Gaia Community: ~Matthew's Blog

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Signature Strengths

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:07:39 -0000

In today's MAT meeting, Siona asked us to take (or re-take) the Authentic Happiness Signature Strengths test. This is something Brian asked me to do back when I was hired for Zaadz, too. It seems as though my top strength is still the same as it was back then, but it's also nice to see what my supporting strengths are. Here are my results:

Here are your scores on the VIA Signature Strengths Survey. For how to interpret and use your scores, see the book Authentic Happiness. The ranking of the strengths reflects your overall ratings of yourself on the 24 strengths in the survey, how much of each strength you possess. Your top five, especially those marked as Signature Strengths, are the ones to pay attention to and find ways to use more often.

Your Top Strength

Humor and playfulness
You like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to you. You try to see the light side of all situations.

Your Second Strength

Perspective (wisdom)
Although you may not think of yourself as wise, your friends hold this view of you. They value your perspective on matters and turn to you for advice. You have a way of looking at the world that makes sense to others and to yourself.

Your Third Strength

Caution, prudence, and discretion
You are a careful person, and your choices are consistently prudent ones. You do not say or do things that you might later regret.

Your Fourth Strength

Forgiveness and mercy
You forgive those who have done you wrong. You always give people a second chance. Your guiding principle is mercy and not revenge.

Your Fifth Strength

Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness
You expect the best in the future, and you work to achieve it. You believe that the future is something that you can control.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - Nine Months

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:29:16 -0000

So, I might as well just come out and say it. Yesterday, I failed. There were enough distractions (helping out at Gaia Film Festival, hanging out with visitors, working on homework for the class I'm taking this summer, etc.) that it slipped my mind to hop on the rebounder yesterday. And yesterday was the nine month mark exactly. I carried this baby for nine months!

Well, I'm disappointed I didn't reach my goal after making it this far. But... I did make it nine months. And I guess that's an accomplishment in its own right.

Moving on... my new committment will be to maintain a daily or near-daily rebounding practice. The daily bounce helps to relieve stress and frame the day for success (that is, when I bounce in the mornings, I carry a sense of accomplishment with me throughout the day).

And that's that.

Good luck to all of you in your own daily practices!

~Matthew

The Daily Elephant Bounce?

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:25:08 -0000

~KES sent me this one. I thought it appropriate. Oh... but don't try this at home :)

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 128

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:11:46 -0000

In my last entry, I mentioned that I was picking up the book, Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. I will mention here that I've since read that book and am incorporating some of its advice into my daily life, including drinking alkaline water and eating NO sugar. (I will probably make an exception to that second thing on my dad's 60th birthday, when I will likely be served pie for dessert).

I would also like to mention that my wife is bouncing pretty much daily, now, too. She mainly uses the Urban Rebounder and follows along with the cardio exercises that come with the dvd. And I must say, she looks is fit as a fiddle.

Day 80 - 40 minutes
Day 81 - 50 minutes
Day 82 - 45 minutes
Day 83 - 15 minutes
Day 84 - 15 minutes
Day 85 - 30 minutes
Day 86 - 45 minutes
Day 87 - 42 minutes
Day 88 - 30 minutes
Day 89 - 40 minutes
Day 90 - 15 minutes
Day 91 - 15 minutes
Day 92 - 41 minutes
Day 93 - 40 minutes
Day 94 - 45 minutes
Day 95 - 45 minutes
Day 96 - 45 minutes
Day 97 - 15 minutes
Day 98 - 15 minutes
Day 99 - 45 minutes
Day 100 - 45 minutes
Day 101 - 45 minutes
Day 102 - 45 minutes
Day 103 - 45 minutes
Day 104 - 15 minutes
Day 105 - 15 minutes
Day 106 - 50 minutes
Day 107 - 45 minutes
Day 108 - 5 minutes
Day 109 - 5 minutes
Day 110 - 50 minutes
Day 111 - 45 minutes
Day 112 - 15 minutes
Day 113 - 50 minutes
Day 114 - 45 minutes
Day 115 - 45 minutes
Day 116 - 45 minutes
Day 117 - 50 minutes
Day 118 - 15 minutes
Day 119 - 15 minutes
Day 120 - 45 minutes
Day 121 - 42 minutes
Day 122 - 50 minutes
Day 123 - 40 minutes
Day 124 - 52 minutes
Day 125 - 15 minutes
Day 126 - 15 minutes
Day 127 - 50 minutes

Day 128 - Mission Accomplished - 40 minutes of rebounding completed

My Role in the Gaia Community

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:35:47 -0000

Name and Title.
~Matthew / Member Actualization Team Manager

What's your role at Gaia Community?
I manage the support team and do some web development work.

What do you most enjoy doing (or what are your greatest passions)?
Learning!

What's your favorite thing about our community?
I love that our community is passionate about both this site and the world at large. I think that is an excellent recipe for positive change.

What do you love about working here?
That my co-workers are all totally awesome and that we're all working to make a difference in this world. Rather than whining and complaining, my colleagues inspire and empower; they are perfect examples of the quality of people I hope future generations emulate.

Sincerely,
~

P.S. [Meet the rest of the Gaia Team]

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 79

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:39:12 -0000

So, I recently finished reading The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. In that book, he talks about three Epochs. The first one is the biotechnology revolution, in which humans will be able to re-program their DNA to allow for greater longevity. He also mentions a book he co-authored with Terry Grossman M.D. entitled Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. Well, to make a long story short, Ray and Terry have a website promoting different longevity products, and one of the products they recommend is a rebounder. Nice.

Now, the list:

Day 62 - 15 minutes
Day 63 - 15 minutes
Day 64 - 45 minutes
Day 65 - 45 minutes
Day 66 - 15 minutes
Day 67 - 45 minutes
Day 68 - 45 minutes
Day 69 - 45 minutes
Day 70 - 30 minutes
Day 71 - 2 minutes
Day 72 - 1 minute
Day 73 - 60 minutes
Day 74 - 45 minutes
Day 75 - 30 minutes
Day 76 - 15 minutes
Day 77 - 15 minutes
Day 78 - 30 minutes

Day 79 - Mission Accomplished - 45 minutes of rebounding completed

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - Day 61

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:36:09 -0000

So, that's about two months...

Day 53 - 45 minutes
Day 54 - 45 minutes
Day 55 - 15 minutes
Day 56 - 15 minutes
Day 57 - 45 minutes
Day 58 - 30 minutes
Day 59 - 10 minutes (had a bellyache all day - yucky, wasn't feeling up for a long bounce)
Day 60 - 45 minutes

Day 61 - Mission Accomplished - 46 minutes of rebounding completed

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - Day 52

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:02:57 -0000

It's been nine days since my last entry. I'm still at it! :) In my "spare" moments, I'm spending my time studying up on Rails. Since I'm being allowed to do some more programming for the site, I need to spend time outside of work hours to brush up on what was giving me trouble during work hours. Making room for that and down-time and time with wife and pets, and time for exercise and rebounding... blogging takes a back seat ;) In any event, here's the latest:

Day 44 - 30 minutes
Day 45 - 45 minutes
Day 46 - 46 minutes
Day 47 - 45 minutes
Day 48 - 15 minutes
Day 49 - 15 minutes
Day 50 - 30 minutes
Day 51 - 42 minutes

DAY 52 - Mission Accomplished - 45 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 43

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:29:44 -0000

DAY 43 - Mission Accomplished - 45 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - Day 42

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:56:50 -0000

Well, it's been five days since my last entry, but I've still been keeping up the bounce (just in case you were wondering ;)

Wednesday through Friday, I was at a Rails Studio. The energy I put into that left me pretty tired, so on Thursday and Friday, I did short bounces. Thus, on Saturday and Sunday, I made it up with longer ones.

Day 38 - Mission Accomplished: 40 minutes
Day 39 - Mission Accomplished: 17 minutes
Day 40 - Mission Accomplished: 15 minutes
Day 41 - Mission Accomplished: 45 minutes

DAY 42 - Mission Accomplished - 50 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - Day 37

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:44:54 -0000

DAY 37 - Mission Accomplished - 25 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 36

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:44:30 -0000

DAY 36 - Mission Accomplished - 61 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 35

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:44:05 -0000

DAY 35 - Mission Accomplished - 15 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 34

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:10:47 -0000

Yesterday I bounced 7 minutes, today 15. I've had guests over since Thursday, and we're having a great time! One of my guests even tried out the rebounder this morning. She liked it :)

DAY 34 - Mission Accomplished - 15 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 32

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:21:46 -0000

It's Thanksgiving, and it's the first one at my new house. I'm pretty excited, as I have guests coming over, and Ayako and I bought board games to play. It feels strangely fun acting like an adult. Anyway, like I was saying, it's Thanksgiving. I got a bounce in this morning. If I feel up to it, I may go for longer later. But it being a holiday and all.... I think I'll just relax. Ahh....

DAY 32 - Mission Accomplished - 15 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 31

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:54:12 -0000

DAY 31 - Mission Accomplished - 50 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 30

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:14:43 -0000

DAY 30 - Mission Accomplished - 45 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 29

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:48:41 -0000

DAY 29 - Mission Accomplished - 60 minutes of rebounding completed.

The Daily Bounce: ~Matthew - DAY 28

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:54:33 -0000

DAY 28 - Mission Accomplished - 15 minutes of rebounding completed.