The Prosperous Heart

There's been a little backsliding on the Hour of Power, but not much and mostly because it is now pretty chilly in the morning and I don't want to get out of bed. I still do the Hour of Power, but I have been backsliding about starting it first thing in the morning. I was sleeping outside under the stars when it was hot (I don't have air-conditioning) but now, I'm sleeping inside and need a sign to motivate me like the one I posted on the garden wall when I was sleeping under the stars in the lovely coolness.

I also like having a program of sorts to be following, and I've chosen The Prosperous Heart by Julia Cameron http://www.amazon.com/The-Prosperous-Heart-Creating-Enough/dp/1585428973/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0 . It seems like a good plan since I'm out of work and waiting for Social Security to kick in. I actually started working on this book last winter with my friend Stacey. We were excited, we got up and met at Moon's Kitchen each morning for the first week to journal before we started our work days. And we counted, and we read the first chapter and then, we were stopped dead in our tracks.  By what you ask.  I don't know the usual bullshit excuses. It's hard to keep up that kind of enthusiasm that early in the morning. Neither of us are morning people and so the call of our bad late night habits intruded on our efforts at self improvement and we failed. But I have just ordered some blue light blocking glasses which are supposed to help you go to sleep earlier. The science behind these is that blue light from artificial light sources interferes with the production of melatonin which is the hormone that helps you fall asleep and regulate your circadian rhythms. Check out my other blog that covers this subject at http://backtoatkins.blogspot.com/

For now I'm off to reread the first chapter of The Prosperous Heart and this time I plan on actually doing the exercises at the end of the chapter. Now where's my counting notebook?  Time to dust that puppy off and get back into the practice of counting what goes out and what comes in.