A nickname and new experiences

Saturday, March 1.  Hello everyone.  I hope you are all doing well and happy today!  I have had another good day.  I taught a lot today, and had lots of positive energy all day.  I also started the golf flexibility exercise program in earnest.  Not difficult, but good and took a lot longer than I thought.  I'm going to commit to trying to do it 3 times a week in addition to my running.  That way in 3 weeks or so I'll get a new set of exercises to do.  I'm really going to see if I can get my numbers to be better and if that improves my golf.

I've been asking all around me for quite a while for a cool nickname.  No one could ever come up with one (that wasn't stupid), but today Jeff at work called me "Coop" because of my fedora.  I kinda liked it, so I proceeded to tell everyone at work that I would no longer answer to "Tom" and needed to be called "Coop."  We'll see how long that lasts.  So that's my new thing for the day.  Getting a nickname.  Not the most exciting thing, but new nonetheless.

Otherwise I'm doing all right.  Still writing quite a bit, drawing some (or at least getting some good ideas for drawings), and just sitting quietly with myself.  Kelly did come over to watch a movie with me tonight, which was nice.  Rosemary's Baby.  Weird.  Never saw it before, which I guess is another first!

It is a strange, magical thing to be able to sit and watch all of the thoughts and emotions that arise from them from a distance outside of my head.  I'm getting more skilled at it, and more skilled at facing those thoughts and emotions like a parent watching over a child.  The thoughts and emotions, like the child, don't know any better sometimes, and just go a little nutty.  Being able to watch them, and even smile at them, creates peace and stillness in me.  That is the magic.  I'm acknowledging my spirit, and letting the noise be the noise.

Smiles to all and a nice night or day to you!  I'm excited tomorrow and all the good things that will happen for me, and for you all.  Peace til then.