Like most procrastinators I decided to start my New Year’s
resolution in February. One of my resolutions is to start a healthy lifestyle
which includes better eating habits and regular exercise, things were coming
along nicely and then it happens.
I get sick :(
Catching a bad cold, the flu, or just feeling all around
crappy has a way of putting the brakes on most things. While I've been trying
to remember how to breathe and desperately keeping myself from coughing up a
lung, I have been making a list of things I need to do as soon as I start
feeling better. Normally getting sick would deter me and send me on a detour
towards bad habits, but this time I’m making certain to stay on track.
A nasty cold or bad day was an easy excuse in the past to
slack off and break promises made to myself, saying things like “oh well too
much time has passed”, or “I’m not feeling good so I’ll start slow” meaning I'll start four months from then, and my
favorite line… “I’ll start on Monday”. Looking back I see my past actions or lack of action not only hurt me, but also my three boys. If I’m not doing my best
and not keeping promises to myself, I’m creating a less than positive environment
and setting all the wrong examples. I never did care much for the “do as I say
and not as I do” attitude.
So as I jot down new things to my Let's Start Living Life Again list “any day is a
start day” is in the top five. Being sick may have slowed down my body and caused chaos in my home, but it also allowed
me time to reflect on how I want to do more than start a new chapter in my life,
I want to write an entirely new book.
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