I stayed up until 1am this morning bringing in the new year with my dear husband and a friend. After the ball in time square had fallen we talked about the upcoming year and I shared my plan to live Just for Today with my friend. After some discussion, she said I would still be working for perfection in my life (I think that is what she said). Actually, what I really want is to be alive and know that I am not just going through the motions. I don't want to live my life on auto pilot.
It is my habit to getting up early in the morning, usually at about 3 am MT and starting my day with coffee and some reading. I find that reading and writing first thing in the morning gets me started off right. Plus I know that in the evening when I get home from a long day at work I am not usually able to process what I read.
Looking back on this morning ritual I now realize that regardless of the length of my session, when it is over I jump out of bed and promptly forget what I just read and whatever thoughts I had on the subject. In essence, I just wasted time reading whatever it was. Unless of course I am actually sticking the info away and just not aware of it - maybe some anyway.
This morning we slept in until after 7:30 am. I felt like I had slept through the best 4 hours of my day. I started my morning reading with the new February Prevention magazine. This magazine pedges to provide information that was checked for accuracy and supported by the opinions of leading experts and up-to-date research. It is a great resource for "smart ways to live well'. Today I learned how eating monounsaturated fats would help me lose more weight and especially the belly fat that is so dangerous to women. I went downstairs with that information in hand and added about a tablespoon of flax seed oil to my oatmeal. I also added some flaxseed oil to the leftover oatmeal with some other ingredients and made some oatmeal griddle cakes that I will toast and enjoy this week before I go to work.
So, Just for Today, I am going to review what I read before I go on to practice the piano. I will make a written note of what was beneficial and how I plan to use the information for living a happier and healthier life today. But first I am going to take a little nap, bringing in the new year is tiring work. Have a good one!
1 comment:
What an insight! The healthy attitude and action inspires me to take a deeper look into my own Just for Today program. You are indeed an inspiration and give me hope. I sure wish I could get that 25 lb off my body. Unfortinately, it is no longer 25 because it picked up a few pound each year along the way. More power to both of us! Keep up with the knitting.
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