Change Is The Change We Seek

My dog Rhoadie

I've restarted this blog after a friend of mine, David, gave me some solid feedback as to what I could or should do while I continue to look for what it is that I want to do next with my career.  At first I scoffed at the idea.  "Really?  That old thing?" Because this "Reality Check" blog was started as I was in the process of selling a house and planning to go on, what I call, a world tour.  Even though it was just the Pacific Rim, to me it was a world trip.  But after I came across a podcast the other day called Unamistakable Creative, and the host, Srinivas Rao, was talking about how hard it was/is to write a book.   What he discovered was writing came a lot easier once he made it a habit to write 1000 words a day.  It didn't matter so much what was written, as long as you got into the habit of writing each day.

For the first few of days I was writing on paper with pen.  Which I do like.  Something about the feel of that kind of writing.  But this forum I thought is ultimately preferable, because it uses electrons and overall it is a lot easier to edit and to "put out there".  So here we go.

This blog was started with an adventure on the horizon and now it will be resurrected with that same thought in mind.  I'm on another adventure.  I like adventure.

When you go on these life adventures you do so much growing.  Which is good for you in so many ways.  You get to see progress in yourself.  You get to learn.  You get to work under the hood of the car that is your life.  You get more confidence from your growth.

I learned some of these things by doing them.  But just yesterday I found a web site that just made me feel good about trying to figure stuff out: MarieForleo.com.  She has a great energy and I dig the interviews she does and some of the advice she gives on how to work what you've got and how you can work it even more.  One interview with Todd Herman, who works to help professional and Olympic athletes get to their peak performance, gives 5 Secrets To Change Your Life.  In the interview he also talks about how change starts at the cellular level.  There is actual physical change within you.

As further evidence of this physical change, my wife says my scent has changed.  The thing of it is, she mentioned this about a month ago, when I was about a week or two into creating some new habits.  Although this may not be actual proof of what Mr. Herman is talking about, it is one noticeable difference in my person.  Also, I asked Wife if she liked the change.  She said, "It's not a bad scent.  It's just different.  I like you, so I like how you smell."  Me: big fucking grin.

Also in that interview he talks about "Wow Brains" and "Ow Brains".  When you make changes on go on life adventures does you brain make you feel "wow" or does it go "ow"?  I kind of glance this over here, because I have, mostly, a "wow" brain and that, when I want to, I embrace change and adventure.  If Bilbo Baggins can do it.  So can you and I.  But in the video it figures rather prominently.  I'll have to watch it again myself.

Thom