Clutter is so detrimental. In your closets on your counters but most especially in your head. Outside clutter can be discarded with a little time and elbow grease but removing mental clutter is a whole other ball game. I'm going to speak about fitness and healthy eating but this can be applied to anything that has you stuck. I've fretted for months about losing my exercise routine. A new career move meant a new schedule in direct conflict with my gym time. It had been my gym time for as many years as I can remember and when I lost it (even though I love my job) I lost a little part of myself. My mind was over-active with new approaches to exercise but honestly they were mostly excuses about why I didn't really need to, mixed with a touch of self loathing. This thing that had been so important for my physical and mental well-being was getting further away...until a moment of clarity. Let me ask, have you tried meditating? Going quiet, letting thoughts
As I sit down to compose an entry for this week I find myself at a loss for words. My mind is going a mile a minute. What will they want to read about? I can't talk about that, can I? Does anybody really care? So I sit. Fingers tapping the counter top until the answer mercifully reveals itself and it couldn't be more simple. JUST WRITE! This blog is for me. It's not because I'm special, I'm just me. Raw, open and honest. That's the best me and it's the me I want to share. Most of us are guilty of spending too much time 'representing' an image. Caring just a tad too much about what 'they' have to say about the way we live. Fear of judgment can be crippling. You know it, I know it. I spent nearly 15 years living one life but dreaming of another. Fears, all kinds of them, held me back. Fear of financial hardship, fear of failure, fear of hurting people, fear of being talked about, fear of being the bad guy. I gave