So the moon will be transitioning into its next full moon phase in a day or two at the end of November. That means that there is literally one month left in 2020—30 odd days left. Then there will be 20 days until the new president and vice-president are sworn into office here in the United States.

While I will be happy to see 2020 come to an end—because lets face it, it has been a very difficult year for everyone; I’m leery about how 2021 is going to go/start. I mean, I hope that 2020 wasn’t a prequel to show how the decade was going to go—because if it is, I want a time machine NOW!

Anyway, before I can look ahead to the next full moon, it is time to look back at the goals that I set for the Taurus full moon and see how I did with each of them.

The goals for the Taurus full moon included:

            Finish up LIIFT4/YBB and then start 10 Rounds/YBB

            Start trying to dial in my nutrition a little (try to eat a few more fruits/veggies and a little less candy)

            Continue working on my life handbook

            Start being a little more active online (commenting, liking, posting) in various groups on Facebook and LinkedIn

            Meditating nightly (yes, this is focusing on me a little—but if I keep myself in the right mindset, I’m more polite and easier to be around other people).

So how did I do with each of them?

In terms of the working out, I did finish the LIIFT4/YBB mix—though towards the end it was mainly LIIFT4. I have started 10 Rounds, and I doubt that I’m going to add in YBB constantly. One thing I’ve learned over the past few months is that it is perfectly fine to take the rest day (or days), and know that I’m not going to just quit working out (like I had earlier in the year).

In terms of dialing in my nutrition—this has been a little more difficult for me. One thing I’ve realized is that with the various eating plans I’ve tried to follow over the years—they’ve burnt me out on fruits and veggies. Now I love fruits—but I don’t like having to eat them constantly if I don’t want to (hence the reason why I’m currently not following any type of eating plans). In terms of veggies—I’m very picky on both the veggies I eat, how they’re cooked, and whether or not they should be stored and then reheated. So this is something I’m still working on.

In terms of making my life handbook—this is also a work in progress. As someone who is still trying to figure out what the hell they want to do with their life, trying to make the ‘blueprint’ at the same time is a little daunting. Ongoing task.

While I’ve been a little more active online, it was more on the main LinkedIn and Facebook pages; though I did post a few other things on a group page on Facebook. So this is again something of an ongoing task.

Meditating has usually ended up with me doing it right before going to sleep (so I’ve been in more of a prone position than a sitting position). Also I’ve realized that unlike others I don’t have a problem of ‘quieting’ the mind—my thoughts are obviously running around in the background whispering, because when I sit (or lay in a prone position)—thoughts are sparse. Something though to continue working on—possibly trying to do it multiple times during the day, just to lower the blood pressure.

So some things went better than others—finishing up LIIFT4 and starting 10 Rounds (though currently it isn’t one of my favorites, but that is because I feel like I have two left feet, and I’m having to figure out the modification moves myself since there is no modifier).

Nutrition will always be a work in progress, and some things will go better than others—I can probably add in fruits more easily than I can add in veggies to my daily/weekly routine. One thing I’m going to try to do is work towards having at least 3 servings of fruits throughout the week (yes, I know that should be a daily goal—but baby steps). A okay week will be 1 serving, a good week will be 3 servings, a better week will be 1 serving fruit/daily, and the best week will be 2-3 servings of fruit/daily.

While reminding myself: ‘Progress over Perfection’; ‘You can’t start the next chapter of your life, if you keep re-reading the last one’ and ‘Not caring what others people think is the best choice you will ever make’