fini & continue

The Confessions of St. Augustine
I finished reading the book today.
I have been doing my walk 4 days a week.
Now I have to continue the pursuit of an idea for things worthy of commitment.

reading 23 pages a day

“There is no such thing as a solitary polar explorer, fine as the conception is.”-Annie Dillard

Progress Report

The Restless Flame

Augustine was introduced to Manichean teaching, the Principle of Light and Darkness.

The Confessions of St. Augustine

Augustine confessed his “soul was in profound darkness.”

I’m on track in reading  at least 23 pages a day.

I went to the gym yesterday. I didn’t have leg cramps last night.

the challenge begins

Pursuit of an Idea

The Restless Flame is divided into Book I to Book VIII. The Confessions of St. Augustine is divided into BookI to Book XIII.

The author of The Restless Flame has to use his imagination to create the story of St. Augustine especially the conversations between Augustine and his friend, Alypius in Book I.

Book I of The Restless Flame narrated the young life of Augustine and Alypius. Even at that age Augustine showed his strong character and ability to lead. Augustine cheats and steals and laughs about his bad behavior.

Book I of the Confessions reads like a prayer of praise to God and confession of his sins even starting from infancy and  an appeal for forgiveness. 

I finished both Book I of the 2 books. I walked to the river for almost an hour. Last night I experienced painful cramps  on both legs.

Pursuit of an Idea

Idea: How to Test Perseverance and Commitment

In my eCourse on Ignite Everyday Creativity we are asked to list 30 annoyances then pick one to solve creatively. Because most annoyances are physical solutions range from invention to creating a product. My annoyance is mental: Not finishing promised project, poor commitment.

Idea: It’s an idea or collection of ideas put together.I just celebrated my 75th birthday last month. My personal (self) challenge has 2 goals: to be committed with perseverance to a project until the project is done in the allotted time, and the other is to keep my mind active and body sound. My plan is to read the novel, The Restless Flame, a novel about St. Augustine by Louis de Wohl and Confessions of St. Augustine by St. Augustine in 30 days. I thought the 2 books should complement each other. The challenge starts tomorrow. To keep me honest and to encourage maximum effort I added two small (?) difficulties: I will write about my progress every day and publish it in this blog or in my other blog:

https://simpleimages2.wordpress.com

 and I’ll walk  for 1 hour or go to the gym 4 days a week. If I’m successful with this idea can I do a similar idea again or related idea every month and make it a way of life? 

The universe is widening, my mind roams for poetry. I’m dreaming.  “Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say, why not?” -Robert F. Kennedy

note: I promised Jeanne: http://www.collageoflife-henrqs.blogspot.com

that I’ll write everyday  in answer to her 28 day writing challenge in February 2015. I hope I can fulfill this promise.