Today is the Day

Looking Forward to New Beginnings

I love when the month of December comes around. Our family ritual has always been to thoroughly clean the entire house top to bottom. No dust bunny or deep dirty crevices stood a chance. I love the feel of throwing away the very thing I once convinced myself I needed. Now here it is eleven months later facing all the things that did not make the cut. The endless bottles of magic hair potion claiming to do the impossible. Or the mountain of supplements that could not make it into my busy schedule. There was always this drive or this anticipation of a new me, a better me and somehow all I needed was the beginning of a new year and a good strong wish.

All I need is This, and Then I Can Do It!

Years ago not too far away. I remember listening to coworkers and their conversations about the new year. The conversations were pretty much the same, "I'm buying this complete workout center, that way I have no excuses not to exercise." Said one of the women from my job. One of the guys had an idea to start jogging again, he decided to buy these expensive sneakers, this was guaranteed to make him jog consistently.

A New Way of Thinking

I admired everyone's ambition for wanting something better. I also wanted a new me. Many years I jumped on the bandwagon of it's a new year so this is the best time to create a new me. Over the last two years, I have had a different train of thought. I began to realize, that the new me did not have to wait until the beginning of another year. The new me could begin at anytime. There was no hard fast rule that said I could only make changes once at the beginning of the year.

Take it For a Test Drive

I went to my primary doctor and I was told I need to change my diet and incorporate more exercise. My first instinct was to go and sign up for a gym or get a personal trainer. Then it hit me, what was the point? That night, I took a hard look at my life and analyzed what was it that I actually wanted for myself, what kind of life did I want to live. Mostly, why was it such a struggle to do the things that could better my life and possible add a better quality and longevity of life in the future.

August is Just as Good

Here it was, August and I was getting up a bit earlier to do a brisk walk. I must admit, there was a couple of times I just did not do it. But now I had the gumption to push forward and make small changes. In addition to taking brisk walks I also began to eat at least one meal a day that was healthy. Little, by little I began to make these small changes.

New Day New Opportunity

I will not deny there have been many times since August of 2021 that I fell off the wagon. There were even times when I did not like myself or I would put myself down. Then one day, during my meditation It came to me that each day is a present. Now, this means different things to different people, but to me this meant each day is a day of opportunity. So what! if I ate a slice of cake or had more cookies then what I should, Just pick up from where I left off and continue on my journey to a better me. I guess you could say that my new Years Resolution, is to not have one, start where I am. Love myself for who I am flaws and all. Understand I am human and a better me is in continuous training. There is nothing wrong with that. I am allowing myself to be comfortable in my skin, love myself enough to make the necessary changes for a better me, be selfish enough to put myself first and be okay with it when others are upset by my new stance. Most importantly, I will continue to strive to be a good human being to myself and others no matter what time of year.