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The problem with meeting a spirit animal is they usually end up eating you or you end up eating them. ;)

#GOS is the way.

More ammo or more bitcoin?! Perhaps a little of both.

The new Me Too...being cautiously optimistic.

I do either fresh and salt water. When fresh water creeks, lakes, and ponds are frozen solid, and I'm too lazy to break ice, the ocean is great alternative. Hardest part is finding a cove with little to no wind.

I thought so too until started #coldplunges 2 years ago. Best kept secret for getting through winter's.

Here is my feeble attempt to reconcile issue of predestination.

If you have children or plan to in the future, wouldn't you purpose in your heart, before they're born, that they would be conformed to an image. Most parents desire to raise their off spring to be good, moral, kind hearted, truthful. Yet in reality children will stray or outright rebel from the image parent has purposed for them from the beginning. And as parents we never abandoned our desire for the child to be in harmony with parents will towards good.

For me it seems God purposed in his hearts before foundation of the world for those whom he created to be conform to highest good...the image of Jesus Christ. God desired this long before the child comes of age to know or acts upon influence of good and/or evil.

Never once will God grow weary to bring, or call his children back, nor to forgive them, to justify them, to restore or glorify those who want to be in harmony with His will.

Hope is helps in some small way.

People engage in willful ignorance because it is useful self deception.

Matthew 13:15

'For the heart of this people has become dull,

With their ears they scarcely hear,

And they have closed their eyes,

Otherwise they would see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart and return,

And I would heal them.’

Fall rains have been unrelenting the pass few days. So decided to head north for my cold plunge at remote harbor I haven't visited since end of last winter.

With a brief break in the weather everyone was headed to the lake. Seemed a bit crowded, didn't want to deal with on lookers. Harbor north of town rarely ever gets crowded.

Air temp was 7.2°c, water was 6.9°c, spent 10 minutes in water. First frost is not far off, perhaps couple of weeks. Most people have a dread for fall season with constant fog and rain. I on the other hand look forward to the shifting of light and shadows.

Returned from couples of days travels...here are a few pics.

View from hotel room.

Termination dust here as well.

Good week getting it done! Cold plunges in morning or during lunch while ending the day in the saunas is good way to improve my sleep.

Traveling this week, its gonna be a real challenge fitting in my workouts. Hotel will not have a gym, but there is a local recreation center think I'll take advantage of for acfew days.Dropping the rental car, prefer to get in more walking.

#nosfit #grownostr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYnVbBXuPfU

Paying it forward this morning; finishing it off with cup java. Was able hit 2155 meters on the rowing as warm up for 5x5 training. Planning a cold plunge this afternoon.

#nosfit #grownostr

Knocking out the yards this morning with a swim.

Followed by a morning cold plunge at 7.2°c, for 8 mins.

#nosfit, #coldplunge

Raining in town this morning, creek was running too fast, so headed out to the lake for my daily cold plunge. To my surprise it was slightly overcast and not raining.

Pulled into the parking lot as several people headed off for morning walk around the lake. I headed for the boat ramp in my swim shorts.

Air and water temperature were the same 7.7°c. Spent 8 mins in the lake.

Had a visitor this morning, reddish brown lab dog swam over to me from the boat ramp. She was very excited to have someone to play with. Owner called her out of the water after he realized I was in the water.

Been a busy week at work and at play. If the weather improves perhaps I'll go for a run this afternoon. If not I'll hit the rowing machine to chase away the grey. #nostfit

At least Rome Vigiles took citizen complaints seriously and knew how to get rid of the ReplyGuy. ;)

#nosfit I'm in. Doing swimming, lifting, running, and of course cold plunges and sauna for recovery.

Public works crew finished digging out the creek that was impacted by rocks and sediment over the summer from ice pack melt. Not longer need to go to the lake for my cold plunges.

The relentless rains recently indicates the fall season is upon us. Typical crowds to the park have been thinning out over the past several weeks. Two hardy souls this morning, myself and a homeless guy camped out overnight.

Watched the creek change it course and depth over past 16 months. I too have changed with it. Cold plunging has changed my own life course and surprisingly going deeper into prayer with God.

0630, 5 mins, 7.9°c

There's a reason why Christ spent time alone, removed from normal trappings of man's daily life. To be immerse in prayer with God, to experience freedom from troubles and fears that press in on our thought life.

To purposefully withdraw from others and daily activities to choose solitude and silence, even for just a little while, changes the course and depth of one's faith life.

here's a work around if using Amethyst...

https://primal.net/e/note15su9a5mvp3huzqz60xc353qgt2e2kxtlwglwejh2qcjpfrm7tesqv4z0nx