Be Healthy.

I want to start this post by saying that if you’re already healthy and living a healthy lifestyle, good job. It is the time of the new year’s resolution where people are hoping to get healthy and when it comes to me it just means that there is no time like the present to get healthy and stay that way.

        Something that I have caught onto recently is getting healthy. If you feel better about yourself then you will feel better in general. I have started to eat a better diet of foods and do as much research on healthy eating that I can. Being healthy is not a new year’s resolution that I am trying to do, it’s a lifestyle that I feel everyone needs to take part in.

I hate exercise so I have decided I am not going to do it. With saying that, I am going to do cardio, but I am not going to make it feel like cardio. I personally love dancing around my room like an idiot. The whole “dance as if nobody is watching” is exactly what I do. I dance crazy for a song and then catch my breath and then I do it again. When I say that I dance like an idiot, I mean it. I make it fun. I laugh at myself and move every part of my body with no technique at all, it’s awesome. Hey, any movement is better than no movement.

The whole eating healthy is hard to start if you plan on just kicking all the bad things out. It might take a little bit of time to get used to the no junk food or the smaller portions, and I am still trying to get used to it, but I also just started this change last week, but the sooner you start the sooner it gets easier.

And on the healthy eating note, I also should cover the whole don’t drink your calories talk. Water and green tea are going to be my drinks. No more coffee from Starbucks or pops which I have pretty much cut out before all of this anyway, but now I will be more serious about it.

I made a food journal. If I know I would be ashamed to write it down, I don’t eat it. Started that a few days ago. Fast food is a no go. More fruits and veggies and just all things better.

Make a board on pinterest. I have one called healthy choices, for foods, drinks, motivation, and little reminders. I have one walled work it out for workouts at home and at the gym. It also has song options that are perfect to workout to, or dance like an idiot to. My favorite one is called workout clothes. Of course you have to feel good about how you look when you workout. It’s an added benefit to feel good in the clothes you are wearing while you workout so you have more confidence to workout and not focus on your appearance.

Again I say to those who already live a healthy lifestyle, good job. To those in the process getting healthy or even starting a new year’s resolution, keep going. Do it for you, not anyone else. Don’t do it because it is expected, do it because you want it. Take it one day at a time and don’t give up. Remember why you started in the first place. Point of this post is to just tell you to take care of yourself. Your mind, heart, and body.

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Live With Passion

Passion: strong and barely controllable emotion.

My suggestion to everyone is to find something that they are passionate about. Me, I am really passionate about music. I love the sound of it. The sound I make when I am singing. The sound that others make when they sing, beautiful. The guitar is my favorite instrument to listen to and someday I will learn to play the expensive acoustic guitar that I bought myself as a graduation present. J I have many passions, some that are new to me and I am learning information about them and how to do them, photography as an example, to learn if it is just an I’m bored emotion, or something I really will love.

Some people are passionate about dancing, writing, or traveling. You can be passionate about anything. Simply living can be a passion.  Anything that you can put yourself into is passion. It is a joy watching people who have a passion for something. A dancer who is passionate about what they are doing is going to make you want to dance as well. A musician who plays with passion is going to make you get lost in the beauty of the notes.

Think about your dreams. Why are they your dreams?

It’s hard to describe your passion for something. It’s a love, it’s a feeling, and it’s great.

Passion is something that can consume you. I love watching professional dancers because you can feel the passion that they have when they dance. It is beautiful. Hearing a photographer talk about the pictures that they have taken and even a chef describing the meal that they have prepared. You smile because of the passion that they have is shown through what they do.

Whatever you do in life, be passionate about it. Put your heart into it. Yes, it might turn out that it isn’t for you and it might not turn out to be your passion, but don’t go into anything with a closed mind. Having an open mind can lead to something great. J

“We must act out passion before we can feel it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.” – Steve Jobs.

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein

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Its A New Year!

Today starts off a brand new year and I know I could say the whole new year, new me thing, but I'm not going to. This is a new start, but not all things need to change, if anything.

My advice for going into a new year is to really think about what went wrong in 2014 and how you can make it right. What didn't you like about 2014, and want to change in 2015. If things are going good then keep doing what you're doing!

If you look back and think "I wish I would have done that" DO IT! Take chances in the new year, have fun.

I don't like doing the whole new years resolution thing. I kind of make goals as the year goes on. My thing that I do though is think about how I want to feel in December. I always want to feel positive and happy with how the year turned out and throughout the year I try to keep that in mind. I dont want to think "well, I didnt do anything. That was a boring year." This past year I of course did have things that I would have done differently, but now in 2015 I know what to fix and what to do differently.

2014 had its ups and downs, but you know what, that is life. I can only change things and hope for something better, but nothing is planned.

I plan to have a lot of positivity in the new year and to be as happy as I can be. Not everyday can be a good day, but I can try to smile as much as possible. :)

have a happy new year everyone!

Be Patient.

The title says it all. Be patient! Don’t rush everything.  If you’re in such a hurry you don’t have time to enjoy life.

Patient

• Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Time is a great, wonderful, and annoying thing. In life, it is not known how much time we are going to be given so we need to make sure that we make the most of it. One thing that we all need to do though is to be patient. Most things in life do not happen overnight. It takes time and work to achieve things in life and that is what makes those things more meaningful.

Anything that is going to be important to you in life takes time to get. A relationship is a great example. Some people date for years before they get married, some date for months. Either way, they weren’t married seconds after meeting. You put time into things and the outcome is always worth the wait. That goes for everything in life. Family, friends, work, or school and then of course the millions of other things that I didn’t list. Put effort in, be patient for the outcome, and just wait for the amazing results.

My life right now isn’t the best. I’m unemployed and being faced with the chance to give up. the give up I speak of is a temporary one because I know I will never give up, but it’s still taking a step back, If I have to go home, its ok, I’ll live. I need to be patient with life. Know that I will get to where I need to be in time. It will definitely be a lesson learned.

Anything in life takes work and dedication. Chase that dream, but be prepared to be patient. Be prepared to put some time and effort into it. Don’t expect to say I want to get a book published and then expect it to happen in one week. First you have to write the book. Don’t expect your life goals to be accomplished in a week. First you have to work for it. There are steps to get to wherever you need to be. Whatever you’re doing. Figure out the steps and accomplish them. Put effort in and you will see a reward down the road.

Want a job promotion? Talk to your boss, do the work, and try to achieve it.

Want to travel the world? Save money, plan, and enjoy.

Want to follow your dreams? Figure out what the first step is to getting there and take it.

I am horrible at having patience and it is something that I am learning to be better at on a daily basis. which i mean, i have bad anxiety so that kind of sums up why I have a problem dealing with patience.. If I’m on a diet, I want results. If I've submitted a paper, I want to know the grade. Most recently it’s been submitting job applications and wanting a call right away. I have had to wait since 12/9 to find out if I have gotten the job I interviewed for and its driving me nuts because they told me “after Christmas” I would find out. Naturally I expected a call at 8 am on December 26^th, never got it. No matter what I know that whatever is going to be the outcome, I have to deal with, and I also need to be patient.

Don’t rush everything. Enjoy life. I am 23 years old and I am in no hurry to grow up. Yes I am an adult, but age 30 can stay far away. I have a lot of living to do before I get there and I plan to do it. I plan to take everything day by day.

  One step at a time. One day at a time. One breath at a time.       

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Keep Moving Forward.

Nobody has any business living in the past. I have said that in a post before, but I really do mean it. There is a reason that your rearview mirror is so small and your windshield is so big. Keep moving forward, keep going.

For a girl who hasn't had one of her big dreams come true, I still keep going.  I am being faced with a decision to go home or not and honestly going home doesn’t scare me. I will never get stuck there. I have made a promise to myself and I plan to keep that promise. I will get to where I am supposed to be. I could get to Nashville and hate it. I highly doubt that, but it could happen. That just means I need to set a new destination. Always chasing a dream, always going after something. Those dreams are quite possibly going to change as life goes on and I am ok with that.

Personally, I don’t like the idea of being patient. I hate it, but I also know that time is a wonderful thing and if we are patient something is going to come out of it. Might be 10 years of waiting, but you never know. You have to give something time before you give up on it. Don’t give in to failure because most times it is the easy way out. Work for something and hold you head high. Keep reaching for the stars. Be patient. Know that you have time. Every day is precious and shouldn't be taken for granted so why waste them being bored with your life.

            What is your dream? Say it to yourself. Have you actually been working towards that dream or is it just sitting in your mind? Be honest. I think about my dreams on a daily basis because I am constantly thinking about what my next step could be to achieve them. Dreams might have to be put on hold, mine are right now, but they never need to be forgotten. Keep at it, whatever it is.

            You’re going to get knocked down. That is life. We all get knocked down, everyone. We build our strength from when we are knocked down and then pick ourselves up after. If I have to go home, it is a big knock down, but I won’t stay down. I will get a job back home, save money, and get out of there.  I will keep moving towards where I feel in my heart that I need to be. Where in my heart I will be happy. I will not be kept down for long.

            We all have a life to live. A life to put effort into. I personally want to leave this world knowing I did something with my life. I want the satisfaction when I am 80 years old and looking back on my life as something amazing. Ups and downs, bumps and bruises. I don’t want to have what I memories, I want to have I did that memories.

            Prove something to yourself. You can do it. Pick yourself up and put one foot in front of the other. Keep going, you’ll get to where you need to be, but remember it isn’t going to get handed to you.

Stay positive and keep moving forward.

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone.

Christmas isn't about the gifts under the tree, it is about the ones you love standing around the tree.

I hope everyone has a happy holiday today and gets to spend time with family.

Life is your Journey.

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” —Les Brown

We are all on our own journey in life. We are all in charge of our journey. It is up to us to figure out where we want to go in life and to make it happen. 

My journey. I decided I needed to get away from the small town I lived in and to become my own person. I didn’t want to be someone who died in the zip code they have lived their whole life. I wanted to get away. My dreams we bigger than the small town I grew up in. I got out. I am still on the journey to get to Nashville. i know the future steps that need to be taken to get there and I will try my best to get them done as fast as I can and get there. I don’t know what is going to happen when I get to Nashville. Nothing can ever really be planned. I just know that whatever happens is up to me.

My family doesn’t exactly support me moving to Nashville. I had to make the decision to move on my own. I had doubts in my ear all the time. it was up to me. Either stay or go. Stay and possibly be stuck or go and get out. I can always go back, but leaving it the hardest part. I decided for me that I needed to be in charge. Not my family or friends. It’s my life and my choices. If I fail, oh well. At least I tried. I’ve made it to Georgia, which was a pretty big step.

Take charge of your journey. If you want to be somewhere or accomplish something, do it. Work for it. Don’t let people own your life. You won’t be happy if you settle. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What is your dream? Go out and work for it. Nothing is going to fall into our laps. I mean, if you win the lottery and can buy everything, more power to you, but that isn’t realistic.

The life we live and the dreams we chase is what our journey is. Some don’t go far for what they want, some do. Each choice we make in life effects where our journey is going to take us. A new job, a new town, and a new love. Our lives change all the time. Our journey changes all the time.

It is important to just keep in mind that everything that happens to you is up to you. If you want to move, do it. Want a job promotion, do it. Want a new job, try it. Don’t limit yourself. The world is full of possibilities and nothing is ever off limits.

This post can't be full of how to or what to do advice. I am only allowed to make choices for myself when it come to my journey. The only advice I can give is to make sure that you are always working for something. Don't settle. Don't let people ruin your dreams. Enjoy your journey. Enjoy your life.

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