Every year is the same; people go through that "mid-life" crisis of an attitude and evaluate themselves and their lives for what it was in the past year. They will then wrinkle up their noses, cringe up their foreheads, and throw out a "humph" as they realize ALL that they meant to accomplish in the past year has once again gone undone. This is due to the pure fact that we, as humans or maybe Americans, hold ourselves to such high standards. Instead of giving ourselves reachable, accomplishable, and satisfying goals to fulfill, we demand a set of highest standards to fail miserably at. Which then in turn brings on the wrinkling, cringing, and humphing. That is why this year I am not going to set concrete goals to accomplish in a timeline fashion. Instead I am going to set a continuous and steady pace in helping myself to the becoming of a better individual in all aspects of my being. This will not be accomplished through the setting of goals that will be fulfilled, but through the living of life.
Listed below are different ideas and strategies to helping me live my life in a better manner, and help me live my life to the fullest.
*Eat what Mother Nature provides me, not mankind.
*Respect myself.
*Respect my body.
*Love myself--in and out.
*Fill my brain with worldly facts and knowledge (I may not be able to travel to exotic places but damn if I won't know about them!)
*Read. A LOT.
*Remember that even if it's trash, reading a magazine is sometimes a fun and relaxing thing to do.
*Stay positive. (Negativity will get you nowhere)
*Take in nature's beauty.
*Take an extraordinary amount of pictures.
*Improve my skills in photography BUT never lose the love and passion for it.
*Comparing and contrasting myself with others will only bring me down. (Keep this in mind).
* Love unconditionally.
*Work hard but be sure to take random days and hours off to enjoy life outside of work.
*Travel as much as money will allow.
*Try not to allow money to get in the way of life.
*Money does not buy happiness.
*Pay it forward. As much as possible.
*Be Happy.
I will constantly remind myself that the living of life and bettering of myself does not have an expiration date, and that I cannot fail myself unless I give up.
So here's a cheers to the year 2013 and NOT GIVING UP ON MYSELF.
