BlogHide Resteemspatrick-g (52)in music • 8 years agoThey will call me The Blues HikerIt's official! I'm going to take 3 years to hike the American Discovery Trail (ADT) starting at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes MD and I think I'll take the Northern route but I may change my mind…patrick-g (52)in steemit • 8 years agoMy Response to @virtashare’s post “Why this post is good for my self esteemit…I want to thank @bitminter for pointing me to a person here on Steemit named @virtashare who lives in South Africa with his wife and four kids. In his introductory post @virtashare states that he…patrick-g (52)in meditation • 8 years agoI Had a Realization for a Better Perspective TodayToday I am going to be completely transparent with you. I hesitate to write this because I don't want to seem like I'm whining or looking for sympathy. Really, however, I think you might learn a…patrick-g (52)in hiking • 8 years agoBeen Thinking about Going for A LONG HIKEI interviewed for an office job last week but they said they wouldn't know who to choose for the position for another 2 weeks. If for some reason I don't get the job then I have an idea for an…patrick-g (52)in poetry • 8 years agoWhen will the blues songs come to me?From where oh where does creativity come? For while practicing one song already composed, Another from within me now arose. It came up all on its own, As if wrapped pretty in ribbons and bows.…patrick-g (52)in bookreviews • 8 years agoMy Steemit review for book "How Big is Your BUT" by Rene BrentToday I'd like to give a review of a meditation exercise I tried at the end of Chapter 5 of a new book that just came out this week titled "How Big is Your BUT" by Rene Brent. After taking a deep…patrick-g (52)in success • 8 years agoAre You Holding on to an idea of Independence?I realized this week that for a long time I have held this idea that I should be able to make the money I desired for my desired life on my own and without anyone else's help. However, the reality…patrick-g (52)in poetry • 8 years agoBono wrote a poemBono wrote a poem I dreamed of it last night I was driving down the road And everything was right I desired to read his poem And started for my search My dream it kept repeating As though it…patrick-g (52)in success • 8 years agoI Trust My Higher SelfI have this affirmation from 2015 that I still like and have to admit I haven't been concentrating on this affirmation as a mantra for quite awhile. I realized as I re-read it today in my iPages, I…patrick-g (52)in lawofattraction • 8 years agoMy Recent Struggles with Positive Thinking and The Law of AttractionI have been meditating now the last 12 years. It all started when I found a book called "The Art of Power" by Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay pronounced as "Tie" as he is known by his followers). He taught a…patrick-g (52)in steemit • 8 years agoNow that we have an Easy Button with Steemimg.comFirst, I'd like to say "Thank you" to @blueorgy for creating the new pic upload site that we can now use to post pics here on Steemit! Very Excellent! And now I'm verified by picture. Cheers…patrick-g (52)in music • 8 years agoGuitar Practice 15 Minutes Every Day - Part 1I tell myself every morning when I’m planning my day, “Hey, don’t forget to play your guitar tonight for 15 minutes”! Usually I think that I will get that practice time in the evening after I get…patrick-g (52)in business • 8 years agoMy own Bookkeeping biz with a partnerI had started my own Bookkeeping biz with a partner 4 years ago which was one month before I started to work for my last Corporate employer. We dragged our feet in getting it going because we both…patrick-g (52)in self • 8 years agoReflecting on my first few weeks after I left my corporate gigI remember my intention to keep the fact that I left my job a complete secret. On the weekend of my last day, which was a Friday, I went to a buddy of mine's place where he and his wife were giving…patrick-g (52)in buddhism-nondualism • 8 years agoWhat is True Happiness for Me?These are some of my reflections on Fri 6/17/16 during my meditation time in response to my reading "Life is Meditation", a book in my Kindle by Bhante Vimalaramsi. Reading chapter called 'The…patrick-g (52)in self • 8 years agoMy First Two Months Living the Self Employed LifeI picked up a guy last Friday (7/8/16) while I was driving for Uber who told me he was using the Wi-Fi at the Barnes & Noble from where I had picked him up. It reminded me of my first two months of…patrick-g (52)in life • 8 years agoOne Bad Day Doesn't Make a LifeHow happy I am driving for Uber and Lyft! But it took the last year to learn how to make the money I need from it. Overall last week and specially since my slight emotional breakdown last…patrick-g (52)in buddhism-nondualism • 8 years agoI was unhappy today because I am not making money my wayI was unhappy today because I am not making money doing what it is I choose to do. I experienced so much anger today while driving to Boston to drive for Uber and Lyft. I tried to breathe and let…patrick-g (52)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoHow I broke free from my Corporate GigNow that we're moving into a "Gig Economy", I love calling my jobs before 2015 "My Corporate Gigs." These last 13 months have been both exciting and frightening at the same time. Last June 6th…