Do 43 small things to build fresh momentum

I am living in paradise and whining about it. I have spent my entire life taking care of others. Now it is my turn to have fun. I have been taking life here in the wilderness far too seriously.

in the world. We are all here for a special purpose. It’s up to us to discover how we make a difference…it is our differences that make this world such an interesting place!

at the top of my voice! With passion and joy! It’s is fun to do when I’m dancing around the room or driving in my car. :)

I am finding it harder and harder to get motivated and start my days on a positive note. So I have decided to start my days with a half hour of prayer and meditation…then work-out for an hour before I have breakfast and go to work.

When I was younger I met a friend every week day morning at 5:30 for a 3 mile run. It was a great way to start the day!

I know exercise helps us keep a positive attitude plus all of the obvious benefits. :)

A friend I worked with at the cabinet shop called to invite me to an see a business opportunity Monday evening. My very 1st instinct was to say no thank you but what do I really have to lose?

He was persuasive when I said I couldn’t afford to at least look at it because I am living on unemployment…his response was none of us should have to live this way. Who can argue with that logic?

Holy Moly! This may not come as a big surprise to you but when I meditated today about my financial situation I had the clear realization that I am NOT motivated by the accumulation of money at all! That’s why I give it away whenever I get it.

My core motivation is making a difference in the world.

The other enlightenment I received this morning was that if I act true to my motivations my life will definitely change for the better quite quickly!

We get what we say in our lives. The word is a powerful force in the Universe. It is the outside energy of what we are actually thinking or feeling put into action.

I need to discipline myself not to say the first negative thing that comes to mind when things don’t go my way. Then replace this negative thought habit with a positive action that is to expect good things to happen in all events in my life.

Then on purpose speak those words of gratitude and positive expectation that something good is coming out of everything I experience.

in new things that I haven’t yet explored. I have been spending far too much time alone avoiding life by watching TV, reading(which I love to do) or just moping around feeling out of place. This is the first time I haven’t had to take care of anyone else so I am not adjusting to that very well.

There are things on my 43T life list that would knock that ennui right out of me if I would pursue them everyday.

My thought is to make a weekly schedule and to-do lists including time to do many things…like when we were in school we didn’t spend the whole day doing only 1 thing…there was variety in taking small breaks then concentrating on things for an hour a day…ah, taught us self-discipline & consistency…hmmm.

When our life is a mess it is an outside indication of what is going on inside our minds or so I have been told.

My life had gotten totally disorganized and messy…no…call that dirty. If my sons saw my messy house and dirty car they would have called the doctor…because they would think I am sick.

In a way I have been ill…depressed and stressed about finances instead of taking the bull by the horns and getting my act together.

So yesterday I cleaned house…today it is my car…then later my hair,nails, a facial and other girly pampering so tomorrow I can tackle my career todo list. :)

Whenever I get stressed or tired all I want to do is sleep.

Oxygen is a natural cure all for most that ails us. I don’t breath deep enough. I attributed that to my pulmonary emboli but we don’t need an oxygen machine to get oxygen in our lungs. So now I am setting aside times to take deep, deep breaths during my day. When I first wake up, mid morning, noon,midday and before I go to sleep.

Then add more deep breathing as needed. Instead of worrying or stressing I will take 10 deep breaths and move forward.