Thursday, January 10, 2013

There seems to be a fire within me of late. I find from some simple suggestion made in an article online, that I have taken to heart what I read. 1. Drink a glass of water when you wake up. Your body loses water while you sleep, so you’re naturally dehydrated in the morning. A glass of water when you wake helps start your day fresh. When do you drink your first glass of water each day? 2. Define your top 3. Every morning Mike asks himself, “What are the top three most important tasks that I will complete today?” He prioritizes his day accordingly and doesn’t sleep until the Top 3 are complete. What’s your "Top 3" today? 3. The 50/10 Rule. Solo-task and do more faster by working in 50/10 increments. Use a timer to work for 50 minutes on only one important task with 10 minute breaks in between. Mike spends his 10 minutes getting away from his desk, going outside, calling friends, meditating, or grabbing a glass of water. What’s your most important task for the next 50 minutes? These three short paragraphs have made a big impact. In the morning, having a glass of water makes me feel better. I also want to do my best to eat better than I already do. I have a goal in mind regarding my diet, and I am very curious to see how that shall go. I went to a wonderful boutique run by a Muslim lady with my neighbor, and there was a black dress with the tiniest straps on it. I kept looking at it, and eventually I decided to try it on. I have tried on slinky things before, but when I tried this dress on, my breathing accelerated. I have never reacted like that to myself in a dress before. When I showed them both how I looked in the dress, they freaked out as well. But I was not sure that I wanted to buy it. I already have a dress that I had thought at the time was sexy and slinky black, and I have never worn it anywhere, and I had bought it in. My second year of marriage. So although the dress was amazing on me, I felt, where would I wear such a thing. Naturally I was told that I would be a fool not to get it. When I got home, my mother reacted the same way that we all did. The dress is really amazing, and I have decided that for the very least, I need to take a photograph of myself in it. I am writing all of that to say that it is good to do these things, to feel confident about plans and to act from a place of certainty. It is wonderful to see yourself from a place of appreciation and know that you can see change for the better, and you are encouraged to keep moving forward to up the ante to do even more and more.

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