Mindset

 Today I was a bit more motivated to do my workouts. Writing yesterdays blog really helped my outlook. It is one of the reasons I write this. It is mostly just for myself to document my journey and to keep me focused on the goals. So if you are reading this welcome, but understand I am not a professional writer and that this is written more as a personal diary. 

I am hoping to get some motivation from some new books I have ordered and am expecting to get delivered today. They are all written by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. One is a daily devotional, one is a prayer book. The other two are his teachings on living a mindful life. I enjoy reading his writings each evening when I go to bed, or if I awaken during the night and have trouble falling back to sleep.. His writings calm my mind and sooth my inner- being. I find it much easier to relax when reading his books than the usual fiction I read on my Kindle. I save those for my lunch break at work. 

I think this afternoon I will look into some trail recommendations in my part of Texas and also New Mexico. I know of the few around Cloudcroft, but I'd like to maybe venture outside of that area next Spring. I'll try to post if I find anything of interest.