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Saturday morning walk


Since I adopted Obélix, our Saturday morning routine has been to take a long walk just after we wake up.  This Saturday morning was no different, and we chose a different route which offered a nice view of the sunrise.  As I mentioned on Morning One, my mind is free to wander during these walks, sometimes thinking about work, but more often not.

On this walk I thought about what I'd like to do with my Saturday morning.  My normal routine is to enjoy a good breakfast and watch some political comedy, such as Bill Maher clips from the night before, to keep up with politics and (hopefully) enjoy a laugh or two.  Then I'm free to work on whatever I want to: I've come to use my weekends as an opportunity to advance on whatever matters most to me.  Almost like a two-day Startical without the writing and introspection.

This particular morning I've decided it would be great to catch up on my Startical writing and introspection which I'm now doing...

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