Talkin' To My Diary: Recent Episodes

Benjamin Robinson

Reflections about my life that may or may not mean anything to you

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Today is my 47th Birthday. But what have I learned, how have I grown, and what must I learn next?

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Sometimes God disrupts the monotony of our lives, and sometimes the enemy distracts us. Wisdom is knowing the difference.

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Today was a difficult day in some ways, but a good day in other ways. Had some great rotisserie chicken, though!

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It’s like there’s a switch in my brain that I just want to turn off, and another one that I want to turn on. But I can’t seem to find either of them. This is Day 1 of a 90-Day Weight Loss journey.

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In previous episodes, I talked a lot about my desire for consistency and what hinders me from having it. In this episode, I describe an experience that I had on my birthday that helped me understand why.

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I created an elaborate plan for myself yesterday. Took less than one day to mess it up.

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My quest for consistency continues as I’m reading Atomic Habits, by James Clear. Why is it that every time I try to create a new habit, I fall off the wagon within a month or two? This might help you!

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I can’t go back to my 194-pound self, but I can go back to my 194-pound self!

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So I’ve been rereading old journal entries about God’s promise to teach me to live from love, toward love, and in love. And I’m reflecting on that promise in the context of 1 Corinthians 13:4ff. Love is patient, love is kind. If I lose my patience and kindness, I’ve stepped off of the path of […]

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My strength and weakness is that I’m strategic to the bone. I’m strategic, but not tactical. I spend most of the week figuring out what I’m supposed to be doing during the week. So I’m working on constructing what I call my 20-mile march. You may need this too.

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Today I’m thinking about a book I read maybe 15 years ago called Ordering Your Private World, by Gordon McDonald. He has a chapter about the Florida Sinkhole phenomenon, and how it relates to our lives. I’m working on making sure my underground rivers are flowing and full, and I recommend you do the same!

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So today I’m embarrassed that I even published yesterday’s post because I was crying like a lil you know what. But that’s the point of talking to my diary. I have days where my mind is not right, but it’s all good cause I get to work it out in my diary. But today’s entry […]

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Why am I creating a new podcast? In this first episode I explain that this podcast is for me; it’s a space in which I can work out my inner turmoil and reflect upon the good, the bad, and the ugly of my inner world. Consider this my confessions. You may get nothing from it […]

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