Welcome to Thursday everyone! Here comes item #1 on my “ToDo List”: (You can use these symbols: ☐✅).
How I Live Now
A Short Personal Manifesto
I choose to live one day at a time, doing the small, ordinary things that make today successful. I eat simply, care for my body, and keep my commitments. I ground myself in stillness and integrity rather than chasing relief, certainty, or spectacle.
I walk forward without needing a guarantee. I build my life on what I can do today, and I stay open to what I cannot predict. I allow opportunities to reveal themselves as I move, knowing that some will matter and some will not—and that this is enough.
I choose character over performance. Service over display. Restraint over spectacle. I do not need to impress to be worthy, and I do not participate in what feels hollow, even when it is socially acceptable.
I let my nervous system learn safety through consistency. I refuse to renegotiate my values based on mood, fear, or fantasy. Improvement is allowed; abandonment is not.
I dream without fixation. I hold hope lightly. I do not turn another person, a future event, or a miracle into the meaning of my life. If love comes, I will meet it honestly and as an equal. If it does not, my life remains coherent, ethical, and mine.
I accept that extraordinary things sometimes happen, and I live in a way that does not require one. I stay open to what I can’t explain, while I build my days on what I can.
I move toward long-term aims—care for my family, service and charity, stewardship of resources—one step at a time, without rushing the ending. I live so that if I were to die today, or years from now, I would know that the truest version of me lived as well as he could at the end.
I walk forward. I keep my integrity. I see what opens. And I let life meet me where I am.
🔝 MUST DO DAILY!
- Sunday, December 28, 2025 = Day #1
- Monday, January 26, 2026 = Day #30
- NO CHANGES TO MUST DO DAILY TIL DAY #31!!!
- ✅ #01: 📈 Weigh yourself! (361.9 lbs. – 316.3 lbs. = 45.6 lbs. total weight loss.)
- ✅ #02: 📉 Record Weight Down in Title!
- ✅ #03: 🌀 Eat “The Complete Bowl”! (*** Foods: The Complete Bowl , Daily Results: Log Results )
- ☐✅ #04: 💊 Take Vitamins: <>
- ☐✅ #05: 🥂 Martini Water Ritual! <>
- 🌾 Collagen (2 scoops)
- ☐✅ #06: 💧 Hydration Target Met (≈ 2L) with (Lemon juice: 6 tablespoons, Apple cider vinegar: 2 tablespoons, Himalayan salt: 1/4 teaspoon, Iodized salt: 1/4 teaspoon)! <>
🔝 DAILY “NICE TO DO”!
- ☐✅ #07: 🧴 Body & Face Care (AM/PM): <>
- ☐✅ #08: 🌀 Dry Brushing (5-7 minutes): <>
- ☐✅ #09: 🦵 Knee Routine (2-Minutes In-Bed or Desk Routine): <>
- ✅ #10: Record any Nighttime Whispers! (None!)
- ☐✅ #11:🔮READ The Unified Manifestation System. Improvement? ANY UPGRADE IDEAS?: <>
- ✅ #12: 🌙 Listen to a “Nighttime Subliminal” .mp3 Tape: (Various!)
🔝 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: <> ☐✅ 📹 YouTube SHORTS VIDEO Creation: <> |
| Thursday | ✅ 📹 YouTube Video Upload @ 5:45 PM: (How to Stay – AlreadyBecoming “short” went live!) |
| 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: <> ☐✅🧠 Read Dr. James Doty Book: <> ☐✅ 📕 Read “Little Red Book”: <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen “Maggie Murphy (Notes)! <> ☐✅ 🎧 Listen Dr. K videos! <> ☐✅ 📷 Photograph Journals! <> ☐✅ 💻 Recover Hard Drive Data! <> ☐✅ 💻 Manus Software! <> ☐✅ 🌿 Etc.?: <> |
📋Additional Daily Notes
Today didn’t unfold like a startup story. It unfolded like a real day.
The morning began with friction. Facebook, once again, became more obstacle than ally. Page creation problems, account restrictions, admin limitations — the familiar maze. The more I tried to do things “properly,” the more resistance showed up. Eventually it became clear that this wasn’t momentum. It was friction.
So I stopped. I let Facebook go. Not angrily. Not dramatically. Just done.
If this newsletter was going to exist, it wasn’t going to force its way into people’s lives through ads and algorithms. It needed a quieter, more human path.
Before I could fully redirect my attention, my body stepped in.
My leg — specifically around the knee — had been bothering me enough that I finally went to Urgent Care. The doctor confirmed inflammation and prescribed Diclofenac to reduce swelling, along with a recommendation to see a physiotherapist. Nothing catastrophic, but enough to remind me that momentum still moves through a body, not just a plan.
While waiting for the prescription to be filled at Shopper’s Drug Mart, I wandered over to Dairy Queen.
I ordered one of their burger combo specials. In my opinion, DQ burgers are among the best fast-food burgers there are — better than McDonald’s, Burger King, or Wendy’s. There’s something about them that just works. A guy recommended a grilled chicken wrap as well, so I added that. I splurged a bit with a banana split, but that ended up being all I had eaten for the day.
I sat there with my leg sore, a tablet propped up on the table, the news playing quietly in the background. I took a photo (see photo to the right) — not because it was special, but because it was real. A pause. A human moment inside a day that would otherwise look productive from the outside.
Eventually the prescription was ready. I picked it up and headed back into the day.
With Facebook off the table, the question became obvious: how do people in the Comox Valley actually discover things they care about?
Not ads.
Not boosted posts.
But places they already are.
Coffee shops. Libraries. Bus stops. Community spaces.
That’s when the idea of a simple business card clicked. One-sided. Calm. No pitch. Just a QR code that leads directly to the signup page. Not something handed to people — something found.
Before moving forward, one practical concern lingered. Email newsletters require a physical mailing address in the footer. I didn’t want to use my home address, and I didn’t want to rent a mailbox prematurely.
After digging deeper into Kit’s setup, the solution became clear. Kit provides their own mailing address on free plans, and it satisfies the requirement. No mailbox. No cost. No blocker.
That single detail released a surprising amount of mental tension. The project could move forward without unnecessary infrastructure.
From there, the focus shifted to the business card design. Several versions were explored, but one principle kept winning: the card’s job is not to explain. The card’s job is to invite.
Paragraphs were stripped out. Marketing language softened. Claims reduced.
What remained was simple: the logo, a clear and reliable black-on-white QR code, one line of context, and a quiet promise. No hype. No urgency tricks. Just curiosity and trust.
By late afternoon, the copy was locked.
Your Comox Valley weekend guide. Every Thursday.
Scan to subscribe.
Free • Local • No hype.
That was enough.
It matched the landing page. It matched the tone. It didn’t try to sell — it simply offered.
Instead of continuing to tweak or second-guess, I made the call. I ordered 1,000 business cards.
They’ll be printed tomorrow. I’ll pick them up at Staples before 6 p.m. And they’ll quietly begin making their way into the Comox Valley — one table, one counter, one bench at a time.
Today wasn’t clean. It included pain, waiting rooms, fast food, frustration, pauses, and small reliefs.
But it ended with something real entering the world.
The newsletter is no longer an idea or a draft.
It exists.
Tomorrow, it starts finding its people.
