Being four drinks behind now, I leave this as record:

My resolution is to follow the vows of the Englishman from Slaughterhouse Five:

1. Brush teeth twice daily.
2. Shave once daily.
3. Wash hands and face before every meal, and after every visit to the latrine.
4. Polish shoes once daily.
5. Exercise thirty minutes each morning before breakfast
6. ( Read more... )

Meditation, tai chi, calisthenics, swing, art excursions, Meeting, drawing, languages...

Francesca, you've done it again. You've made me stand up straighter.

I, Roscoe Mathieu, do solemnly swaer to a thirty-day challenge, commencing this March 23, 2008 and ending on April 23, 2008 ( Read more... )

How to Be a Man of Integrity

By JRIngrisano

Step 1:
Be steady. That is perhaps the highest compliment a real man can receive: being called steady. Not flashy. Not dangerous. Not cool. Steady! Be the kind of man who provides for those who depend on him--coming home every night, working hard, being a good father ( Read more... )

Last month, Neil left for San Francisco. On his last night in town, he hosted a little soirée, and we talked long into the night. At one point, I mindlessly indulged a little bad habit, nosepicking. Neil laughed and told me that he used to have several bad habits, but slowly wore them away by thwacking a rubber band on his wrist. Classical ( Read more... )

Found this link, felt it illustrated a point: do a few things daily, and you'll live longer and happier. They're little, but you have do them constantly. And I know I'm not the only one having problems with that one... :P

 Do not be ruled by lust; seek freedom by following the righteous. Mere claims of piety will not earn you inner freedom. Remain patient in adversity to attain peace, for adversity is the threshold to freedom. Those who cannot persevere are held back from the doors of Mercy.

-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani

"If you review the significant self-development literature, you discover these five recurring steps to prosperity: Get in a positive mind set; develop guiding principles; recite affirmations; set goals; and produce daily outcomes."