Dec. 30th, 2012

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I had a vividly cinematic dream that seemed like a mash-up of The Constant Gardener, Cloud Atlas and Seven Years in Tibet. I was researching an article about an international revolutionary movement responding to a new environmental threat. The problem involved some kind of previously undetected radiation associated with common technology. It was found in building materials and processed food. I had travelled to various developing countries interviewing leaders, activists and underground rebels. The problems were worse there and governments were responding more slowly.

In a large South Asian city I interviewed a Buddhist monk who was supervising a cleanup operation. The streets were filled with crowds of monks, their orange and red garments brilliant against white buildings and an incredibly blue sky. My source explained they were looking for radiation. A lot of monks sat on cleaning platforms hanging down the sides of highrises. They used machines that detected radiation to scour the walls for toxicity.
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During 2010 and 2011 I took significant advantage of the 6 Changes approach to personal improvement. Notably, Leo Babauta has dropped the  6 Changes website and revised his philosophy to a more marketable form. Apparently simplicity is more worthwhile if it's profitable.

18 months ago my little changes got derailed by big ones: moving in with Danny, establishing a household for the first time in 16 years, shifting to more local food, planting a vegetable garden, getting a diagnosis for sleep apnea, hiring a writing coach, relaunching a freelance writing career and, most recently, figuring out how to keep the family cottage. There has been plenty of goal-setting and not much time to think or talk about it, except with my coach.

Meanwhile some important matters have sat on a back burner, particularly my diet and fitness. Needless to say, I cannot afford to leave them there. I am not comfortable with my weight and my cholesterol was high last time it was tested. My life has reached a new normal, and now is the time to address some details.

2013 must be my year of health, as far as I can control it. I need to revisit the 6 Changes, or perhaps an alternative, since its original philosopher has decided the best goal is no goal.

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