2025: A Year of Self-Discovery and Growth

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Marking gratitude across a multitude of areas.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Health: Released from needing to wear my daily Dexcom 7 diabetes sensor
Fitness: Transformed physical endurance through silly activity for a few minutes daily, leading to great changes
Emotional Health: Registered Badger as ESA
Emotional Health: Partnered with Counselor Timothy K.
Diet: Subscribed to Factor75

Habits: Maintained daily journaling, including a multitude of intents
Hobbies: Explored AI companions (PI, Claude, Purpose, Replika)
Impulse: Invited myself to Thanksgiving dinner, TKB
Reconnect: Reached out to cousin DB
Sent: Christmas present to relative; parent said it arrived and he likes the gift

Art: Learned Blackout poetry
Project: Completed photo digitizing
Music, acapella: Discovered JaredHalley, amazing grid work presentations (signed up as patron)
Music, instrumental: Transported to picturesque landscapes through 40 FINGERS videos
Fiction: Devoured Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain
Non Fiction: Embraced the message (9 Life Lessons speech) in You Don’t Have to Have a Dream… by Tim Minchin
Movies: Caught the thrills with M:I 8
Streaming: Watched Stranger Things Final Season
Comedy: Laughed at Ricky Gervais and Tom Segura
Remembrance: Mourned Robert Redford’s passing

*Appreciate software: Flow (dictation) after trial period purchased subscription

Writing: Work through the 52-Week OM Journaling prompts
Self help / life coaches: narrow down a favorite among Ali Abdaal, Matthew Hussey, Lewis Howes, Mel Robbins, Chris Williamson, Mark Manson — so far liking Abdaal and Manson the best
Workshop and Audiobook: The DOSE Effect: Optimize Your Brain and Body by Boosting Your Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins by T.J. Power
Workshop and Audiobook: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Workshop and Pre-ordered Book: Beyond Belief by Nir Eyan
Audiobooks: The two F*cked books (2016, 2019) by Mark Manson
Podcast: SOLVED by Mark Manson
Invaluable conversations with Purpose AI.
Gave a blackout poetry piece to Doug for his birthday

Therapy topics to explore: attachment styles, external locus of control, Wheel of Life assessment, Cast of Characters, and self-compassion practices
Hobbies: Explore AI
Crazy idea 1: Design my own AI and find someone to help build
Crazy idea 2: Compose outline for my boo: The Care and Feeding of the Adult Human
Movies releasing this year: Greenland 2, Crime 101, Project Hail Mary, The Odyssey