One Planet in The 2020s

In a pretty good mood now for being up 18 hours and only sleeping 6. I think this is happening more often because of the levothyroxine. I slept with the mouthguard and there were no spikes. So still looking a little hopeful, but it hasn’t been long enough to tell me anything concrete.

I was tired when I got up, but then I laid down for a while and was okay. I didn’t sleep, but I lay there for about an hour.

I forgot to mention that my urine results came in a couple of days ago and there’s no growth. However, it doesn’t look like she tested for WBCs.

I must not be too hypo because my weight is back down again.

Tonight’s dinner was a processed no-no but I loved it. Beer-battered shrimp. I had salmon with a baked potato and edamame beans last night.

Did my VR meditation and started the new challenge. There are 6 rides ranging from 17-32 miles. This is the One Planet Challenge featuring some of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. I’ll be riding in Africa, Brazil, Uruguay, Ireland, Indonesia, and finally through the redwoods in California.

I still don’t have a definitive answer to whether a God or an afterlife exists, or if we reincarnate. No one can provide concrete proof either way. However, I had a realization that contradicts my argument about memories.

I’ve always had difficulty with the reincarnation theory due to the fluctuating population. Tom shares my uncertainty and agrees that it’s impossible to prove or disprove reincarnation. I posed the question of how reincarnation can occur given that over 100 billion people have died, while only about 8 billion are currently alive. Where are the remaining supposed souls?

Tom mentioned a theory that suggests the 100 billion deceased individuals are actually us and our past lives. According to the reincarnation theory, we’re meant to live multiple lives. We might even be reincarnated as a different species, potentially living thousands of times.

However, my previous argument was that if we were reincarnated, it wouldn’t truly be us because we wouldn’t have memories of our past lives. But, upon comparing my present self to my past self at 25 years old, I realized that even though I didn’t have the same memories back then that I have now, it was still me. This doesn’t make me a believer in reincarnation but it opens my mind to the possibility.

The honker went out on the motorcycle but didn’t wake me up because I was up when he left and returned. He was talking to the party girl this evening and even though I turned the volume up all the way, the only words I could make out were when he said, “Yeah, I…”

I would have loved to be able to eavesdrop and know what they were saying. It would be nice if he was saying his goodbyes but I’m pretty sure he’s going to be here for the rest of the month. Hopefully, that means only one more motorcycle ride, and then when he packs it into the trailer. No, I doubt it would wake me up, but I still don’t like him around to take a chance. Between the motorcycle, the loud honking, and the occasional howling, he’s just too noticeable for my taste. Not Phoenix freeloader of the 90s kind of noticeable of course, but let’s just say I don’t miss him when he’s not around.

I realized I could look and see if he ever breaks up with Colleen. Obviously, I wouldn’t see her coming around if they did, but I could just check his friend list, lol.