2024-05-19 - Manson, Iowa

Day #0265 – (Sun., May 19, 2024) – Indiana –> Iowa

We will be watching out for TORNADOS today! Let’s get things started with item #1 on my “ToDo List”: (You can use these symbols: ✅).

DAILY “MUST” Routine… Day #0028 (6/11)

  1. ✅ Focus On “JOY & NOW” (Video Here, Shorter Version, Shortest Version, Short Enchilada).
  2. ✅ You are supposed to get EVERYTHING YOU WANT! (Video Here).
  3. ✅ What are you THANKFUL for this morning? (I had a great night sleep and am rested for another long day of driving)
  4. 17 Second Rule w/Timer: (Succinctly wrapped up here!). SO MUCH of your JOYOUS FUTURE centers around money, so today visualize: <“Example: Coins & Lottery Tickets!”>
  5. “Noon(ish) Meditation”: Meditation Info Video (1m Version) & (30m AirCon Meditation)! <>
  6. Process #5 (“The Prosperity Game”) – $28,000/Day: (Something from one of my favorite movies, would be nice. How about a CASABLANCA ❤️‍🔥 CineMasterpieces RARE AUSTRALIAN DAYBILL 1949 MOVIE POSTER for $27,995 US)
  7. Process #9 (The Scripting Process): (I read about today’s “Visualization” journey on the way to Courtenay)
  8. Put on Shin Cream: <>
  9. Today, The Universe Took Care of What? <No Pressure, Just Record If You Have Anything>
  10. Watch This Before Bed: (Short Video) <>
  11. BONUS: Success Stories! <>

Reading List:

Daily Notes

I had a great night’s sleep on the bed last night. It didn’t look like much, but it was comfortable. In addition I didn’t have to go to bed as much as I didn’t have to drink a lot of water to counteract the beer I had the night before! All in all, a good night, and I’m ready for another long day of driving!

Just before waking up I had a nice meditation session. They have a window air conditioning window in the room, so this monotonous noise helped me to get into a meditative state rather quickly. I meditated for a restful and safe journey, and the thought of the tranquil nature of David Carradine in the Kung Fu tv series came to mind.

We hit the road just before 9 am this morning. Earlier than yesterday, which was nice. We started the day by going through the drive thru at the McDonald’s across the street. My wife got the chance to try their oatmeal, which she loved, and their black coffee with cream, which she raved about. The kids and I each had a bacon, egg, and cheese combo. Our son had a strawberry smoothie which he loved, and our daughter had a “Blue Fanta Slushee” which she hated. She thought she would be getting an orange flavor and instead got this “cotton candy” sort of a thing.

We forgot to do our morning “Visualization” routine before we hit the road, so we did it while driving. I as the driver didn’t close my eyes of course.

I started to listen to the audio of a video about “Maya Alper” on my Galaxy Smartphone. She is the young girl who was able to hide from the Hamas terrorists on October 7th by hiding “on top of” and “in” a bush by using visualization techniques and meditating. Amazing video! Here’s the link.

2024-05-19 - Knoxville Quick Stop

Today was about 7 hours of driving, but we didn’t have to go through any major cities, which was nice. We stopped off at the little town of Knoxville, Illinois so I could get my lottery tickets. When the lottery machine at the “Knoxville Quickstop” (see photo to the right) was down I purchased some ice cream for everyone and headed down the road to the Phillips 66 where I was successful in procuring my said tickets.

I started to listen to the audio of Carrie Fisher’s autobiography on my Galaxy Smartphone. Good, but not as good as I initially thought it would be.

As we drove into Iowa we could see the land getting less hilly and more flat. The sky and the enveloping clouds overhead seemed larger. We decided that we would eat at the Panera Bread in Cedar Rapids. We each loaded up on food and being a “sip club” member I got a “free coffee”. I picked up some “green teach with gensing and honey” tea bags for my wife. My wife got the chance to try their chicken and wild rice soup and learned the hard way that trying to juggle soup and a cat is not a good idea.

2024-05-19 - Manson, Iowa

This evening we stayed at an Air B&B at 7845 Twin Lakes Road, Manson, IA (see photo to the right). As we were driving to this location we noticed that there were few dining options for the evening, so we decided to pick up some food at what turned out to be a little truck stop on the way. They advertised a Godfather’s pizza inside, but instead of making a pizza for you they had these tiny little pizzas being warmed in a warmer along with some boxed chicken tenders and calzones. So, we picked up a couple of these tiny pizzas, some chips and salsa (which the first cashier said that they did not sell), some lemonade, cupcakes, and other supplies. This combo of goodies would be our evening meal.

The Air B&B was quite nice, situated right on a lake. Our son enjoyed making little sand creations in the water. My wife sat on a deck chair at the end of the dock. Our daughter and I thought that we might play some board games with the rest of the family but time flew and it was not to be. We watched a bit of television. The kids got to see a bit of the “Simpson’s” for the first time. We learned that a helicopter with the Iranian PM went down.

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