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This exercise peels your "why" down to the very center. Heart issues are tough to diagnose. I'd like to take a little sidebar moment here to look at the underlying "why" of our predicament. I read about a great exercise, recently, to help a person discover their deepest motivation behind a habit, a new commitment, or just about any endeavor. It's quite simple. You answer the question: "I would like to do _________ because _________." Then take your "because" blank move it to the "do" blank and answer that over and over again. So, to example this I will use my heart issue: I would like to be debt free  because I'm tired of watching the bills get bigger. I am tired of watching the bills get bigger because I can't save any money. I can't save any money  because I keep spending everything I earn. I keep spending everything I earn  because I want more than I need. I want more than I need  because I want...

NOTE: I labeled these so I would know  my original intent. I hope that doesn't express doubt for even getting started! I just wonder how many times we've all reenergized and re-upped at the beginning of a year? Well, I'm guilty of another start up. Today, I started a new project: The Traveling Afghan. I love to crochet and to knit. And my favorite resource for yarns and patterns in LionBrands.com. They came out with this Traveling Afghan project. Someone organized 49 designers all over the world to create a 10"x10" square, add it to the afghan, and ship it on to the next designer. When finished we will have a nice afghan. I couldn't resist. Every two weeks I can finish a 10x10 square, right? So next there was the kit: Crochet? Knit? OK. I crochet just fine. Easy, right? But knitting? This offers an intermediate skill level for both so I decided it is time to improve my knitting abilities. I GOT BOTH! THEN, what color. That was so hard but I...