Accountable

I need to take accountability for my situation. I have become lazy. Reverted to bad habits. I've regressed to an unhappy headspace. I've been neglecting myself. I've taken the actions of others and internalised them.

I have no laurels to rest on. I am the heaviest I have ever been. I am miserable and I need to change. 

Time to keep it simple and ensure progress. 

Top three

1. Drink more water

2. Exercise every day

3. Eat clean

I need to stop eating because I'm stressed. Water is the way out. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. 

Body first. I need a strong, healthy home to live in. Gym five days, run one day and yoga/Pilates on the last. Postural exercises daily. 

No more sugar. My skin breaks out. It makes my irritable. Furry teeth. There's nothing good about it. 

Focus on real food. Fresh herbs - parsley in abundance. Vegetables. So many vegetables. All the vegetables. Lean protein. 

Weekly motivation - week 39

The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why - Mark Twain

With purpose life becomes meaningful. Make yours mean something! Find your passion, follow it.

They sound like simple words but taking the leap of faith can be hard. The perceived security that comes from working for someone else; the familiarity  of having the man dictate what you do brings comfort; the habit of getting up and going to the office is relatively easy. The thought of following your passion is much more difficult. The cost of failure seems too high. The risks, real or imagined, too great. So we do what most people do. We follow the flock like sheeple. We comply with societal norms. We stick to what we know. 

But we rarely grow in comfort. We rarely shine as a part of an organisation. Nope. We are undervalued and therefore underpaid. 

There are few people that truly live life. Most just exist. To live we need, in my mind four things

- love 

- family

- adventure

- purpose

Love gives us two important things - a stable base from which to extend ourselves and comfort (for when we don't have all the strength we require to get through the hard times). 

Family fills our cup. It is what brings us fulfilment in our soul and grounds us when we are getting too big for our boots. 

Adventure shows us that we are small, not insignificant, but part of a wide world made up of lots of different personalities and beliefs. Travel, experiences and food all provide adventure because they take us out of our comfort zone. 

Purpose is our true destiny. Purpose puts our passion to work and produces something beautiful. While some are more passionate than others most people have a passion; something that makes them shine. Something that they willingly dedicate their spare time to. Something that brings them happiness. 

The trick is not finding your passion but living it. Admittedly, not everyone can live their passion. To make a living from something you are passionate about not only takes dedication but a little luck too. You will never know if you don't try though. So make a plan, work towards it and hope for the best knowing that if you 'fail' you gave it your best shot. 

Coke sales averages nine servings per day in the first year. Today, 1.9 billion coca-cola products are sold daily. From humble beginnings big things grow.