Making my Watch the Right Time
I think now more than ever, I need to set my watch for the right time. We had a leap year, and daylight savings, and I think a lunar eclipse, and god knows what else all in like one afternoon. Its overwhelming when new age phenomenea pile up like that.
So I really dread the mornings. I have no idea why. I think it is the weather more than anything. The idea of getting out of the warm, dog filled bed, and walk out onto the icy driveway. That just seems a little bit much. It just seems like the idea, in and of itself is a bad one, and I should just lay back down. I do not mind you, I shuffle to the cold truck, drive slowly to the cold Y, and walk on the treadmill. In a few minutes my spirits pick up, and I am thrilled. Okay, not thrilled really, but I am awake.
The real pay off is around 930 or so in the morning, then it seems like I get flush with whatever juices we get from the walk, and kapow. I feel good.
A little update about the 530 sleeping thing. I talked to Dr. Reed about it, maybe changing my lexapro time to evening or when I get off of work. She thinks that it is probably just a dietary thng. That I go the longest between lunch and dinner and as such should do a protein based snack then. So I am trying that, a little bit of protein around 330. Its funny how all these lessons are things I fought with my ex Jackie about in college.
Another little update, I have been thinking about my man Bill Coady a lot this morning in relation to CW and WNRB. It is funny how much of myself I put into WNRB and CW. I felt that they were like pieces of me. I felt that they were something everyone SHOULD want to do. that they were cool, and everyone would be better off for them. I have done community radio all over this fine land. I thought we would be turning people away. I thought the people who came would be altruistic, givers of themselves. I would get upset, I would linger and grouse and grouch. I was miserable. Bill Coady talked to me about Buddhism, and played catch with me, and pretty much tried to make me laugh. Tom Neal told me to “Be Cool” which I resented, and still do in many ways, but I try to be cool.
So now we are at a point sort of where that is again in my head rolling around. The nice thing though is that I feel okay with it. I think CW would be a great place for WNRB people to post playlists, to connect with listeners, to promote their shows. We have a ton of hits each day, and I think it would do them good. I extended the offer to their leadership, but got no response. I am not in a position to superscede that, so I try to stay away. Its like a little puppy learning its way, you do not want to get in its way or it will resent you.
So todays life lesson is courtesy of Bill Coady, you can’t make people do anything. Even if your sure its right. Thanks Bill.
Alex said:
“I felt that they were something everyone SHOULD want to do.”
I think you are right. I wouldn’t have said that six weeks ago. You have made progress.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:48 pm #