Sometimes, you just have to stop, and then slowly, methodically, catch up to where you want to be.
For those whose lives are corroded with issues, no matter what type and level of concern, perhaps this post will cause reflection and thought. Effective June 1st, I had been laid off from my job for one year. The 12 months seem like an eternity, while at the same time went breezing by. While enveloped I the realm of the unemployed, I have freelanced, searched for full and part-time jobs, and started and stopped various fitness and nutrition regimens, selected books to read from the library and let them "rest" on my end table after reading just a chapter or two. So, right after June 1st, I asked myself, "Okay, what do I have to show that's positive from the past year?" Well, I gained a few new writing clients, significantly improved my spiritual life, and...okay, those are the positives, and that's good. However, I wasn't feeling good about myself. I wanted, but more importantly needed, to change. Better yet, to (for me, in my own way) simplify my life. The first thing I did was embark on a new fitness and nutrition program, one more challenging than the others and one I have vowed to finish. I was tired of the daily two coffees with cream and sugar, cookies from Barnes & Noble, bagel munching, overeating during dinner - just rising in the AM and going to bed in the PM, and in between just existing. What I did was replace a few negatives with a positive, and that has made a significant difference to my temperament, sleep habits, and how I view my day and life. Also, what little television watching I used to do has just about been eliminated, unless it's a PBS arts show that my wife, daughter, and me watch together. I have replaced this with an aggressive reading itinerary that meets with positive instant gratification. I have read many times how instant gratification can be a ruination; however, it depends on how you use it, and TV viewing has been replaced by wisdom and "entertainment" within the book binding. More on this ion next week's "Some Thoughts This Week" post. So, I'm still me, with a just a few challenging changes. Right now, I'm feeling pretty good. Steve
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Steve Sears is a New Jersey based freelance writer
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