New Year New YOU, HUH?????

On my quest to be more .... well more human I guess I decided to do resolutions this year. my thought process surrounding this is that I wanted to harness the energy that was so abundant in the world as the NEW YEAR (yes I could challenge the idea that the year starts on January 1st but I digress) approached.

I am not going to list them here. This blog is about making the most of your current situations as they are happening. Its not  about waiting for some magical time to approach so that you can set out on some amazingly difficult (if only in your own eyes) journey.

We make choices in every moment. These choices then become our realities. And let's be clear.... the lack of action, thought, belief, ideas or even availability is still a choice.

In the present moment I am choosing to be productive with this blog. A choice I hope to remain committed to. Commitment again being a choice.

When I look at things through the idea that everything is a choice what I believe to be true change.

I saw somewhere a discussion about freedom and control. It lead me directly to the thought process of ...

"My thoughts become my beliefs my beliefs are my truth therefore my truth lay in my thoughts . What I think I believe to be true!" - TL

"This now is now the past as this now was once the future now I now know."- TL

As the discussion progressed I began to think that freedom is only achieved in the mind. Just as control is only perceived in the mind.  Yes, I have read
Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar  and 
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter Godwin Woodson

SO the idea of a new me became completely available to me. I look forward to possibilities as I am firmly rooted in the present now of it all. I am is a beautiful yet extremely powerful statement.

Con Amor,
Love is...TL

A thought 12/5/2012

Here is an observations I have had the past couple of weeks. During the week I am up from 445/5 am until 10/11 pm everyday. Currently I am exchanging some negative thought patterns with more positive and healthy thought patterns and I have come to several realizations. The first is I have to be more aware of what I am eating through out the day. I, for whatever reason, will forget to eat most of the day. I am not sure if I do it intentionally or if it just happens. This leads me to the the second which is that I have to become more aware of when I am eating. I realize that eating at 955 pm every night is not healthy. I also realize that not eating anything at all morning is also not very healthy. Which brings me to my last realization. I have to be fully aware what I am eat. Starches in the evening are my downfall. I know I do not have to give up all of my starchy, sugary, carbie, sweet and oh so yummy foods. I truly just have to find times when they are most beneficial to me within my day.

So what is my resolve.... what can I effectively do to be a better healthier eater for myself. First have water before I eat. This will help hydrate and fill me up. Second I will make a eating schedule. Better to be prepared then not eat at all. Third no yummy greatness via starch, sugary, carbie or sweet food 6 hours before bed time. For me that magic time is after 530pm during the week. That is so completely doable, who knew. Fourth I need to meal plan. This step also helps my expenses. By meal planning I can develop recipes around the three prior steps to ensure I adhere to them. One of the many issues I have had over the past couple of weeks is what to eat. I often grab something quick which turns out to be unfulfilling and full of everything I do not want to eat because of lack of time. Having my meals planned and and ready to go will afford me the opportunity to eat healthier while maintaining a lifestyle I choose to lead.

I also realize that I need constant reinforcement to truly change. I usually get that reinforcement through reading books and look at YouTube video on the subjects at hand.  For these changes I will be reading books from Bob Harper. I am also very impressed by his Instagram page, you should look it up if you haven't already.

Con Amor,

Love is...TL

A Thought 11/29/2012

One of my favorite poets from the late 1800's is Ella Wheeler Wilcox. There is something special about her voice special about what she chose to write about. Here is one of her best pieces about living your best life....

Attainment

Use all your hidden forces.

Do not miss the purpose of this life,
and do not wait for circumstance
to mold or change your fate.
In your own self lies destiny.

Let this vast truth cast out all fear,
all prejudice, all hesitation.
Know that you are great --
great with divinity.

Do dominate environment, and enter into bliss.
Live largely, and hate nothing.

Hold no aim that does not chord
with universal good.

Hear what the voices of the silence say.
All joys are yours if you put forth your claim.

Once you let the spiritual laws be understood,
material things must answer and obey. 

Ella Wheeler Wilcox