Is Fifty-Five the same as Eighty-Five?
The snowstorm took everyone by surprise.
That goes to show that the weather is that unpredictable, which is why I don’t look at the weather forecast as much as I used to.
But there are days when I regret doing that, such as this Friday – where I had to scrape the snow/ice off my car. I came out unprepared – no gloves and the jacket I used is not as warm as I wanted it to be.
Now, I could’ve gone back and get changed – but I didn’t wanna be late so I said, “Screw it! Let’s keep going!”.
When you’re running late, you tend to drive faster – but not on a snow-stormy-kind of weather. I kept my speed at 55 kmh on an 80 kmh road.
Logic tells me I’m going to be late – how can you not be late if you’re driving a lot slower…right? But I came to work on time. Which is interesting.
Why? Not sure. I’m sure there are other factors that caused that. The point is – that our logic is a little skewed which screws up our judgment.
He Poked Me Twice by Surprise
Lexi had her first set of vaccine shots.
She cried…a lot – AND…loud enough as if life has been so unfair to her.
But she calmed down after 15-minutes or so. *That’s right! Toughen up buttercup!*
Much like every Winnipeger’s reaction to the snow – she was surprised.
But at such a young age – still too young to understand things – I already wanted her to get used to surprises – good and bad.
Knowing what’s about to happen may help you prepare, however, it comes with a cost of anxiety: “How much longer do I have to wait? How much more time do I have?”
Isn’t it much better if we kept on prepping ourselves regardless if something was to happen or not?
What Do You Feel Like Eating Today?
Anything. It doesn’t matter.
Why the hell is it so damn hard to figure out what we wanted to eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
I find this task to consume a lot of thinking.
If I was poor to a point where I’m starving to death, what would I want then? My answer is probably “Anything, doesn’t matter, as long as I can fend off hunger”
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The United Way Campaign for this year (at work) is focusing on feeding and providing shelter for homeless people. They are given food vouchers that allow them to redeem it at the shelter’s own food bank.
They do this to give the homeless the gift of “choice”– the freedom to select what they want as opposed to being stuck to other people’s decisions.
This made me wonder, “Can I still live off of scrambled eggs with rice for breakfast every @#$% day?!”
That was a memory that was triggered back when I was a kid and I got sick of eating scrambled eggs for breakfast. So much so that I had to down it with water because we’re not allowed to leave the table without finishing our plate.
Then I remember wishing, “Perhaps finishing my plate off wouldn’t be so hard if we had ham or bacon.”
The “lack of choice” sometimes pushes us to want to have a choice.
If so, how can I create an artificial feeling of “lack of choice” to make me realize I should be grateful for the freedom I have today?
#SaturdayMorningThoughts
A Year Ago This Week
I wrote about…
- dead silence
- journaling – this time of the year is when I typically re-assess what I really wanted to pursue further in life.
- experimenting with blank Christmas greeting cards.
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Goal Update
Personal Projects
reyesrjt.com is now accepting requests 😛
Health
Not much to say here. I’ve been eating canned beans lately – a lame solution to address my hunger in the morning.
I need to plan my weekly meals more carefully as this takes a lot of time and mental effort to even figure what to eat.
Finance
Nothing much is happening here either. 1.5 more years ’til my car is paid off…