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Somewhere along the last 10 years, I lost the passion in my life. I started to try to live “smart”. Be economical, save money, live efficiently, avoid conflict. What have I learned from this? I learned that being efficient and conflict free makes for a boring life.

I stopped challenging others. I stopped challenging myself. Life has become a series of intelligently numb moments. I’ve become one of those people that turn to food for emotional stimulation. I’ve become complacent with just living instead of thriving.

Now, it is 2013. I am not going to make a resolution. I am going to make a lifestyle change. I am going to start living the life I deserve to enjoy. I am going to rediscover the passions in life. The good and the bad passions. I am going to get angry, excited, erratic, eccentric, jubilant… hell, I am going to get damn well dramatic.

It’s time to redefine myself. It’s time to change. And if people don’t like it, I say “Bring it on”. I need some conflict in my life.

Here are some more things that increase energy.

25. Motivational Music (Eye of the Tiger anybody?)
26. This one I found interesting. I found from the book The IQ Answer by Frank Lawlis… Listening to Cadences and Percussion heavy music such as college fight songs increase mental activity and alertness.
27. Music with a fast pace, techno, dance, workout music, and generally songs with fast beats.
28. Deep Breathing exercises
29. Dancing
30. Focusing on great memories “Plug into a great memory of you bursting with excitement—your first crush, a big promotion. Relive it in your mind. “Enthusiasm, radiance, joy—these energetic states come from happy emotions,” says stress expert Alice Domar, PhD”
31. Take a Power Nap
32…. Another one I would have never thought of:

Tap Your Thymus
“Your thymus is located at center top of your chest, below the collar bone, between your breasts. When tapped it triggers the production of T-cells, boosts energy, relieves stress, and increases strength and vitality,” says Marian Buck-Murray, a nutrition coach and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner in Maplewood, New Jersey.

33. Splash your face with water

If even a 20-minute nap leaves you groggy, stop in the restroom and splash cool water on your face. Volunteers who did this in one study felt the most awake after a snooze. Surprisingly, having coffee just before your nap and then splashing your face afterward seems to be the perfecta of wake-up calls. Source: http://www.doctoroz.com/

34. Drink green tea
35. Stretch
36. reduce time watching television
37. Cheer! Cheer your own accomplishments and those of others. (I thought that one up all by myself, Woot woot!)
38. Write down what your purpose in life is. “You have to be going somewhere to have the energy you need to get there,” says cardiologist Mehmet Oz, MD.
39. Do yoga.
40. Laugh

13 Vitamins
14 More fruits and vegetables
15 lots of lean protein
16 Several passion driven goals throught the day
17 Lots of friendship/social activities
18 avoid sitting
19 use stability ball for sitting (builds core muscle while relaxing)
20 Hot shower in the morning
21 avoid (too much?) caffeine
22 hot beverage in the morning
23 More exposure to colors red and yellow (color therapy)
24 positive thinking