It’s Xmas Eve everybody! Here comes item #1 on my “ToDo List”: (You can use these symbols: ☐✅).
REMEMBER: The goal is to follow the diet and lose weight for the next month. Focus on that and on having fun! We can resume the building of “Seeds” once this month is over and life has stabilized!
DAILY WIN CONDITION: Complete any 5 items from the daily list. Anything above 5 is bonus.
🔝 SMART PIVOT (MIND)!
- ✅ #01: 📈 Weigh yourself! (361.9 lbs. – 322.0 lbs. = 39.9 lbs. total weight loss.)
- ✅ #02: 📉 Record Weight Down in Title!
- ✅ #03: Record any Nighttime Whispers! (None!)
- ✅ #04:🔮Daily Practice for the Unified Manifestation System to stabilize your internal state before selling/teaching it! (*** UMS PROGRESS NOTES GO HERE ***): (Done while Xmas Shopping!)
- ✅ #05: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape: (Kirk & Evie for night & naps!)
🔝 SMART PIVOT (BODY)!
- ☐✅ #06: 🌀 Eat Only “The Complete Bowl”? (*** The Complete Bowl ***): (Yes/No)
- ☐✅ #07: 🥂 Martini Water Ritual! <>
- 🌾 Collagen (2 scoops)
- ✅ #08: 💊 Take Vitamins: (1:23 pm!)
- ☐✅ #09: 🧴 Body & Face Care (AM/PM)
- (AM) Cleanse → “Splash of Water”
- (PM) CeraVe SA Cleanser + CeraVe Renewing SA Cream
- Dove Pro-Retinol 1–2× per day (belly/flanks)
- ☐✅ #10: 🌀 Dry Brushing (5-7 minutes): <>
- ☐✅ #11: 🦵 Knee Routine (2-Minutes In-Bed or Desk Routine): <>
🔝 WEEKLY “NICE TO DO”!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday | ☐✅ 👕 Laundry Day: <> |
| Tuesday | ✅ 🚿 Shampoo + Conditioner Routine — Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo for 30–60 seconds, rinse, then apply Being BIG HAIR Volumizing Conditioner to mid-lengths and ends for 2–3 minutes before rinsing cool: <> |
| Wednesday | ✅ 🥗 Record “Weight Loss” Video: (Done!) ✅ 📹 YouTube SHORTS VIDEO Creation: (Finished Eckhart Tolle “The Power of Now” Short!) |
| Thursday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: <> |
| Friday | ☐✅ 📡 Social Media Posting/Updates: <> |
| Saturday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube LONG Video Creation: <> |
| Sunday | ☐✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: <> |
🔝 FUN, FUN, FUN!
| Day | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | ☐✅ 🎸 Music Studio Setup: <> ☐✅ ✈️ Flight Simulator: <> ☐✅ 🎶 Learn Sultans of Swing: <> ☐✅ 🗣️ Learn Tagalog! <> ☐✅🌙 Read Keith Moon Book: <> ☐✅ 🎧 Watch “Maggie Murphy vid. (Notes)! <> ☐✅ 🎧 Watch Dr. K videos! <> ☐✅ 🌿 Etc.?: <> |
📋Additional Daily Notes
I woke up this morning tired of the whole thing. Just tired. Not in a dramatic way—more like a flat, worn-down honesty. The kind where even the ideas that used to carry me don’t feel like they’re answering back anymore. I said it out loud: I feel alone. Like even the Universe doesn’t care about me.
That feeling didn’t want fixing. It just wanted to be acknowledged. I asked for something practical instead—three grounded morning thoughts that didn’t rely on optimism or belief, just psychology and behavior. The reminder was simple: I don’t need motivation to function, my job is to reduce mental noise, and small actions still count even when my mood is low.
With that in mind, I headed out to Thrifty Foods to get groceries for Christmas dinner. I treated the trip as maintenance, not meaning. While I was out, I kept my attention external—small observations, concrete details, staying present without narrating it into anything bigger than it was. I did find some cute cupcakes! (see photo to the right).
While at Thrifty Foods, I noticed a young woman who looked a bit lost. She was searching for Yorkshire pudding and couldn’t find it. I didn’t even know for sure myself, but I suggested she try the ethnic foods aisle a couple aisles over. She went there—and there it was. That was it. A clean interaction. Helpful. Finished. I did my good deed for the day and moved on.
Later, I thought again about where I am in life. We used to talk about it as a kind of third act—not decline, not striving, but a quieter phase where the focus shifts from becoming to living truthfully with what’s already here. I realized I feel both curious and discouraged about that at the same time. Curious about how to live it well. Discouraged that it doesn’t come with much feedback or reassurance.
That question tied into the Philippines charity idea I’ve been carrying. Lately it’s felt overwhelming because I’ve been thinking about it at too high a level—trying to design a system that helps people help themselves instead of just handing out money. That kind of thinking turns it into a massive responsibility instead of a bounded act of care. I could see that this isn’t a reason to abandon it, but it is a reason to downshift it into something smaller, finite, and psychologically sustainable.
In the evening, I drove to the Comox airport to pick up my wife and daughter. While I was there, I accidentally stopped in the taxi stand near the entrance. A driver came over and politely told me I couldn’t be there. He was right. I moved immediately. Afterward, I got out of the van, tracked him down, and offered him ten dollars for the inconvenience. He refused to take it. The whole exchange was calm and respectful—and my daughter saw all of it. I was glad she did. It felt like a quiet example of owning a mistake without defensiveness.
Shortly after 11 p.m., I picked my wife and daughter up. We headed home together. Home for Christmas.
That was the day. Not profound. Not magical. But real, connected, and intact.
