Trying New Things

January 11, 2009 Leave a comment

I am guilty sometimes of getting too comfortable and not taking chances or trying new things. Being content and doing the same things the same way, over and over, can lead to a stale and boring life. Who wants to live that way? There is so much on this world to be experienced and hopefully little by little I will be able to experience more of it. I have made it a goal this year to step out of the comfort box more and try new things and visit some old friends. I guess this is 11 days late, but this is of sort my 2009 New Years Resolution. I have a few things I wish to do this year and hopefully I am able to accomplish them.

One thing I have always had an interest in is writing and being creative. There is some creative writing in my family. My I have seen a lot of my sister’s poems in the past, and my grandfather was an Editor and writer for a newspaper in New Jersey for years. So one new thing this year is to try blogging. There is no rules to it that I know of. I can write about my day, share my opinions, share stories, or really write about anything I really could ever want to.

Another thing I hope to do this year is travel more. I have promised for awhile to visit some friends around the country. So hopefully I will be making some appearance. If all goes well I will get back out to California and Colorado, and get down to Texas as well. Friends spread out all over making places more desirable to visit, as there always is a couch to crash on. The improvement in communication (email, texting, cell phones, etc.) has made it easier to remain in touch with friends, now I have to get it moving to get out and see them.

Finally, I need to find new ways to be more active. I would like to find something to volunteer with over the summer, or possibly sooner. Not sure yet what I intend to do, but hopefully it will be something that makes an impact. For years I spent hours a day playing music, but my music career has been pushed aside by an office job. With that change, I hope to get back into more sports leagues and show the world the athlete I am. So far I have joined a volleyball team (I have a lot of improvements to make).

There are plenty of other things I want to do in my life, but this is a simple, general list that I have put before me that I hope will help me improve my quality of life. These items are not at all difficult to accomplish and I did not intend to create such a list. Earlier I wrote about the Power of Self-Awesomeness and trying to think positively. Another great way to think more positively is to improve on the quality of life. Hopefully this year is a great year and brings many great new things.

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The Power of Self-Awesomeness

January 5, 2009 1 Comment

I have discovered so many people lack a lot of self-esteem. Maybe it is a DC thing and everyone around here feels the pressure of wanting to be successful. I asked a few friends today to tell me a few positive qualities about themselves and they could not think of anything. I had to name a few to help them shed some positive light on themselves. They seemed very thankful and enlightened by the positive thoughts. I am very thankful for these friends and wish everyone to be happy.

I too was like this once, always negative and complaining, not that my friends are entirely like that, but I picked up a little trick. It is what I call the Power of Self-Awesomeness. It requires no religious or spiritual beliefs, you don’t have to choose a political party, or even make a certain amount of money or hold that dream job. All it requires is one simple easy step; repeat to yourself, “I am awesome!” Say it so much that you believe it. It works for me. People ask me what is going on with myself, they ask me how I am doing, and my perfect response is, “I am awesome!” Why does anything have to be negative? Now, I know I am not perfect all the time, but saying to myself I am awesome does help a lot.

It really is simple. If you think positive and believe in yourself and what you are doing, then think to your self that you are awesome and that is that. If someone wants to speak negatively to you, tell them it does not matter what they think, because you are awesome. If they ask why you keep saying you are awesome, just say it is because you are thinking positively about yourself and it puts you in a good mood.

One success story I had was a very close friend who I hit up bars with. He is tall, appears to be successful, gets plenty of women, and I really can’t say too much bad about him. The issues are, sometimes he has issues with what people think of him, and also why people act “so stupid.” It can really get to him and bring him down. He heard me say over and over that I am awesome and how nothing really bothers me. Over time he developed the same mindset, and this friend has a very clear mindset and has increased confidence. He already was confident, but now he rose to another level.

This can be an ongoing thought on how to explain this to people, but it is simple. It is all psychological and all in the mind. If you think and feel positive, if you think to yourself that you are awesome, and if you can accept yourself for who you are and not care what others may think about you, then say to yourself and to others, “I am awesome!”

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