Hello Ann
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I will answer your question from a purely theoretical standpoint, since I am still in full "car using mode" at the moment.
The key with the Everyday Sytems, is in the title...
The fundamental premise here, and with all the systems really, and if need be, Reinhard will certainly clarify further, if I misrepresent EDS, is that it's some activity which is done with predictability and consistancy,
every day... Self help for the common problems we all suffer from (or at least those who aren't as lucky as superhumans!) ie: procrastination, slothfulness, gluttony, inefficient use of time, money and energy, etc... You get the picture. If it's optional, the idea is that we will find some "automoton generated excuse" to get out of the desired activity.
There is a reason for that saying "I am my own worst enemy" and I think EDS is the terrific remedy for combatting that tendency to do nothing, when you could be doing all...
Where you walk isn't that important, but it needs to be something that is "non optional" so I think, the general recommendation is that your destination should be something you go to on a regular basis, and if not already in your schedule (most obvious would be a walk to and from work) create a daily destination and do it no matter what...
Sadly, I am one of those people that has a horrible time of enforcing an external structure, yet paradoxically, do my best when I have that structure... So the last time I was truly Urban Rangering was when I took the insurance off my car, since I was a full time student in the city, and I walked to the train, and then to the school, and then back again, every weekday... It was at times, a nuisance, because out here in the suburbs of Long Island, it really is hard to get around without a car, but I can't deny that I was in wonderful health during that time period and a good 30 lbs less... It just started to fly back onto me when I stopped that walking regime, and over the course of about 5 or 6 months I was grossly overweight again...(NB: I hadn't yet found NoS and now the weight is much more under control and I am losing slowly but surely!) If you can pencil in a regular date with yourself to some local place, and again walking to work, if you are a nine to fiver, would be a great choice since you will save money on gas and really notice the health benefits, you will be happy you did it!
I am about to move to a new apartment, I just started at a new job, and as soon as I feel confident that all has settled down smoothly, I am going to make it my business to do a Urban Ranger lunch walk, or maybe I'll just walk to work halfway, because there's actually a parking lot about 3/4 of a mile from my job that I could park in, and then I'd have at least a mile and a half walk to look forward to every day... It's also one block from my sons after school daycare center, so once I pick him up, we could just pile into the car from there...
Thinking out loud guys, sorry!
With all these changes occurring all together, I can't honestly say I feel like adding anything to my plate right now, but I'm happy to say that NoS is still safely in place, and have full confidence and desire to get at least some Urban Rangering started by next month, and also SG...
Now that I'm working at a health club doing regular massages, I think SG will wind up being a 3 day a week thing, unless I don't have anyone to work on... Yesterday I did about 6 mini chair massages, for approximately 10 minutes each, and then a regular massage session, so my shoulders are getting slammed! LOL... Feels like a whirlwind of change for me all at once, but I am thrilled about it, and I know once I'm settled into my new much better living situation, and get through the initial "getting my feet wet" stage at the job, I will be able to add these wonderful "To Do's" from EDS, to my life... They are all great because they really can be sustainable, and they all are enjoyable..
Who could ask for more? Well I guess, I could ask.....
Reinhard, if there was an everyday system for finding the perfect soulmate, I would really be impressed even more than I am already!
I guess some stuff still has to be a mystery and can't be "scheduled in" LOL.... probably you could put "daily prayers" into a EDS filter eh?
Peace and Love,
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Deb