PHB Update

It's been a month since PHB started.  Our call is tonight.

Here's the good, bad and the ugly so far.

(1)  I added a green drink to my day.  It's nothing but veggies, ginger and turmeric (and a lime squeeze).  Healthy.  Anti-inflammatory.  Filling.

(2)  Sometimes I add another green drink with spinach, cinnamon and organic frozen fruit pack from Costco.  Mango, few banana slices, strawberries - all measured out.  It's in the yellow bag.  It's an afternoon treat to replace snacking.  Not as healthy (sweet with fruit), but a good (and delicious) replacement.  I needed more greens in my life.

(3)  Switched from tea to warm water with lemon in the morning (with my collagen peptides).  It's acidic going down, but supposed to be alkaline once digested.  True??  Who knows, but I like it and the dentist gave it the thumbs up (worried about my enamel).

(4)  Meditation.  Most progress I've ever made.  Some would laugh at my "progress," but given it's been years to get this ball rolling, I'll take it.  I'm on the hunt for an occasional long meditation (some endurance work so to speak) but that's still a work in progress.  Haven't given up on it yet.

(5) Affirmations.  Magic.  It works.  I'm sold.

(6)  Podcasts.  This is a HUGE win.  I'm a podcast junkie now.  Get me in the car and I'm learning, growing, being a better person, laughing.  You name it.  My favorites right now are still Jen Hatmaker - For the Love series and Brooke Castillo - The Life Coach School.

(7)  Books.  Still working on Byron Katie's, Love What Is.  This weekend was busy and I missed some reading time (and I started Ken Follett too).  I have a list of some new titles too.

(8)  Negative Roommate.  I'm recognizing "her" talk and doing so much better ignoring those thoughts.

(9)  Thoughts.  I'm clearing my head of the constant negative thinking, negative loops and this is the most peaceful I've felt in a long time.

(10)  My PHB Accountability Partner.  We are less in touch as the program moves along.  It's good to have someone to talk to during the week though.  This morning is our call this week.

(11)  My Circle Group.  4 of us.  Not connecting with the other 2 very much.  Neither is active on the forum.

(12)  My Coach.  Fantastic.  I wonder if I should have had private coaching rather than group coaching.  I miss it being all about me sometimes.  I tend to get the least amount of time on the phone calls because I go last in the line up and time is pushed (we have some talkers in the group).  She goes in same order every time.

Anyway, overall review is GOOD, not great.  I'm learning a lot.  Most of my learning is 6 degrees of separation from PHB.  Someone recommended a book, which lead to another book, which lead to a podcast and something fantastic was learned.  Still, wouldn't have reached HERE without the first step with PHB.

4 months to go.  I hope we get some really inspired stuff happening.  If I reach my goals by the end (or significant progress), it will be worth it all.  This still feels like what I need to be doing, where I need to be - that's good news.

PS I was talking to a friend who did some life coaching with her paster for 6 months.  Way more expensive than this program and all phone work as well.  Maybe this price is on par with the norm.

And, as I write this, I realize I need to write out my goals.  Make them specific.  I'll hit that up this week.  You'll be the first to know :-)  Later gators.