Well what can I say.. It's been a while.. I was on a roll last year.. Cleansing up my life! I got to the point where I was pretty much the happiest I've been in years.. and like a fool I stopped doing a lot of the things that got me there! One of them being.. this blog. I started this blog as a motivational tool to get me motivated to cleanse up my life, to rid myself of impurities, negativity and to stop and appreciate the great people and things in my life. I had hundreds of views per post and then I stopped focusing on me again and ended up pretty much back at square one.
This was my first post last year, and unfortunately I have succumb to some of these old nasty habits again:
On March 6th, 2011 I will begin a new phase of my life. Everything is going to change. I have been feeling like my mind, body and soul have slowly been deteriorating. Thanks to technology I have forgotten how to write proper English, I am no longer able to hold a 5 minute conversation with a human being in front of me without rudely checking my phone, and I am constantly anxious about checking my email.. As if it's going to disappear! Thanks to processed foods filled with hormones and chemicals I feel extremely lazy, bloated and cannot seem to lose any weight. Both of those things also contribute to my soul. I honestly feel like I can't even remember who I am. I am constantly trying to please everyone around me so much so that I have completely forgotten what even makes ME happy. I feel lost and alone and no matter how much people tell me they love me it doesn't change how I feel. 10 years ago we didn't need a GPS to tell us where to go.. We didn't need a phone to read our emails.. We could enjoy a meal with our families without iPhones and blackberries sitting next to our plates as if they were utensils. Why is it that your friend who is in a different city is more important than the people who are right in front of you? Life is flying by and you know why? Because we no longer stop and appreciate where we are... What we are doing... We use every spare moment we have to text someone, check our email, watch tv, or play a video game. I love food so much but I rarely take my time to really enjoy my meal and take pleasure in who I am eating with. I feel it all.. In my bones.. In my brain.. The constant tension that multitasking is bringing to my body.. It's like everything is melting. We are a spoiled generation and it is only getting worse. I can't even imagine what life will be like in 20 years. Human interaction is going to be completely taken over by machines.
SO HERE IT IS! A NEW YEAR A NEW ME!! And yes I know how fucking cliche that is.. Yes I know that half the people that got gym memberships this month will probably be wasting $34.99 a month starting February.. Yes I know. But YOU know what? It's nice sometimes to set resolutions! Which is why I'm adding a new aspect to this blog.. Every month, along with my daily goals, I will set a monthly resolution! How about that?
Speaking about resolutions.. I know the beginning of the year can be very motivating.. But it can also make you look back at all the failures of the previous year.. All the things you didn't accomplish.. All the people you didn't meet up with.. All the love you didn't fall in.. Let this all be fuel to your engine. Realize that just because it hasn't happened yet.. well you know.. it doesn't mean it won't EVER happen. Sometimes you have to put YOU ahead of everything in order for things to fall into place. So join me! Let's get crazy! Let's get weird! Let's be SELFISH!
Each day that I post a blog I will set up some 3 goals for myself. One for the mind, one for the body, and one for the soul.
Here are today's goals:
1. Mind- start my laundry
2. Body- do a yoga class
3. Soul- spend 15 minutes outside in the sun with no cell phone
