Happy Moon’s Day.
Journal Entry:
Personal Vision is important. I can’t tell you the time I have wasted because at times I didn’t have one. This week is the last week of the quarter and the first full week of July begins the new one for me. So this week is the last week of adjustments before I start anew. My greatest concern is that all my goals line up with my personal vision for myself.
For this week I have chosen three of the Norse pantheon of gods to model my vision after. Odin for Foundation. Tyr for Business and Thor for Self. This is a way for me to visualize my own personal vision for myself. Each of these Gods dwells in realms that reflect my personal vision.
Today is Odin and the Foundational Virtues fo Honor, Courage and Truth.
Honor:
“Honor is the feeling of inner value and worth from which one knows that one is noble of being, and the desire to show respect for this quality when it is found in the world”
Principle – To possess a feeling of inner value about myself and my future with a desire to find the same in others.
Goal: Maintain a daily blog streak of one post per day for an entire year (365 days).
Bucket List: Hike the Northern Lakeshore Trail along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by March 2024.
Odin personifies Honor to me because his view of honor is practical and personal. Odin isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty if necessary and he does not feel that undercuts his honor level one bit. In hsort, he doesn’t give a fuck about what people think about him but still acts honorably for his own sake. He simply seeks to do the necessary right thing and lives his life. if people dishonor him, that isn’t his problem until it actually causes him a problem directly. This is something I try to model.
Courage:
“Courage is the bravery to do what is right always.”
Principle – Act with Courage at the right time.
Goal: Cross one thing off bucket list every year. Deadline March 31st.
Bucket List: Go Back to Budapest, Hungary for a vacation March 2029.
Odin in my mind also has a practical view of Courage that I admire. He is taking on the big tasks to avoid or delay Ragnarok and knows he has to fight one of the larger enemies (Fenrir the Great Wolf) and he knows he is going to lose. Yet, despite this, he keeps seeking and wandering to find answers or perhaps an alternative. He doesn’t accept fate and that is one of the more courageous actions anyone can do.
Truth:
“Truth is the willingness to be honest and to say what one knows to be true and right. It is often better to not say anything at all if one cannot be honest.”
Principle – To Be Honest, and Speak Truth to Myself and Others. To Be Silent in the presence of Fools.
Goal: To Write a Non-Fiction Book by March 31st, 2020
Bucket List: Learn Latin by March 31st, 2021 to the point I can take a test and show my self proficient.
I have already mentioned it but the wanderer seeking knowledge, wisdom, and truth is much of my personal vision and very much a reflection of The Grey Wayfarer vision I have of myself. Odin is in many ways my inspiration for a lot of who I am these days. I am no god, but I am a person who seeks to find the truth and act on it. The Wanderer, Warrior, and Mage all rolled up in one image.
Higher Virtue: Love:
Of course, what motivates Odin is his love for others. You can’t be a good ruler and not love what you rule. Odin personifies this in that there are many times he could be building or protecting his power over others, but instead, he is out looking for truth and wisdom so he can help others instead. Love personified in some ways and a very practical love at that.
Morning Routine:
- Review Nine Noble Virtues (NNV), Principles, Goals and Bucket List
- Meditation – 3 min.
- Check Communications and Email.
- Paper Journal: Create Daily Log and To Do List.
- Stretching / Yoga
- Breakfast, Medications, and Supplements.
- Shower and Personal Hygiene
- Get Dressed for the Day
Ready to go here.
I remain.
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
The Grey Wayfarer 