary of it in my Evernote. A tip: you should write the most important points of the book on something that you can easily access! That's what I am doing in my Evernote. If you don't write up the most important points in a book you may forget most of them, as I did Gorilla Mindset seems like a very interesting read! As Cam said, keep up with reading! For some, the moment when they started to read books was their turning point in life. I can imagine that being true.2 more days to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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