We have added a few new "One” things to the top of the newsletter.  We continue to look for a good Prompt Matrix, and until we find the one we want, we will test a few along the way, past the prompts and a couple of short stories about Marcus Aurelius, a walk in the park, and some of our own ASMR using creatives workspaces.  Find your "One Thing” today.

Here is a new installment of a daily challenge matrix.  We love challenges and think you do too.  We aim to try this out for a few weeks and see if it improves the mood.  Below our new daily improvement matrix is a listening selection that you might enjoy while you read the newsletter.  Another benefit of a Daily Newsletter is our ability to roll changes.

One Sentence Journal:                  Today, be light on your feet.

One Big Task:                                   Spin and Lift.

One Connection:                             Reach out to a writing collaborator.

Reading Tunes:                                One Thing - INXS

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Born some 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius was a Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor.  Nik Goke put together an organized list of some of Aurelius' best quotes; many will be familiar to you.  We are not stoics, but we occasionally read and even study some stoic philosophy.  Our take is that the Stoics spend a lot of time on self-reflection; you can manage your suffering with proper self-reflection.

One of the quotes in the top ten on the list is about your soul and how a person's thoughts can change color.  As lovers of design, we were especially drawn to that one.  This led us to the concept of designing your mind, or maybe that's what behaviors and attitudes do?  Mind Designer sounds better.

The Seminole writing by Marcus Aurelius is called Meditations, and similar to great works from the past, part of you will think you've read much of this before.  It goes to the strength of the text and how many things have been born of the great thinker of the past.  Simplicity is the other concept Aurelius writes about, and as we've said before, "simple, not easy."

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Tim Dowling of The Guardian writes a story about a few of the tricks married people, or more specifically, how he "walks the talk,” as a way to connect with his spouse.  Dowling is an entertaining writer, and his story about a walking relationship enhancer comes with a catch; part of the benefit of walking and talking is you get to talk about other people's problems.  Even the sweetest and want-what's-best-for-you types engage in a bit of look-at-them.  Sometimes that conversation can help you see something you may be taking for granted in your relationship.  Just make sure your stories are as funny as Dowling's!

We have heard that some people like to watch videos of people power washing things; there is something about the soothing visuals of getting something clean and the sharp lines as you go about cleaning.  Not us; instead, we were overjoyed at the discovery of workspaces.  Ryan Gilbert started this website during the pandemic, and it is a collection of over 250 workspaces submitted by various creatives from all over.

Each workspace has several images and an interview with the creative who works within the space.  Lots of the rooms are very minimal and have plenty of natural light.  The hardware and tools listing is another bonus.  Workspaces, that’s our ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response).

Thank you for spending a few minutes with us. Here’s one for the road!

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