Tonight I've been looking around at my surroundings at all the supports and reminders and encouragements I've utilised.
Friday 20 July 2012
My Surroundings
It's been eleven months since this journey began and that is causing me to reflect a bit.
Tonight I've been looking around at my surroundings at all the supports and reminders and encouragements I've utilised.
Tonight I've been looking around at my surroundings at all the supports and reminders and encouragements I've utilised.
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Quote to Live By... #12
On the off chance that you're not going to live forever why not take a shot at being happy now?!
- The Newsroom, "I'll Try to Fix You", 2012
- The Newsroom, "I'll Try to Fix You", 2012
Thursday 12 July 2012
I Climbed a Mountain!
I did the Grouse Grind tonight for the first time and it was AWESOME!
Correction, I kicked the Grind's ass tonight and it was AWESOME!
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Yvonne - a seasoned Grinder - took me up the 2.9 kilometre (1.8 mile) trail up Grouse Mountain 853 metres (2,800 feet).
I never, never would have thought I could do such a thing and I did and it was challenging and wonderful and such a HUGE buzz.
Definitely doing it again!
Correction, I kicked the Grind's ass tonight and it was AWESOME!
Yvonne - a seasoned Grinder - took me up the 2.9 kilometre (1.8 mile) trail up Grouse Mountain 853 metres (2,800 feet).
I never, never would have thought I could do such a thing and I did and it was challenging and wonderful and such a HUGE buzz.
Definitely doing it again!
Sunday 8 July 2012
Quote to Live By... #11
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Fake it and it will come...
So it turns out putting on a smile actually makes you feel happier. Just by activating the smile muscles, our little pea-brains figure we must be happy and release the necessary hormones and neurons start firing and, VOILA! We feel happy.
By the same token, it seems that I can make myself feel energetic and athletic. No, really, I think I can! I decided to go for a run the other evening and as I was getting out my running clothes I discovered I didn't much feel like a run. Feeling a bit tired and lazy. But I persevered. I put on the super-tight running tights I now wear, squeezed into the none-too-sexy sports bra, slipped on my trainers and tied them up. Then I stood up to discover my reflection in the mirror: hey, who's she? I suddenly felt the part, felt like I should; be going out running and sure enough, just as the theory says, I started to feel more energetic.
I ended up having a very good, very energetic run. I had one of those euphoric moments where the sights and sounds and smells were captivatingly beautiful even though I was sweaty and panting from climbing a rather serious hill. Be it the accomplishment or the endorphins, no matter, I was having a great time and all because I got dressed.
If we fake the mood, maybe we really can create it.
By the same token, it seems that I can make myself feel energetic and athletic. No, really, I think I can! I decided to go for a run the other evening and as I was getting out my running clothes I discovered I didn't much feel like a run. Feeling a bit tired and lazy. But I persevered. I put on the super-tight running tights I now wear, squeezed into the none-too-sexy sports bra, slipped on my trainers and tied them up. Then I stood up to discover my reflection in the mirror: hey, who's she? I suddenly felt the part, felt like I should; be going out running and sure enough, just as the theory says, I started to feel more energetic.
I ended up having a very good, very energetic run. I had one of those euphoric moments where the sights and sounds and smells were captivatingly beautiful even though I was sweaty and panting from climbing a rather serious hill. Be it the accomplishment or the endorphins, no matter, I was having a great time and all because I got dressed.
If we fake the mood, maybe we really can create it.
Monday 2 July 2012
Boredom is the Enemy
I am bored; therefore, I eat.
It's the silliest thing bit it's true. I am sitting in the park while one kid sleeps and the other plays happily in the playground and I have managed to scoff half of the contents of "our" snack bag.
I thought I'd be better at moderation and self-control after ten months but I guess I still need my controls in place: carry good snacks at all times, don't ever get too hungry.. and apparently don't let yourself get bored!
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It's the silliest thing bit it's true. I am sitting in the park while one kid sleeps and the other plays happily in the playground and I have managed to scoff half of the contents of "our" snack bag.
I thought I'd be better at moderation and self-control after ten months but I guess I still need my controls in place: carry good snacks at all times, don't ever get too hungry.. and apparently don't let yourself get bored!
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