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Take great pleasure in simple actions. - Unknown

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Enjoy the little things today. Bring a smile to your face with every coffee, friendly conversation, good meal, shower, etc." As soon as I woke up this morning, I was so happy to see my husband, grateful that I can crawl back into bed and talk with him. We planned breakfast and ate together. Those things may appear to others as little things or close to nothing, but to me, they're huge things to me. And there was something else that was mentioned in the prompt that made me my happiest. And that was the mention of coffee. ♥Audie

Lack of information causes generalization. - Clement Decrop

Monday, April 7, 2025 • PM Prompt: "When was the last time you judged someone unfairly by jumping to conclusions?" There is only one person in my life currently whom; ONE: My conclusion about her WAS correct for the reason I didn't like her in the beginning. And TWO: I was wrong about her completely because; in the beginning, I never thought she would be doing the things that she does for the family AND for me. Firstly, she does things she's supposed to do for my parents because she the in-law. And second, she takes care of me when I'm sick. She brings me watermelon, medicines, cough drops, fluids, soups, crackers, the whole works to get me better. She's amazing. It was unfair for me to judge her so badly in the beginning, and here she is the main person who comes running from all the busy things she has going on to come to my bedside and nurture me for a moment that she can spare. She's an amazing lady, and I am so proud and lucky to have her as a sister. ♥Audie

Criticism without creativity is just pessimism. The honest way to critique is to create the alternative. - Naval Ravikant

Monday, April 7, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Provide helpful feedback to someone today." I'm not sure if the feedback I gave was helpful at all today, but I did give a lot of grateful compliments to my husband. This morning we went out shopping for plants for the house and I learned a lot from him. Even when we got home, he taught me how to handle and care for them. I think he was a lot more helpful and gave me a lot of feedback about how I was doing. He's just so wonderful. ♥Audie

To err is human, and to correct gently it humane. - Isaac Asimov

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • PM Prompt: "How did you feel when someone last made a mistake that impacted you? How critical are you of your own mistakes?" I understand that people make mistakes. I make them all the time. When it is a true mistake, I don't let it have too much of a negative impact on me because I try to understand why it happened. If it was an intentional 'mistake' that was made over and over with never the intention on improving the mistake, it does effect me a great deal to where I lose it. When I make a honest mistake, I can be quite hard on myself. Then, I expect myself to correct it until its perfected. ♥Audie

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. - Mahatma Gandhi

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Attempt something challenging today. If a mistake occurs, celebrate your growth." Agh! DAMN YOU! I actually did that this morning. I woke up at 2:30am and couldn't go back to sleep. I got dressed, drove to the gas station to fill up, and scheduled an Amazon shift within that hour; which is very unlike me. I nearly made it in time; sorted and loaded, then I was on my way. My first two drop offs were a nightmare. But I got through it gracefully and continued on with the rest of my shift. Is this growth?! Sure. I lost my cool in the beginning tho. But during the rest of my shift, I knew I had to chill out because I never really want to work that way. I need to challenge myself with more Amazon shifts, keep making my mistakes until I love it, and celebrate myself for being grateful for the jobs I'm still able to do. ♥Audie

Being human means there will always be one thing that we can relate on. - Clement Decrop

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Is there someone you dislike? What problems do you think they face? Is there any way you can relate?" I have too many people on my dislike list, and I am pleased with whatever problems they are facing. I don't feel bad for bad things happening to bad people. They deserve it. I can't relate, but I see the bullshit they try to pull over your eyes. ♥Audie

Everybody wants to be a part of something bigger than themselves, but no one wants to be themselves. - Clement Decrop

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • AM Prompt: "For today, instead of conforming to the status quo, be unapologetically you." Who else could I want to possibly be other than myself?! No other person or celebrity; that's for sure. Traits like; to be healthier, smarter, more educated, full of energy - of course. Should I feel sorry that I'm not (not much of those things)?! I guess you have to give up the 'idea' of having these things to have the most thing you cherish about yourself. ♥Audie

Greatness is always in the moment of the decision. - Jeff Olson

Monday, March 31, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Workout or stream TV? No small decision will make or break you today, but over time, these moments define who you are." I am pleased to hear this prompt. Only because I wondered just that. Everyday, all I think about is getting out there working and creating. And the majority of my choices are to make myself happy and do what pleases me; which is initially 'to work.' I'm happy to know that all my work(s) will speak for me, and to show-and-tell what kind of person I really was. ♥Audie

Tend to your thoughts with care. They have the power to grow weeds or flowers. - Cleo Wade

Monday, March 31, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Your thoughts carry momentum. Today, pick which seed to plant. State something you're grateful for." Today I plant the seed to healthiER eating. I must push myself at the end of the day when the day is over to prepare the healthiER versions of my favorite foods. This morning I told my husband how thankful I am for him and the ways he guides me. He makes me look at myself to see how wrong I am/CAN be, and with that is always the result(s) of me staying sick. The majority of it IS mindset. And I have to correct it. ♥Audie

The answer to your problem is to see who has your problem. - Ramana Maharshi

Sunday, March 30, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Imagine someone you love is experiencing the same problems you are facing now. What would you say to them? How would you help them?" Most of my problems are usually with the self. Of course, telling someone to have strength and faith only goes so far when one is dealing with the self. It's personal. I'd encourage them to learn to sit with themselves, listen hard, listen close, and explore all areas. Most importantly, don't be afraid to be bougee with it. Meaning, don't be afraid to use the best materials to help you achieve the best results. Don't be afraid to shift their attitude to present their true confidence. ♥Audie

People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for. - Harper Lee

Sunday, March 30, 2025 • AM Prompt: "If you wake up seeking a great day, chance are you will find reasons to make it a great day." Last night I could not sleep a wink. It was a rough morning too. I did however, tried to make it a good morning by going out to work when I found it difficult to try to go back to sleep (for the 15th time). While I was out, a few times my body was trying to tell my brain that it was tired and it was time to rest. My brain always; and I tell you, ALWAYS has that 'Wait! One more delivery.' This time, my brain had to throw in the towel and compromise with my body. The compromise was 'Okay. We can come back out to work later.' I came home and got some rest. I was especially happy and excited when my hubby woke up to talk to me for a bit before I crashed out for six hours. We'll see what the rest of the day holds. ♥Audie

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it. - Paulo Coelho

Saturday, March 29, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What are you ready to move on from?" I wish it was easy to move on from continuously being sick. I could help it a whole lore more by changing the way(s) that I eat (but I always say that and never do it) and being more active. Because what do I always say?! I never have time. Let me flip back on my previous prompts and eat my face (again and again, over and over). My answer to this prompt should be, 'to move on from eating like a glutton, and continue on-on foot.' Literally. ♥Audie

The layer of the solution is seldom the layer of the problem. - Clement Decrop

Saturday, March 29, 2025 • AM Prompt: "If you have a troublesome relationship, take a step back. Be patient. Breathe. The solution may come from an unsuspecting place." The only troublesome relationship I feel I have at the moment would have to be with myself. Who doesn't tho?! Most of the time, I am forced to take more than a couple steps back, I am forced to be patient, I breathe hot air until the only solution is to just let it the fuck go. And I have nothing more to say about that. ♥Audie

A person who dares waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. - Charles Darwin

Friday, March 28, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Time is our most valuable asset. How can you make the most of the time given to you?" By not allowing time stop you, or to allow you to think that you have no time. Don't pay attention to the time(s) of the/that day; or even the light or night of day stop you if you have the courage and energy to go out and pursue it. ♥Audie

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

Friday, March 28, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Go on a walk. Be grateful for the miracles around you." I went out this afternoon to pick up the paint I ordered. I was driving through nothing but chaos on the road. I always said to people that; you're never going to find what you're looking for being in a place where the complete opposite resides. It's a shame that it used to be 'Go for a drive' and 'Leave your troubles and your worries behind' is no longer good enough. I will be going for a walk and visit with Nature. And I will give thanks to it for always being there when we need them. And we need to do that for them in return. ♥Audie

Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. - Naval Ravikant

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Do you celebrate the small steps towards your goals? You deserve happiness on your journey." I'm currently taking small steps to recovery if that counts. And it is being celebrated. I am so thankful that I have both parents by my side when they know that I need the, and a loving husband to guide me to make better choices. That brings me happiness. ♥Audie

The desire for a positive experience is itself a negative experience. The acceptance of ones negative experience is itself a positive experience." - Mark Manson

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Imagine your life is someone else's dream life." I could see how any modern person may want my modern life. Just because I have all the materials things to make things happen that others wish they had to make their businesses grow; or even the mindset to allow themselves to imagine such dream, I could see them wanting what I have. The Spiritual side of my life, I can assure you that once it is explained, no one would dare want that kind of life for themselves. But it is still my life they dream of having. It can't be changed. People never know what they are asking for when they only can see the modern side of my life and how strong I live it. And there lies the key. It's how strong I live it. What lies beneath the surface, they will never dream of having. ♥Audie

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. - Soren Kierkegaard

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What advice would future you be telling present you right now?" Protect yourself from everybody. Even from those that have no reason/no ill will/no idea what they carry along with them that can hurt someone. Give them grace from what they are unknowing of. And just pray for them. ♥Audie

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. - Pema Chodron

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Meditate for 5 minutes on a problem you're facing. Be inquisitive and emotionally detached. Ask questions to get to the source." Oof! It was so hard for me to focus. I was sifting through my mind and I just could not pinpoint WTH my problem was. I went from my art, to my glucose levels, to deliveries; and then I thought about not having enough energy to do all my passions. I mentioned to Just Rob► the other night where I said "I never had an issue doing everything in the past. I didn't care what time of the day or night it was. I just went out and did it." The energy I had back then was incredible. I didn't let ANYTHING stop me. Now, it's the unnecessary bullshit that keeps me from continuing. And because I allow it to negatively impact me, all my energy gets drained. I never had negative thoughts on ANYTHING that I did or wanted to do. I need to shift my mindset again, and regain energy. ♥Audie

Everyone lives two lives. The second starts when you realize you only live once. - Confucius

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What does your second life have in store?" My second life is art; which I am not always able to do. It was once my entire life; my only life. So I know it consists of Joy. ♥Audie

You only die once, so you should live every day. - Snoop Dogg

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Imagine it is the last time you're doing every action you take today. The last smile. The last walk. The last thought. Enjoy it all." The beautiful way my life is at the moment; is I try to make every amount of it, count. I live for others love. Some may think it's being selfless, but as my family and my husband knows that I am not enough to do things for myself. I have everything I could ever need. I have all the material things, and the will to work hard. But it is the Love from others that I need. They are the reason I smile, laugh, walk alongside with, and they fill my every thought every single day. And I enjoy every millisecond of it. ♥Audie

If anyone thinks that the one's sight exceeds the other's, he or she has no eyes. - Wumen Huikai

Monday, March 24, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Mindfully listen. How often do you craft a response before the other person completes their thought?!" Like all the time. Because most of the time, the things they talk about are either bullshit (lies), makes no sense, it's just plain dumb. Especially in the beginning when getting to know the person, you gave both your ears and attention to hear that person out. I believe the person doing the dictating (carrying on without allowing you to speak) in the conversation has no eyes or ears but have a mouth. ♥Audie

The truth shall set you free. - John 8:32

Monday, March 24, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Today, uncomplicate your life and reduce stress. Be completely honest and truthful, especially to yourself." Last night, I couldn't complete the previous prompt; it was just too deep. And the meeting I attended this morning, has induced the stresses that I've already been having. I was honest, and I was truthful. But all what's happened was being deliberately skipped over; unable to present my ideas, concerns and having my questions answered. All I was-was a stand-in listening to everyone glorifying themselves and each other about how important they were to be a blessing to their communities. Within all that honesty and truthfulness I was giving, turned into gate-keeping and envy. The moment they purposely skipped over me, I immediately felt like I didn't belong there. So, to 'uncomplicate' my life and to reduce 'my' stress, I did remove myself out of that space and began making my own plan(s). I have to shake-my-head at these organizations because they're supposed to be helping us achieve a whole lot more to add to our potentials, not take from it. I've been loyal and faithful to being truthful and honest to others, to totally and completely neglecting my talents - AS IF these meetings were going to make me a better artist than what I actually AM, but to bring to THEIR table. It was complete bullshit. THIS is me being truthfully honest. ♥Audie

To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. - Yann Martel

Sunday, March 23, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What could be accomplished if self-doubt was replaced with self-belief?!" I was just speaking about this very thing with Just Rob► this evening. Tears were shed when I expressed how a certain individual tried calling me out of my character during the lowest time of my life. And what was ironic was that his person had the audacity to have even uttered those insults to my face when he was doing far more worst to his life partner. I was so down, full of embarrassment and humiliation, that I could not even defend myself with the truth of what he was doing. I have, and have always had self-belief in myself. When I get down, I don't stay down forever. He on the other hand, has been down for years (and counting). Even tho he's called me out of my character, I forgave him - but I didn't forget. Besides this incident, I don't think he will ever forgive himself for missing out on a life that he could've had with someone else. This isn't about me. I don't think he gives a rats ass about me. Just himself. He sits and mopes around all day feeling sorry for himself still. I can't feel sorry for him when all these years I've prayed for him to have self-belief. I don't think there's anything more that can happen to him that can help him build up his courage to take action on something. I hope one day he will replace self-doubt with self-belief. He's the one that needs it the most. ♥Audie

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still. - Chinese Proverb

Sunday, March 23, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Pick an area in your life you want to improve: health, education, relationships, etc.. Take action to be one percent better today." I'll take on that 1%. I just learned something educational. All these years I've been typing 'ect.' wrong. Reading this prompt, it's actually spelled 'etc.' How about that! You can go check my previous posts that literally shows me writing it incorrectly. I could feel myself getting that 1% better. I'm currently working on improving my health, I'm actively getting better at relationships as well. I send out holiday cards and gifts to my friends through the post whenever chance I get; as well as reaching out to see how they're doing. We should continue to take action to be 1% better everyday. ♥Audie

"It's better never to question every lesson that's in store." - Mac Miller

Saturday, March 22, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Why me?! Why now?! Let go of the "I" associated with these questions. Move forward with the lessons learned." If we shall get rid of the "I", I shall ask Why do it?! or just plain Why?! and for what reason?! The answers to these are a whole lot better. I think we should ask ourselves why we do it, and for what reasons. I do what I do to educate and to inspire others to fulfill their greatest purpose. My reason is because that's my purpose; is to educate everyone through my art. ♥Audie

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. - Marcus Aurelius

Saturday, March 22, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Live today with a light heart and a smile. What others say is not the end all, be all truth." It's funny how Just Rob► and I were just discussing this-this morning. That's all people can do, is discuss assumptions. When Rob and I discuss assumptions, it's all just one big brain storm. When we talk, it is always with a light heart and a smile. And we know that anything that anyone may assume or make up about me, him or us, is definitely not the end all that they may want and wish for. It is all very opposite of the truth. ♥Audie

You are what you love, not what loves you. - Charlie Kaufman

Friday, March 21, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What are you passionate about?! How much time do you devote to it?!" None. Actually, literally none. That's what I need to work on; better prioritizing my time and schedule. But I'm beginning to wonder; if you can actually lose your passion for something if you don't ever get back to it?! I believe people can take away your passions; like stealing or sabotaging it. But what about if you're doing it to yourself?! Like, stealing time away from your passion by doing something else that you don't really want to do?! And sabotaging your ideas because you're comparing yourself to others, then being envious of them. I think we need to re-ask ourselves these questions even if we think we know what the answer is. We need to go more in depth than what it (should) look(s) like, to what it feels like. If we feel right at home, time will be devoted to us. ♥Audie

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. - Proverbs 27:17

Friday, March 21, 225 • AM Prompt: "You are the average of 5 people you spend the most time with. Who are these people for you?! Write down their defining traits." I spend the most time with only 3 people. Online, there are 7 people .I try to surround myself with people that have the same heart as I do, the same thoughts and humor as I do, who allow me to be who I am and vice versa. I can't just write down 5 people without writing down everyone else who share their lives with me. Not just sharing their lives, but trusting me to know it. The distance between us is what keeps me from writing down only 5 people. These people I may not converse with all day every day, but when we do speak with one another, it is very wholesome. ♥Audie

The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness. - Alain de Botton

Thursday, March 20, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Let go of all anxiety and sadness. What are you left with?!" Is this where we're supposed to come up with words like 'determined, insightful, creative' ect.?! I want to ask "What else is there?!" Is that the point?! Maybe I just suck at this assignment right now. Or maybe I'm just let down for how things ended up this evening. I did feel anxious and sadness for somebody I didn't know, and have never met before. I'm sure I will discuss the entirety of his altercation with this kid shopper on The Why Run?! Podcast► on a later date. But I did feel anxious when witnessing a bit of what happened. And then later felt sadness when I met and spoke with the man. I hugged this man twice (I love his hugs) because I felt he needed to 'feel' kindness and care from others. But since a lot of what we do as modern people in our day is a bunch of modern things, I also felt he needed to hear and be shown that people do in fact appreciate him doing the work that he does. I will explain and express more in the podcast, and I know this response is not a motivating one. I can let go of my own anxieties and sadness's. That's easy (sometimes). But what about the anxieties and sadness's of others?! I just pray that this kind gentleman doesn't go on continuing his job with any anxiety or sadness. Not to mention the fear and paranoia, looking over his shoulder at work because he doesn't feel safe working anymore. This entry is for him, and I pray he lets go of all his anxiousness and sadness's that I know he is feeling inside. ♥Audie

If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. - Lao Tzu

Thursday, March 20, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Meditate on the breath for 5 minutes." I feel a lot more focused.

I don't study to know more, but to ignore less. - Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 • PM Prompt: "One cannot know everything, yet one can always learn more. What are you happy knowing?! What do you wish you understood more?!" I'm happy that I learned about life in the way(s) that I did. I never knew HOW to play victim, which I'm glad that I didn't learn. Once children find out how to get away with things, they keep doing it and repeatedly getting away with it without punishment. Now these are the same kids that are major screws ups being full grown narcissists. I'm so happy and thankful that I didn't turn out THAT fucked up. But what I do wish I understood more was how schooling and learning worked. I think for me as a child, school was a place where you showed up or else you got in trouble. I used to think my teachers and all adults were officers. So every time I went to school, I was too afraid to focus on my studies. I feel if I understood more, I probably wouldn't be where I am today. Instead of being afraid if that'd probably be a good thing or a bad thing, or being at a good place or a bad place; I don't think that I would've have allowed myself to ever be at a bad place. And if I did (and I have), I didn't stay there that long like everyone else who haven't learned life at all to understand it well. ♥Audie

Curious now, wise later. - The Philosopher King

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Focus on your curiosity. Today, deepen your learning around something you find meaningful." What a coincidence. Last night I was browsing around on Facebook Marketplace and came across a listing that I was interested in, and reached out. It sparked an idea in me and I'm eager to get started. And with this idea, it's going to put me in a position where I am going to have to prioritize my time, and it's gonna have to force me to come out with the idea(s) within that time. And if I could be THAT focused, I should be learning something by the end of today. ♥Audie

Silence isn't empty, it's full of answers. - Unknown

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What do you hear in the silence around you?!" The 'observing the silence' is more of a feeling than hearing. The silence in this space at this very moment is feeling safe within myself. Silence to me right now means that I'm okay right where I am, and as I am. I feel that if I couldn't ever get myself to STFU, it would only mean that there are many, MANY things wrong. I know my mind can go on, on, on and on about a whole bunch of nothing (most of the time), but it only happens when I'm in the middle of chaos that is not my own. When I sit alone in silence (which does happen often, and yes I know it's hard to believe with my motor mouth), it still does feel like a safe feeling. I guess it's the fact that I can do it knowing that a lot of people can't. I'm not afraid to sit alone in my own silence, and that's quite beneficial for me. ♥Audie

You always own the option of having no option. - Marcus Aurelius

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • AM Prompt: "As you go through your day, say "I don't know." Simply allow for growth by not having an opinion." I literally wake up and go on about my day with that 'I don't know' mindset already. It's because I really don't know what's going to happen. Trust me, I'm not writing this response like I don't need to do this prompt or, that I'm/I've out-smarted the prompt. I believe that I have to be conscious of this prompt. When it reads 'allow for growth by not having an opinion', yeah. I have a lot of those. Maybe this means 'go on about your day without having an opinion.' Now that's going to be new for me. ♥Audie

It is the person that makes truth great, not truth that makes the person great. - Confucius

Monday, March 17, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Truth means little without action. How can you act on truth to make it great?!" I have always 'acted' or 'took action' to show my truth. I did it this way so that no one can say or prove otherwise that I haven't done or said anything else other than the truth. But I always had a hard time trusting people and what they say because it always felt like they were putting on a sales pitch. When it came time for them to show/prove it, it was either never done, or it was half-assed. It was never a let down tho. You've already gotten a little taste of what you'll be receiving by the sales pitch from the beginning. It's still quite impressive either way if it works out the exact way they said it would, or you're witnessing how bad they are at being desperate. ♥Audie

Whether our assumptions are true or false does not matter, for the individual shapes hir or her reality on which he or she seeks. - Clement Decrop

Monday, March 17, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Throughout your day, question your underlying assumptions." I am just about to start my day by doing what I said I should be doing. And as I do that going out earlier than usual, AND going out further away from my house than I'm used to; I will get to those assumptions and hopefully come up with solutions. ♥Audie

Simply because something is well known doesn't make it true. Simply because something is not known doesn't make it false. - Clement Decrop

Sunday, March 16, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What's one thing you think is true that everyone thinks is false." Honestly, I can't think of just ONE thing. This question is making me nervous the more times I read it. I think I'll pass on this one. ♥Audie

Those who know, do not speak. Those who speak, do not know. - Lao Tzu

Sunday, March 16, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Today, be mindful of your words. Be mindful of who you listen to." I should have listened to myself this morning. I had a decision to either; go out and begin working while enjoying the morning (pertaining to last nights PM prompt), OR staying in eating something extremely bad (that I KNEW was bad), and not quite having a plan other than begin painting ornaments. And guess what I chose. I chose to stay home and indeed ATE the bad things, and now I'm sitting here like 'WTH!' But I'm going to flip that right now. I have some time to correct and realign my negative thoughts to good thoughts, not be so hard on myself, and BE HAPPY ABOUT IT FOR GAWDS SAKE! ♥Audie

No one ever steps in the same river twice. For it's not the same river and they are not the same person. - Heraclitus

Saturday, March 13, 2025 • PM Prompt: "You are always changing. Take comfort in the opportunity for growth this provides." The thing that came to mind is, I need to change how I spend my mornings. When I wake up, I often sit at the edge of my bed looking out through my open blinds and wonder why I'm not in the mood to get out there and just enjoy the morning. And when I do decide to get dressed, I'm stuck at this fork-in-the-road. Do I/Should I: a.) Turn on some music, get down on the floor and do some stretches?! b.) Get my butt out there and jump into snagging an Amazon block since "I am SUCH an Aries, I just JUMP into things without thinking" (I say this with MUCH exaggeration) OR c.) Eat something, wait to get sick and not do anything. Letters d, e, f + usually come through AS I'm getting ready, and then I'm just so overwhelmed, I result into doing nothing at all. If I'm always changing, it is very slow and unnoticeable to me. I'm analyzing this question, and I feel that how I spend my mornings IS a result of how my evenings end up being. And I'm not always 100% satisfied with it, because I always feel I could do better. My mornings will have to change. ♥Audie

Whatever has the nature to arise has the nature to pass away. - Buddha

Saturday, March 15, 2025 • AM Prompt: "You either notice your thoughts or you don't. Unnoticed thoughts control our actions without permission. Meditate on your thoughts today." One of the major things I feel is a part of (my) meditation is the act of completing the tasks. Completing the things I set for myself brings me Peace that I don't care if anyone agrees with me or not. Of course, while I'm completing these tasks, I don't allow my thoughts to go unnoticed. That's what Just Rob► questions about 'deep thinkers' and 'over thinkers'. Since I'm always in my head, I'm sure I will meditate on the thoughts that control my actions and see if I've been having/doing them without my permission. But wouldn't that be doing things out of impulse?! I will meditate on that and find out. ♥Audie

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. - Marie Curie

Friday, March 14, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What ideas do you find beautiful?!" Prompts like this one. Quotes, and being able to write down your ideas and wonders in a blog or journal. But honestly, I think I'm going to have to come back to this prompt and post a proper response. I feel like I got to have a better response than 'Every thought is an idea.' Quote me! ;) ♥Audie

Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. - Richard Feynman

Friday, March 14, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Challenge what's accepted. Bring forward an alternative that leads to a better world." The thing that comes to mind at this very moment would be to begin gathering all the things needed to begin my art projects. It's always on my mind. It's funny how this morning I was listening to an artist on Youtube, and she said two of the biggest things to becoming a full-time artist is to time-manage, and financial managing. I don't fret too much about the financial parts. It's the time managements that drove me up the wall if I'm not doing what I want to do. And if I'm not going art, I am miserable. So what would be the best alternative to solve this problem?! Because doing art for me is a better world. My work tools represents endless work. I can go on and on with it. I said on the Audie's Art Struggles► that I should begin gathering all my needed tools for when I move back North. And let's just say, I procrastinated on that. I haven't even begun getting things together and putting them aside. And I do blame that I don't have much time. So, I need to better prioritize my time better to be able to do my art, because I do want a better world for myself. ♥Audie

It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Thursday, March 13, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What can you do tomorrow to become a better version of yourself?!" First off, I believe I failed miserably at todays AM prompt. I didn't converse with anyone today, and I didn't really have a problem that needed to be resolved. I did however talk a lot of lip than I'd like to admit about others whom I felt were rude AF. I did catch myself, but it was after the fact. But tomorrow, how can I be a better version of myself?! And to that I would say, 'Stay on the morning routine I set for myself.' This morning, I completely ignored it. I convinced myself that I didn't need to do it ALL the time. Just MOST of the time. But what if I NEED to do it all the time?! I did feel so much better when I did follow the routine. Doing and sticking to the routine is just something that should be practiced every single day, no acceptations. I do have that freedom to see myself through, FOR myself. I think that's a good start to become a better version of myself. ♥Audie

You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into. - Stephen Covey

Thursday, March 13, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Today, don't complain about anything - even to yourself. You may find you are better at resolving the problem than you think." This one hit right on the nose. Why?! Because I just checked my horoscope for today, and it read: Your heightened sensitivity is a powerful tool right now, Aries. Although being needed can feel overwhelming, this is your moment to offer support where it's most required. Trust your instincts—you're uniquely equipped for this task. Embrace the opportunity to give wholeheartedly, knowing that your efforts will not only benefit others but also bring you immense fulfillment. Remember, the goodwill and positive energy you put out will come back to you in unexpected ways. Stay focused on the positive impact you're making; it's both rewarding and deeply satisfying. This is going to be challenging because 'Who needs me?!' And when they do, 'What do I do?!' Of course, I know myself well enough that I can be quite clever and thoughtful on the spot as things happen. So I shouldn't worry about it too much, right?! I mean, when it comes to helping people, I don't think twice. ♥Audie

Imagination tires before Nature. - Blaise Pascal

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What if you stop trying to create the story of your life and simply experience it instead?!" I certainly did that today. I'm always trying to work out each day in my head everyday, and all it's given me was a big headache. Or even worse, anxiety. I slowed down my entire day and it was wonderful. I even made two new friends in the process. I went out about my day not really knowing how it was going to go with this brand new headspace, and I am really impressed at how it all went. Sure, there were a few long breaks and no orders coming through. But I just sat with myself and enjoyed the silence in between noises. That actually worked for me today. I tried so hard not to get riled up over traffic, construction zones, and poor low-ball offers. I discovered that I have to rediscover just the joys of 'simply experiencing.' ♥Audie

We do not possess imagination enough to sense what we are missing. - Jean Toomer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Be open minded. Chances are you will learn something new today. Make note of what it is and watch your perception change." I am so up for this. Obviously, there is nothing much I can say about it right now because I've just woken up and haven't quite started my day. But best believe I will be taking on all lessons, hacks, an easier and/or safer way to do things, ect. ♥Audie

There is so much everything that nothing is hidden quite nicely. - Wislawa Szymborska

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • PM Prompt: "Take a deep breath in... Shift your awareness to the silence between sounds. Rest in this awareness." I will certainly be doing this practice this evening. Especially because I get back to work tomorrow. Since this is a prompt to be done in the evening before bed, I will still try to practice the aware of silence between sounds tomorrow instead of listening to my worries throughout the day. ♥Audie

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it. - Daniel Kahneman

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • AM Prompt: "If you feel overwhelmed today, take 3 deep breaths. Consider the impermanence of your circumstance." Honestly, I had to look up the word 'impermanence' and re-learn the definition of 'circumstance', and I'm really, really amazed that I actually read the definitions, put them together, and understood it to actually do this prompt. I'm proud of myself for that, considering I do not/cannot learn from a book. I think looking up one word, and relearning another is precisely what the prompt wanted me to do. How amazing! My short-term problems ARE short-lived. I think we all need to realize this. I get so intimidated by large words like these. I shared with Just Rob► that, I can say large words, but I don't actually know the meanings to them. Pertaining to "Consider the impermanence of your circumstance" to my every day life. I really believe I can do this and carry this with me where ever I go. And you can too! ♥Audie

You experience the past as a thought in the present. You experience the future as a thought in the present. - Joseph Goldstein

Monday, March 10, 2025 • PM Prompt: "What do you notice in the here and now?! Are you living in the present?!" Since the event of my ex calling last Saturday, I feel more now than ever before, feel myself finally living in the present. I'm also very glad that I didn't/don't feel the things that I have now; like: my husband, my children, the goals and wants that I set for myself for the entire year of 2025, those things haven't changed. But I think living in the present means more like be/being more focused. I'd say I haven't felt this focused since the very beginning of when me and my ex got together. And from there, it literally went downhill. That unfortunate event HAD to happen, and now I'm going to continue my Spiritual mission + getting myself back. I Prayed to have myself back. And now, here I am. ♥Audie

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. - Miyamoto Musashi

Monday, March 10, 2025 • AM Prompt: "Let go of the Self. Every time "I" comes up today, take a step back and label it as another thought." I always tell Just Rob► that I never like listening to myself when editing a Why Run?! episode. I do come off as I'm complaining about everything, turning every positive thing into a negative thing, ect. And when people have something negative to say about me (or TO me), I then feel like that's probably one of the main things they can't stand about me. Maybe I do concentrate too much of my-Self. And every example I have is an "I" moment. I am going to learn and practice this prompt everyday as much as I can. And most importantly, I will be sure to practice it on The Why Run?! Podcast► so that it will be a lot more tolerable to edit and listen to for my audience. ♥Audie