Entry 9: Taking a deep breathe...

Entry 9: Taking a deep breathe

Hello again!  I hope you are doing wonderful!  It’s been a while.  Every day has been an adventure full of twist and turns but I’ve managed to stay on the roller coaster. I titled this entry “taking a deep breathe” because, I have learned how important it is to actually stop and just take a deep breathe.  There are so many things on a daily basis that people worry about which doesn’t deserve that kind of stress or worry.  For instance, maybe you are late on your phone bill, or maybe you don’t have plans yet for the weekend, or maybe you don’t know what you want to eat for lunch, or maybe you just washed your car and you have a muddy driveway, or maybe someone in your family is having a disagreement that doesn’t concern you, or maybe your house is a mess, or maybe you have a pile of dirty dishes or maybe you feel like you are the only one in this world that is not married or maybe even you just want something you simply can’t have.  None of these “worries” are justified for concern.  Just take a deep breath and slowly let it out.  To some of you these may be old news but it’s a newer concept for me.  As you know from the previous entry, I am an analyzer so; minor details like these cloud my daily thoughts.  I’m slowly learning to just simply let go of things and take a deep breathe.  I always find myself at the end of a workout really enjoying those nice long deep breathes.  You know the ones where you bend your knees and swinging your arms all the way up, inhale as you go up and then exhale as you go back down.  You know those. : ) Anyway, just take a deep breath and realize that those petty worries and everything will work out just fine.  Take ownership of your time and energy to be devoted to those things that you can make great.   

Back to my goal list!  I started my two week vegetarian diet yesterday!  So far so good!  However, I dreamed of bacon last night!  Not sure where that came from but I even smelt it.  So, I think that is my mind already telling me that I’m not going to be a long term vegetarian.  Nonetheless, I will be complete the goal and I know I will learn a great deal about my normal diet after these two weeks.  I plan to eat lots of vegetables and fruits.  I’ve found a couple of really good recipes that I will try out this weekend hopefully.  I had to do a little research of what type of vegetarian I wanted to be. I came to the conclusion that I will be a lacto-ovo-vegetarian.  This is the most common type of vegetarian in North America. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian is willing to still consume eggs and dairy products but not fresh meat of any sort.  To be honest, I love egg sandwiches and who doesn’t love cheese so, I just wasn’t ready to kick those to the curb.  Maybe one day I will commit to being a vegan for two weeks, why not.  Guess you will have to stay tuned.  So, a short entry today, I’ll keep you updated on the success of my two week goal.   

May you accomplish all your daily goals and learn to take a deep breathe to simply enjoy the moment. 

SMILE!!!