It's been 5 days since I posted anything - that's no good! I can say that the past few days have not been the best work days for me and I usually got home close to midnight so there was not much time for blogging. However, that was then and this is now and I am really excited about this upcoming week! I have this week off from work, so I have decided to make the most of it and do my EXTREME week. The goal is to have one of the most disciplined, productive, and fun weeks I have had in a long time. I plan on making very conscious decisions each day in living out my best life. Of course, we should all do this every day - but I have an opportunity this week to be more focused and determined in this.
I made out my list today of all the things I want to get done this week and here are some of those: Having a quality focus time each morning that includes Scripture reading, prayer, and mediation; daily exercise that includes running and P90X; eating very healthy and drinking mainly water; a very thorough house cleaning; going to Jackson to see friends and family; working on plans for a new book; and lots of other things. I will definitely blog every night so I will be sharing what all gets done as well as talking about some deeper topics that I have wanted to discuss.
As part of this week, I am giving up sweet tea, cokes, and junk food. So tonight on my way home, I thought I would stop by McDonald's and get one last coke (they have the best coke for some reason). I only planned on getting a drink, but when I pulled up to the drive-thru and they asked for my order I said, "Yes, I'll take a Big Mac meal with a large coke!" I immediately was like - Why did I order all that? I was just going to get a coke! So I tormented my body with bad food one last time tonight before going extremely healthy this week.
I know that my situation right now lends to it being easier to do all of this. I am off work this week, I am single, and I do not have children to run around and take care of. But my motive is simply to become closer to living out my best life. I hope that all of us can find ways that we can improve and refine our lives - even in the craziness of our day to day schedules. It definitely happens one decision at a time.
I better get some sleep so that I can get up early and go for my long run to help get my day started off right - here's to an EXTREME week!!
Today I am grateful for: 1. Finishing the Purpose Driven Life book 2. Enjoying a relaxing afternoon and watching a movie (127 Hours - very good) 3. Great conversation with a friend last night about pursuing dreams 4. Preparing and motivating for extreme week 5. Seeing other people living their best lives
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