101/1001 Update
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grim23“The trouble with many plans is that they are based on the way things are now. To be successful, your personal plan must focus on what you want, not what you have. – Nido Qubein
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class this last week, continuing the testing process for a belt promotion. We struggled through the Parries (Step Blocks), but we completed them to Si Gong's (generosity and) satisfaction. We did better with all of the Sound Work, including the 7 Point Toning, the Points of Light, and the Full Body Toning sequences. Next Challenge: teaching the whole class any of the Circle of Basics; I'm thinking I'll teach Kick Blocks and Dodges, or Sound Work. I rucked the Bimbo 10K Virtual Race as a 6-mile ruck this week, with baseline weight - 30 lb. plate, 10-lb. ruck) with a time of 2:37:16. The results were about 30 minutes slower than last year, but last year was a walk/trot without a ruck. It's good to know I can ruck more than 6 miles, only about 5 minutes slower a mile with 40 lbs. than without weight ('slick'). Although I have met the ongoing goal of five races a year for 2025, I'm still looking forward to the Turkey Trot 5K in November.
I also completed September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' workout, the Selection Baseline Functional Fitness Test, which was a 1-mile ruck/run (17:55), 2 minutes of sandbag burpees (12, no ruck), a 200m suitcase carry (4:20, ruck and sandbag), and 2 minutes of hand release pushups (28, slick). All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari. All that's left of September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges is the book-of-the-month, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. Although I have enough CEUs to renew my LPC license in October, I don't have enough addiction/substance use CEUs to renew my CADC III certification next May. I attended two additional same-day CEU webinars, The Resilience Reset Guide: From Unraveled to Unrivaled and Pathway to Post-Traumatic Growth on Wednesday, Grief and Loss: An Active Approach for Older Adults on Thursday, and Creating a Safe Space in the LGBTQ+ Clinical Environment on Friday. I have also 'sat' another virtual loving-kindness metta; there are a lot of people who are suffering right now.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in very good shape for Week 31, Knives. I've signed up for an Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October. Although my MRC badge hasn't yet arrived, my Community Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare certificate came in the mail this week.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile has expanded, unfortunately. No progress with The Whorse. I did get my COVID vaccine.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress.
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class this last week, continuing the testing process for a belt promotion. We struggled through the Parries (Step Blocks), but we completed them to Si Gong's (generosity and) satisfaction. We did better with all of the Sound Work, including the 7 Point Toning, the Points of Light, and the Full Body Toning sequences. Next Challenge: teaching the whole class any of the Circle of Basics; I'm thinking I'll teach Kick Blocks and Dodges, or Sound Work. I rucked the Bimbo 10K Virtual Race as a 6-mile ruck this week, with baseline weight - 30 lb. plate, 10-lb. ruck) with a time of 2:37:16. The results were about 30 minutes slower than last year, but last year was a walk/trot without a ruck. It's good to know I can ruck more than 6 miles, only about 5 minutes slower a mile with 40 lbs. than without weight ('slick'). Although I have met the ongoing goal of five races a year for 2025, I'm still looking forward to the Turkey Trot 5K in November.
I also completed September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' workout, the Selection Baseline Functional Fitness Test, which was a 1-mile ruck/run (17:55), 2 minutes of sandbag burpees (12, no ruck), a 200m suitcase carry (4:20, ruck and sandbag), and 2 minutes of hand release pushups (28, slick). All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari. All that's left of September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges is the book-of-the-month, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. Although I have enough CEUs to renew my LPC license in October, I don't have enough addiction/substance use CEUs to renew my CADC III certification next May. I attended two additional same-day CEU webinars, The Resilience Reset Guide: From Unraveled to Unrivaled and Pathway to Post-Traumatic Growth on Wednesday, Grief and Loss: An Active Approach for Older Adults on Thursday, and Creating a Safe Space in the LGBTQ+ Clinical Environment on Friday. I have also 'sat' another virtual loving-kindness metta; there are a lot of people who are suffering right now.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in very good shape for Week 31, Knives. I've signed up for an Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October. Although my MRC badge hasn't yet arrived, my Community Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare certificate came in the mail this week.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile has expanded, unfortunately. No progress with The Whorse. I did get my COVID vaccine.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress.
