Bryan Echo

Perfect is not the enemy of Good

This morning I really wanted to go running but I didn't.  I've been going jogging for the last month or so at the park down the street.  I have a wonderful park near my house with a lake.  Its a mile around the lake and its a good route.

My goal is to run every other day but so far its been hard to meet.  I keep myself busy and especially early on its hard to get started with a new exercise plan.  I've been telling myself that even if I can't do it every other day even just going intermittently is better than nothing.  Its another case of my new mantra "Perfect is not the enemy of Good".  I don't want to give up on a goal just because I can't meet it perfectly.  Its still worthwhile to do something even if its not perfect.

I've passed an important hurdle with running where I look forward to it.  Wednesday I ran farther than I've ever gone (1.5 miles) and got a great feeling of satisfaction from it.  I could've gone running this morning but there were other things that needed to get done.  And that's alright because I can always go tomorrow. 

Have a wonderful friday and a great weekend.

Monday morning

I got online this morning and checked my RSS reader and I had lots to read.  I think its an indication that I had a great weekend away from the computer.  I love the internet and I spend a lot of time online.  But it is something that I do when I'm bored.  The weekend was pretty busy so I wasn't online much. ;-)

I got a new room mate this weekend.  Its the first time I've lived with someone in 7 or 8 years.  My good friend Neil moved back to Arizona from Boston.  I've known him for a long time and its wonderful to have him around the house.  I know its going to be a big adjustment but I feel really great about it.

I bought a new camera last night.  Here's a link.  Its a canon powershot A710is.  I love photography and my old HP camera stopped working recently so I was forced to upgrade.  It happened yesterday because my mom and I were talking about cameras and she really liked this one.  And she also bought one last night, so now we're camera buddies!  ;-)

I've been in a great mood this morning. I feel refreshed and ready to take on anything.  Have a wonderful day!

"Impossible Germany, unlikely Japan
Where ever you go is where ever you land."  -- Wilco

Upside-Down-Internet

This is awesome...! I just found a post where someone was tired of his neighbors stealing his wi-fi signal.  Instead of adding a password he wrote some code to mess with the pages they downloaded.  Its a great hack and shows how to create an upside down internet. ;-)

Upside-Down-Ternet

New Phone

New Phone
Originally uploaded by bryanecho.

Here's a picture of my new phone. I feel like I have too many gadgets. This was a pic of my new Blackberry Pearl that I took with the camera of my mac book. I'm really happy with the phone so far.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

I haven't felt much like posting for a while.  I've been writing more in my journal and keeping things to myself.  I don't know that I'll be posting more regularly or not but I got motivated tonight to redo the website.  I had a vision of something simpler and still functional.  I wanted something very minimal.

I'd like to think I'm on an upswing right now.  I'm pretty happy with things.  I'm getting a new room mate this weekend.  I'm scared to live with another person but I think it will be good for me, and good for the dog. ;-)  Its one of my oldest friends and I know him very well.  I know the good and bad and some of what to expect.  I know that my life will be disrupted and changed but I'm ready for it.

I've been playing music more often and finding my voice again.  I spent many months not playing or feeling like playing.  Its odd to look back and remember that I used to practice with the last band three times a week and play out a couple of times a month.  I miss it tremendously.  I found an open mic that I can perform on my own and it gives me that great performance rush.  Its been great seeing people respond to my new songs positively.  I'm trying to take it slow and not do too much at once. 

In learning about myself I've found I like to think big.  I try to swing for the fences or shoot for the moon.  I don't think its a bad thing but sometimes I need to think smaller and focus on the next step.  I've started noticing when I get carried away with big plans and just live a little more in the moment. 

I've been working on myself a lot and I'm very interested in the subject of Happiness.  What makes me happy or unhappy?  How can I increase my happiness?  I found The Happiness Project and its been very insightful.  I especially liked this recent article about passion: Why is Passion so necessary for happiness.