7/31/11.

10,426.

THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN, and how branches fall in storms.

IAWL: I helped move stuff out of Granny's today.

Verdcit: Very good, defined by my peace of mind, and the rain that fell, and how I sat on the porch and watched it.

TWO: run farther.

7/28/11.

10,423.

I like the way it feels, walking on grass barefoot.

IAWL: I cut G's shrubs.

Verdict: Good, I showed Granny old home videos, wrote a good bit, saw Mia.

TWO: Acceptance.

7/27/11.

10,422.

I like the way people come home, like a phenomenon, you can say, Peter came home, and you hear the door open, the hellos, etc. How easy it is to take this for granted.

IAWL: I drove the kids to swimming lessons for Mom.

Verdict: good day, I wrote, I went for a nice jog through the park.

TWO: Acceptance. Acceptance. Willful acceptance.

7/26/11.

10,421

I like the way iced coffee tastes in the morning.

IAWL: Said hello to Gushka and asked where she was from, etc.

Verdict: It was a good day. I ran in the park, ate well--chicken Marsala for lunch, Asian sesame chicken for dinner.

TWO: acceptance.

7/23/11.

10,418

I like the way Indiana Jones brings me back to childhood.

IAWL: Need to work on this.

Verdict: good, relaxing day of reading and writing.

TWO: IAWL.

7/21/11.

10,416.

I like the way the imperfections in the spackle come to light as the light changes.

IAWL: I helped J with his house.

Verdict: Good. Good Moby-DIck reading time, quiet.

TWO: Think about the day as a day in the morning. ODAAT.

7/20/11.

10,415.

I like the way it feels like a sauna when you step outside.

IAWL: I gave D 60% rather than 50%.

Verdict: Successful. I painted at J's today, and for long periods of time was absorbed in what I was doing, thought of nothing else than the sanding, the painting, etc.

TWO: couch cushions.

7/18/11.

10,413.

I like the way reading can make you feel like you are in another world, and then when you stop, you come back to reality.

IAWL: Hung a mirror today for M & P.

Verdict: Successful, but fretted quite a bit about stx today.

TWO: Wake up earlier, lay off stx.

7/17/11.

10,412.

I like the way dogwood flowers have little crimps in the middle.

IAWL: Asked A to hang out, even if she didn't get back to me.

Verdict: Good. Why? I wrote, read, went to B&N, yes, but also felt peaceful, clear headed.

TWO: WAKE UP EARLIER.

7/13/11.

10,408

I like the way home movies open up another world.

IAWL: Went to Flemings yesterday for dinner.

Verdict: I looked through a bunch of dad's things the Flemings gave me. Lots of good memories. Successful. Ate fresh mozzarella with tomato with Mom. Ate fish for dinner with lemon on it. Talked to Uncle Mike on the phone at night.

TWO:  compassion, reaching out.

7/11/11.

10,406

Thank you for the sprinkle of water that got on my toes when I was watering the tomato plants.

IAWL: Put UM's stuff together.

Verdict: I would say successful. I enjoyed reading Moby Dick, writing, being in the city, listening to the music while driving.

TWO: accepting everything, every mental state that comes my way. Checking stocks AC.

7/8/11.

10,403

I like the way the rain still gets you on the screened in porch.

IAWL: I asked A to hang out.

Verdict: Successful. Got a lot accomplished.

TWO: compassion.

7-7-11

10,402

I like the way you still get a little wet under the umbrella.

IAWL: Sent a msg to U. Bill today on fb.

Verdict: Very good. Need to be careful not to think too much about my situation, condition.

TWO: compassion

7/6/11.

10,401

I like the way the fish sizzles when it hits the oil.

IAWL: ???

Verdict: Successful. Starting to become conscious of the successful-ness of each day--and the extent to which it is or isn't, I'm finding, depends on where my thoughts are, the content of my consciousness much more than the things I am doing.

TWO: compassion.

7/5/11.

10,400

I like the way it feels to drive in the summertime with the window down, at the red light, and the LEDs from the radio.

IAWL: Went to granny's for her b-day.

Verdict: Successful.

TWO: Compassion.

7/3/11.

10,398

I like the way hot dogs burn on the grill.

IAWL: Gave J some fishing lures for birthday.

Verdict: Successful. Had 4th of July BBQ at K's. Felt pretty absorbed in what I was doing.

TWO: IAWL goals.

7/2/11.

10,397

I like the plastic bags we use in the summer time to put all the garbage in, the corn cobs, the watermelon, and then how we put it in the freezer so it doesn't smell.

IAWL: I don't know. I stayed home all day. Didn't talk to anyone, really. Still need to call A.

Verdict: Successful. I was absorbed in the writing for most of the morning. Watched Pale Rider at night. To be absorbed by something--is there anything better--is there anything more spiritual?

TWO: If I default to worrying about $, it is because of evolution, for want of security, rather than greed. That would mean suppressing that kind of worrying is short circuiting a product of evolution.

7/1/11.

Day 10,396.

I like the way Balkie talks on Perfect Strangers.

IAWL: I need to call A to see how her appointment went.

Verdict: Successful. I wrote, I read, I got to sit on the porch.

TWO: Focus more on, dwell on, getting pub'd in Ploughshares.