Happy Sif’s Day!
I have been spending the week thinking about a lot of issues. Mostly I have been trying to navigate things and get back to center and focus. So much is going on in the world and my life that it seems that I need to get back to basics. which are easy to forget.
The writing schedule should return back to normal starting tomorrow.
Peace,
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Frigg and Freya’s Day!
This has been a week of thinking on goals and inevitably the thought strikes my brain – what about plan B? I mean if the main focus of my next year of life doesn’t pan out what then?
Honestly, this is a hard question from a personal point of view, because plan B is not something I want. I want plan A and that means Plan b is there but I ignore it. Perhaps though plan B is more of doing plan A with a lot more force and effort. Yes, That’s probably what it will be because I simply cannot accept any other alternative.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Thor’s Day!
This mostly a post to keep the steak of posts every day going but I just wanted to let everyone know that I am pretty much an introvert and spending time at home alone is something that I do a lot. If it wasn’t for work some days, I would not go out. I do worry about this aspect of myself because I do crave good relationships. I just have high standards. I the meantime it seems everyone else is taking on my lifestyle thanks to the virus COVID-19. Enjoy.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Woden’s (Odin) Day!
So I am 51 as of today. I can think of a lot of things to say but I really have no words other than to be very appreciative of life, family, and friends. I enjoy my life as much as possible and I find that having gone around the sun one more time hasn’t made me feel too much different at this point. Age creeps up on you in a slow relentless bastard way.
Historically speaking – March 18,1969 was the day Richard Mixon ordered the secret bombing of Cambodia to start.
Barbra Bates commits suicide at age 43 – she was actress and because her day of death is the same as my day of birth, I won’t forget her. She is hauntingly beautiful.
The world was a very different place. Led Zepplin has one of their supershows that day.
For me, I entered the world at lunchtime and so far I have to say it been an interesting bittersweet ride but getting much better each day.
Genetics Test Results:
Recently I did a DNA test to gain a new understanding of my heritage. It was a nice early birthday present when the results were reported a couple days ago. The results are in and I will do things in order from largest to smallest.
I now have a list of countries to visit: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Netherlands, Bavaria, and Norway.
Of course, then my religious heritage would be Odin/Woden/Wotan. The All=Father had many names and was worshiped throughout this area.
In a case to get more specifics I still have to keep plugging at the family tree, But now I have a more positive lead toward my actual direction.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Tyr’s Day!
Of course with this COVID-19 thing going on maybe you can just blow that kiss from a distance. Unless you are an Irish lass with red hair and then I will risk it.
I am planning on giving a full reveal tomorrow of my heritage base on my DNA results for my Birthday post but this week is really going to be a lot of meditation posts on my goals and just some shitposting of things I need to get done this week for my birthday. For today – St. Patrick’s Day – I will reveal there is Irish blood in my veins. Not a lot mind you but some and I know this is from my maternal grandfather’s side and the Nagle family. Between this my Scottish ancestry it comes to 4% combined and that means I can sit down with any red-haired lass who is Irish, drink green beer, and get that kiss.
At least I would if there was any bar open today or pub. COVID-19 being an asshole again. I guess I will have to reserve said kiss until next year when this shit is over. Tomorrow will reveal the rest of my genetic heritage for my Birthday post, until then.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Mani’s Day!
I would write more today but I have a lot to do. I can say that my birthday post in a couple days will have a lot of new information because my genetics test has come back. As I am currently reflecting on the results I can say one thing for sure, the nature of this blog will not change as it confirms a couple things and whether it was Odin, Woden or Wotan there is a good chance my ancestors worshiped the All-Father.
I will be getting back to the goals bucket list and all that this week, but Mani’s Day is going to be full of travel and testing so I need to have my mind free for a while.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Sol’s Day!
Announcements:
We don’t pray here – we figure God, the gods, goddesses, or whatever powers that be (if any) either know already, don’t give a fuck, or are busy with more important matters than our petty stuff. We also kind of assume that they expect us to do stuff that we can do for ourselves and that we will do them ourselves and not be lazy. We also believe in being good friends, so we don’t presume on our friendship with the powers that be by asking them all the time for stuff while giving them nothing in return.
We also don’t take an offering here. We figure the powers that be probably don’t need it. Let’s be honest, offerings are not given to the divine powers, they are given to an organization to support it. Just being honest. God, the gods or whatever never sees a dime, farthing or peso of that money; it all goes to the church, mosque or shrine.
Theme Song: “Setting out to Attack Paris”
Meditation:
Text:
Sermon: ‘Viking Philosophy – Part 3 – Be Prepared’
Moving on we see the philosophy of being prepared and it is the kind of being prepared that is constant not in crisis. Battle was never something one could always predict as to when and where so the Vikings fostered an always ready strategy.
Parting Thought:
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Sif’s Day.
Journal Entry:
My self goals will be mostly hits. My nutritional goal was successful in results but nature was not right all the time. I have been training faithfully and I went out with the wife on our anniversary.
Next Year needs to be more about raising the bar in all these things.
Discipline:
“Discipline is the willingness to be hard on oneself first and then if needed help with the development with others, so that greater purposes may be achieved.”
Principle: Apply discipline to every aspect of life that it can be applied.
Goal: To be following a full Paleo Diet by March 31, 2020.
Bucket List: Do a rebellious act
I am thinking this goal next year needs to be about nutrition but with the goal not of a specific diet but results. I am thinking of some sort of way of measuring fat percentage.
Perseverance:
“Perseverance is the ability to stand up and return from defeat and failure”
Principle: Keep getting up after every defeat or failure.
Goal: To engage in an exercise program that involves weightlifting, hiking/walking, and stretching/ yoga an average of three days a week from April 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2020
Bucket List: To get at least one tattoo by March 18th, 2020.
I need to up the ante but also get more days where I truly rest. I am finding recovery is longer and less effective as I get older so the efficiency of workouts means more than volume.
Fidelity:
“Fidelity is the will to be loyal to one’s moral philosophy, to one’s family, one’s friends, and most important to one’s self, and loyalty to one’s friends is valued as highly as loyalty to one’s family.”
Principle: Be loyal to those who have been loyal to me.
Goal: Celebrate my wife and I’s 30th anniversary (June 10th, 2019) with a mini-vacation (achieved)
Bucket List: Discover all the countries of origin from my genetics and visit them all by March 18th, 2029.
I want something to do with the whole fam family this time but not sure what.
Higher Virtue – Wisdom:
Wisdom is self-motivated for me. Ultimately the only one who takes care of me is me.
Rest Day Routine:
Goals and Bucket List Items Achieved (Since Summer 2018):
Goals Achieved: 6
Bucket List Items Achieved: 0
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Frigg and Freya’s Day!
My Bucket List (modified):
The main simple modification is I have removed the dates and deadlines. Rather I am going to use my goal for Courage to define at least one to three of these begs crossed off every year. My thoughts are that many of them have time issues that are not completely up to me. I think I would rather look at them as opportunities that I need to continually work on and let my goal under Courage define how many I should strive to cross of each year.
I also think if I exceed that number whatever it is it should be counted as a goal that I might miss achieving in that year. I am trying to create a system that encourages courage and making headway on this list.
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
Happy Thor’s Day!
Journal Entry:
I have achieved all my business goals this year so the issue now is much harder in that I need to raise the stakes here for business as I want to go further and farther. This is challenging for me as I need to improve this area of my life if I want to have some of the things I lost out on by being a minister.
Self-Reliance:
“Self-Reliance is the spirit of independence, which is achieved when each person is their own master and no one else’s’ .”
Principle: To walk in the spirit of independence by being my own master and no one else’s
Goal: Find a new, better paying job by March 2020.
Bucket List: To be a published author of at least five books by March 2029
To launch my secondary career to writing seems to be the thing here. I can’t go into too much detail until it happens but suffice it to say that my counselors and myself approve. I just need to get past some initial hurdles
Industriousness:
“Industriousness is the willingness to work hard, always striving for efficiency, as a joyous activity in itself”
Principle: Work with the enjoyment of work itself.
Goal: Finalize last requirements for my degree – Internship by May 2019 – May 2019 (achieved)
Bucket List: Write A Novel and Get it Published by March 2022.
Writing goals here would be good. Learning to be a disciplined writer should be here and it goes with the bucket list as well.
Hospitality:
“Hospitality is the willingness to share what one has with one’s fellows, especially when they are far from home.”
Principle: To share out of my abundance to help people where I can with their life’s journey.
Goal: By March 31st of 2020, to be the leader/participant in a group of some kind. (Goal Achieved
Bucket List: To own my own home by March 2024.
I want this one to be about more fellowship with my fellow atheists and this means being involved more as an activist. Not sure how to go about that, but I will have to put it into a goal of some kind.
Higher Virtue – Justice:
The most important person to be fair with is me.
Work Day Routine:
I remain,
The Rabyd Skald – Wandering Soul, Bard, and Philosopher. The Grey Wayfarer.
Skaal!!!
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