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I often get so focused on present decisions and preparation for them that, through a lower priority, past interests pay the price. Balancing is difficult and takes practice. Trust is also a factor.
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I'm not one to howl at a full moon or celebrate the solstice or anything like that. Excitement is simply not one of my strenghts. But who can resist capturing a few night-time memories at nearly zero degrees, even if the hyperbolic cost is frozen fingers.
Running is a good example. While paying more attention to volume, I shut down hiking up the mountain thinking both would be difficult. That might have been a mistake, but now it’s done.
Maybe flipping a calendar at least serves as a reminder to contemplate such a review. At least our friends query us, and the socializing breaks momentum.