FROM THE BACK BURNER David Teague Jr

It has been 1 week! 

I'm excited to share about my 5th goal from the back burner, DAILY GREEN JUICE.   

Drinking green juice everyday is an easy add-on for me. I have juiced in the past and have always wanted to bring it back as a consistent feature of my routine. It is like drinking pure health.   

I typically use a couple different kinds of kale, cucumber, celery, broccoli or cauliflower, apple, lemon, and ginger.   It takes me a little under an hour from start to finish and I usually do it in the morning after a 12+ hour fast (Goal #2, intermittent fasting).   

As I follow up with this goal I want to see that I am not falling off the wagon. It is important that I maintain discipline, ‘hold the line’, and really make this a habit I look forward to.   There are some frustrations and hurdles, and I’ll talk about those in a ‘GROWING PAINS’ recording. 

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Daily Prayer is important to me for the following 3 reasons: 

LIFE IS WAR 

PRAYER IS NATURAL 

PRAYER IS BIBLICAL 

I want to be a person who prays every day. At the start of this goal in WEEK 7 of FROM THE BACK BURNER, I am not a daily prayer. I have never been a daily prayer. I have ALWAYS WANTED TO BE, though. 

So what’s up? 

Prayer is easy to 

SKIP

DISMISS 

AND DISCREDIT.

GOAL #7, “DAILY PRAYER”, is a campaign against internal weakness and habitually poor decisions. From now on I will pray everyday. That’s all there is to it. 

It’s one of those things that’s ‘simple but not easy’. 

As with all of my goals, simplicity is key. All I ask of myself is to pray for 15 minutes or more everyday. 

“Only 15 minutes? That’s nothing, that’s not going to be a good prayer life!” 

TRUE!

It’s not a long time and it won’t be a great prayer life. 

But it will be a prayer life and a new life of prayer. I fully expect to pray longer as I work prayer into my daily rhythm. 15 minutes is the benchmark I’m starting with. 

So, that is GOAL #7.

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I've now been exercising almost everyday for 5 weeks. In this segment I discuss how it's been going!

GOAL #6 is to stay up to date on a comprehensive schedule of ALL DUTIES around the home and related to our possessions.   This means, basically, that I want to do chores and do them consistently.  

 This goal means a lot to me because I have a lot of respect for people who are prepared, take care of their things, keep an organized and clean home, and are all around reliable human beings. This goal is a major step for me in that direction.   I also benefit A LOT from having an organized and clean environment. I think better, feel better, and enjoy my life more. It might seem silly, but it's real. As Jordan Peterson would say, "start by cleaning your room."

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This video is an introduction to the "Growing Pains" series I am starting.   

IN THIS SERIES... I will share any and all unique experiences that result from having goals and sticking to them.   A SIDE EFFECT of maintaining discipline with goals is GROWTH. It actually works... consistency...   

I'm only 4 weeks in and I'm already sensing great improvement in my body and mind. It is incredible and I'm very happy to see and feel results from these goals. THAT SAID... it is also a new way of living.   

This new self-standard comes with psychological and physical adaptations. These changes are, at times, uneasy feeling. It's NEW TERRITORY.    

Thank you for being here! What's on your back burner?

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It has now been 4 weeks since I started GOAL #1, DAILY EXERCISE.   

In this episode I discuss how I'm doing and what my thoughts are on this goal as I move forward.   

I hope this is useful and you find a way to make things happen FROM YOUR OWN BACK BURNER.

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