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Goals/Life Update - Day 773/1001
Aug. 12th, 2016 12:43 amIn a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. - Buddha
Goals Completed: 25
Goals in Progress: 25
Although I was planning on taking a roadtrip without destination next week (#90), and that couldn’t happen, and I was planning on engaging in my yearly fast (#15), and that couldn’t happen – I’ve still had a pretty awesome week.
I’ve gotten six hours of advanced Tai Chi classes (#01, #10) this week, and had a good lesson on avoiding anger and working to understand the perspective of the other person. Mental illness, grief, transition, peer pressure, physical illness, and unhappiness with a living or work situation promote people being unkind and jumping to unfair conclusions, and remembering to investigate with kindness and using what the Rangers use to solve conflict (FLAME) has been helpful in not responding in anger and with thoughtfulness when the time is right.
I volunteered for the Fire Department today, working on several tasks for my Oregon Firefighter certification (#68), including practicing my aim and control of wildland hoses and nozzle settings, and working with different hose couplings. We also had a visit from Oregon Lifeflight today, and we, as well as several other emergency services, trained on setting up a Landing Zone, safety, transfer and loading of patients onto a helicopter. As the training was ending, the klaxon went off and we ran for our turnouts and rolled Engine 481, responding to a fire. It turned out to be nothing, but it was even more valuable training, and more sign-offs in my certification taskbook.
Tomorrow and this weekend will be working on getting all of the documents needed for licensure (#39), writing a report, finish reading The Peaceful Warrior (#17), and puttering around Ol’ Number 3. Oh, and beginning to pack for Burning Man.
August’s haiku (#19):
August summer heat,
Controlling a Wildland hose,
Very refreshing!
Other perspectives,
Emotional reactions -
Kindness not anger.
Running for turnouts
Station tones, klaxons, radio
bellies full of fear
Goals Completed: 25
Goals in Progress: 25
Although I was planning on taking a roadtrip without destination next week (#90), and that couldn’t happen, and I was planning on engaging in my yearly fast (#15), and that couldn’t happen – I’ve still had a pretty awesome week.
I’ve gotten six hours of advanced Tai Chi classes (#01, #10) this week, and had a good lesson on avoiding anger and working to understand the perspective of the other person. Mental illness, grief, transition, peer pressure, physical illness, and unhappiness with a living or work situation promote people being unkind and jumping to unfair conclusions, and remembering to investigate with kindness and using what the Rangers use to solve conflict (FLAME) has been helpful in not responding in anger and with thoughtfulness when the time is right.
I volunteered for the Fire Department today, working on several tasks for my Oregon Firefighter certification (#68), including practicing my aim and control of wildland hoses and nozzle settings, and working with different hose couplings. We also had a visit from Oregon Lifeflight today, and we, as well as several other emergency services, trained on setting up a Landing Zone, safety, transfer and loading of patients onto a helicopter. As the training was ending, the klaxon went off and we ran for our turnouts and rolled Engine 481, responding to a fire. It turned out to be nothing, but it was even more valuable training, and more sign-offs in my certification taskbook.
Tomorrow and this weekend will be working on getting all of the documents needed for licensure (#39), writing a report, finish reading The Peaceful Warrior (#17), and puttering around Ol’ Number 3. Oh, and beginning to pack for Burning Man.
August’s haiku (#19):
August summer heat,
Controlling a Wildland hose,
Very refreshing!
Other perspectives,
Emotional reactions -
Kindness not anger.
Running for turnouts
Station tones, klaxons, radio
bellies full of fear
