Spent an hour on this post the first time, but somehow lost the whole thing. Are you kidding me?? One of these days I will learn to save repeatedly.....
Sitting at lunch yesterday, I decided to share the fact that I have started a Happiness Project. Why do I do this to myself?? As much as I love my co-workers, they just don't get it. That's OK... because after all, this project is for ME, not for them. So let them laugh and poke fun at my project, and I will just let it go, knowing that they really do want me to succeed. They don't realize how seriously I'm taking this project, and they can't comprehend WHY I would want to spend time establishing goals, tracking progress, finding a sense of accomplishment about things as seemingly silly as ironing my pants.... *sigh*. One of my very best friends jokingly told me I need to "get a life." Um, hello.... little did she know, but she's not far off there. I HAVE a life, so technically, no, I don't need to get one. What I do need, though, is to make the most of it! :)
So this week has had its positives and negatives, but I'd rate it as more of the former. The most negative thing is that I haven't yet made it to the gym, but on the other hand, I have used Wii Fit every day, and that's actually not a bad workout. (Plus, mastering the advanced level on the skateboard arena made me feel VERY happy...lol!) I have been eating according to plan, drinking more water, and wearing makeup to school. I even took the extra time to iron my clothes yesterday, because the last thing I need is to feel like I should be featured in "The People of Wal-mart" videos! These little things I've done over the course of the last 3 days have definitely had the cumulative effect of making me a bit happier day to day. I always feel better when I feel in control of my food choices and know that I am doing the things I should be to treat my body with care. Mind and body connection for sure.
Want to share an excerpt from a blog that I came across thanks to my friend and trainer Matt Thorne, who posted a link to this on facebook. How to Waste Your Life
In case you don't feel like reading the whole thing... let me share a couple of thoughts related to New Years' Resolutions. Made me think, to say the least. I hope you find something thought provoking in it, too.
This past New Year, you probably had an opportunity to make a bet with yourself. You may see it as a resolution, but that’s not actually what it is. It is a bet, and if you lose, you will actually be worse off than you were before. The opportunity will be gone, and you will have less hope about being able to change. You will have lost the bet, and you should treat it that way.
Most things are done quietly and without much fanfare, and because media convinces us that important things happen with a lot of excitement, we are missing out on the great victories, or losses, of our own lives.
So this is a wakeup call.
Your decisions are costing you, silently, every day, and you are putting things off because it is in our nature not to fear things which are far in the future.
But viewing it as a bet puts the loss front and center, like it should be.
You are betting your life on the resolutions you made this New Year. You should want to succeed at them very badly, and should work hard to do so– get organized and learn more about it, not just hope (which is what most resolutions really are).
Bets are won by those that are confident and those that have more information.
So win your bets by becoming that kind of person.
People associate themselves very strongly with the decisions they make (even something as simple as enjoying coffee or going to bed late), but they don’t realize that they would be just as happy being the opposite kind of person, and be just a much “themselves.”
But no, there is no risk in changing. The real risk in staying the same.
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