Be happy with who you are!

 So, the first monthly resolutions:

January (to be done daily): 

stop picking skin
pray and meditate
eat 2 fruits/day and/or drink V8

January (in general)

Finish Paulo Coelho books
Downhill Skiing
Find a good place for salsa lessons
Start redecorating my room
Practice tantra
Write as much as I can
Read about religions (buddhism, taoism, christianity)
Try to be more appreciative
Try to be more loving and attentive towards those who really care about me
Try to find people who have similar views on life and communicate with them
Control unnecessary swearing
Observe the environment and learn from people

February will have to wait...I'll see how january goes.

possible daily goals:
Post to lj
read a book that i wouldn't normally read (ex. fantasy)
spiritual enhancement

 

New Year's is close, and everyone is making their Resolutions...in North America they do anyway.
Nothing like that takes place in Latvia or anywhere else in Europe where I am originally from, which makes me wonder whether people in Europe are overall happier with themselves. If they are overweight, they don't go on a diet on the 1st of January. They accept themselves the way they are and that is it. I, personally, find it very pointless to wait til a specific date to start changing some aspect of my life. If I truly want to change something, there is no better time to do it than right now. 

This is what I read from "The Best of O, the Oprah Magazine":
when you want to either change some aspect of your life or introduce something new into it, repeat it for 28 days. 
Now you would ask, why 28 days?
The answer is: 28 days is how long it takes for our bodies and our minds to get used to the change that has been incorporated into our daily life. 

For example, if you decide that you want to stop swearing, watch yourself carefully for 28 days, and after that you'll get used to being able to express your anger and dissatisfaction without using the word "fuck" and its numerous derivations. You will simply get used to it.

It works the same way with food addictions, religious prayers, daily compliments to you wife. Creating a ritual and repeating it for long enough time is a powerful thing to do. 

One precaution, however: if you want to stop smoking, lose weight, become more religious, stop swearing, read more, quit gambling, be more loving, and 300 other things that you would like to change, it won't work unless you take no more than 3 at a time.

You've got to choose for yourself what 3 things I'm going to change in my life this month and concentrate on those before you move to the next 3. Step by step you'll become the kind of person you want to be!