100 Days - at a glance

The 100 day mark of my Taoist Cultivation passed a week ago, and lemme tell ya:

Semi-Fail.

I mean, give me a break here. I'm an entry-level urban monk. I got work, I got a medical "masters" program, I got a grieving mom, a wife and a toddler, all of which require my undivided attention (which puts this Taoist endeavor of mine often on the backburner). I'm not making any excuses... however, those are pretty darn good ones if you ask me. And if you want me to itemize every hour of my day, I'll be happy to oblige.

However, it wasn't a complete fail. Here's what happened:

1. I cultivated MOST of the 100 days, I'd say about 75 days, and for at least 30 - 90 minutes a day of both active movement cultivation and quiet sitting.

2. I was able to cut my cravings for food and cigarettes immensely, dropping 7 lbs with the diet change and light exercise.

3. I'm slowly becoming more in tune with the subtleties of life (that's where the sense of reality is starting to shift)

4. I'm more calm and collected, experiencing less anger, anxiety and depression

5. I'm able to project Qi to patients for medical purposes

Those are my changes after 100 days of Taoist Cultivation. Let's do another 100.