Check-In: 2015-10-05 (Monday)

Diet: PASS (see below)
Exercise: WIN! (walking, rest)
Sleep: WIN! (catching up on disrupted cycle)
Mindfulness: IMPROVE (need more meditation: on the plus side, improving perspective)
Love and Support: WIN! (visiting with friends, corresponding with family, social events)

Everything is a little disrupted thanks to the gall bladder issues recently. I've had my sleep cycle disrupted, which in turn has disrupted many of my other healthy habits. Also, I've been trying to avoid too much fat in my diet for a little while. The upshot is I think I ate less than I should have this past weekend, though this is now correcting itself. I got extra food from dinner with my friends last night, I've had a good breakfast today, and I'll make sure I get plenty of food for the rest of the day.

I'm giving myself a win under exercise. While I haven't been getting a ton of exercise, I've been walking and deliberately taking a rest for the sake of my innards. Taking a break when pride would demand otherwise is wise, and therefore deserves a win rating. No good hurting yourself over pride.

Eh, screw it. I'm giving myself a win under Sleep too. I normally would call it a pass, but since I'm recovering from a major sleep disruption, this is a really good trend and worth celebrating.

I haven't been meditating much, and I have found it hard to meditate when attempting it, mainly due to how stressed I'm feeling about this election and the rampant fear and manipulation surrounding it. On the plus side, I've identified this and actively worked to restore a positive, generous, and optimistic spirit. This has worked quite well.

Part of the reason this has worked well is social contact. I've had some good correspondence with my family, I saw my friends last night, and on Saturday I went to a cafe hosted by L'Alliance Francaise and a meeting at the kung fu club. This nice big uptick in social contact has been good for my head space.