Physical: TOTAL WIN! (walking, kung yoga, diet, sleep)
Willpower: TOTAL WIN! (cleaning)
Emotional: WIN! (walking in nature, dog, cleaning)
Social: PASS (visiting with friends, corresponding with family)
Yesterday was a profound victory of willpower--the result of all the practice I have been getting lately. And it's interesting how the simplest things can be the most powerful at times.
There's an old Zen Koan where the great revelation for the student, after having eaten, is that now he should wash his bowl. This is what I am now succeeding at: yesterday, I swept up the entryway where all the pine needles get into the house, and cleaned the kitchen. And most importantly, I enjoyed it. It was pleasant to turn my desire for a cleaner space into a cleaner space.
It was also infectious. My friend Mark was so happy to have a clean kitchen that he cooked up some great meatballs and, using them as one of the ingredients, made nachos for dinner.
Gaining willpower is really giving me a sense of possibility. If I have willpower, I can make anything I choose become reality. Recently I've begun to wonder if I should study science again. Maybe Earth and atmospheric science. Maybe nuclear physics. Maybe kinesiology. With a steady application of willpower, these are all very possible.
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