Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into
enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to
clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into
a friend. ~Melody Beattie
Greetings everyone!
Those who have read some
of my past blogs know that for me I view life as a series of changes that we go
through. Some are energizing and wonderful while others are unexpected and not
so great…and of course there are ton in-between ones also! Since the last time
I wrote here, I went through a couple huge life changes. I finished up my
Master’s degree from The College at Brockport in Public Administration with a
concentration in Nonprofit Management. I got engaged to my boyfriend of three
years, I moved out of my “small town” to the City of Rochester and I started a
new job as the Director of Youth Ministry for a catholic parish here in
Rochester. All of this while retiring from pageants and turning 26th.
Turning 26th
as had a huge impact on me, and I am still starting to understand and sort
through the impact of this new stage in my life. This birthday symbolized for
me the end of my “college career” and starting my real life as an adult in a
way. And it has been a very odd feeling, for someone who felt like they
matured pretty quickly growing up the idea of being so resistant to becoming a
“real adult” seemed odd and confusing to me.
On top of all that, no
one tells you how your body starts to change in your late 20s! Those who feel the
desire can flip back through some of my old blogs and see that battling my
weight has been a struggle throughout my life and it has seemed to get harder
the older I get!
I have been lucky enough
to find a really great transformational approach to food and also helping to
recharge my body called the Advocare 24 Day Challenge. I will speak a lot more
about that in my next post however I am on day nine of my 4th time through the
program and it really has helped me start to look at food, eating and my body
in a different way.
The change at how I look
at my body really made me starting thinking about my life in general. No
one tells you what this stage of your life is going to be like, because for
everyone this is a stage of true personal journey. Just think about how
at the same age, people are at such different stages. People I graduated high
school with for example, some are married with children, some single, some
traveling and some are still living at home! So this is defiantly a time where
there is not road map for me to follow in my life and I need to make it up as a
go.
In the middle of all, I
also am struggling starting in a new profession and learning what my life is
called to do. I am a big believe that I never what to do something because it makes
a lot of money or makes me famous but rather because what I am doing is meant
for me and also will positively impact others. I don’t want to be famous I want
to know that my life and what I do creates meaning in the world. Now how am I
supposed to clearly do this for others, when truthfully I am not sure where I
stand with myself right now?
So all this lead to a
breakthrough (or crazy depending on how you look at it) idea, why not devote 90
days to myself, improving myself physically, mentally, emotions and
spiritually?
Novel idea, I mean how
many self-help books, coaching programs and day time talk shows deal with this
topic? For me it means it’s something people are interested in and if I am
searching for a way to figure out who I am, and all these books are about it I
can’t be alone. So then I thought, why not start blogging about this?
So now to come up with
what I am going to do? Here are the areas I want to focus on over the next 90
days:
Physical Transformation:
Some of my major goals in this area are to tone up, lose body fat and also
start transforming how I eat. I am really concern with the amount of chemicals
we put into our bodies and want to dedicate myself to making positive changes
in this area as much as possible. Small Goals: Drink 8 glasses of water a day,
track and start getting the proper amount of sleep of 7-8hours whenever
possible
Mental Transformation: I
know I kind of mocked self-help books but I think coming to terms with where I
am at this part in my life and who I am is very important. I am becoming a
different and new “me” if you will so I need to start figuring out what’s
important to her. The purpose in this area is to allow for emotional healing,
reframing my thinking and moving forward. Some steps towards this? Daily Affirmation,
I am a firm believer in needs to reinforce daily in your brain what you want to
be. So over the 90 days I will not only create an affirmation for myself, I
will say daily and I will back in up with journaling and other ideas I find
along the way.
Spiritual
Transformation: I truly believe in the power of God in our lives and have my
own personal practices as a Roman Catholic. However I feel like being so
involved in planning and making spiritual awakening open to others, I really
have started to let go of focusing on me. This is one area I have a pretty
developed plan on, I took spiritual formation as a class last semester and
tomorrow will post my promise to myself that I will follow through with over
the next 90 days.
So come along the ride
with me, the office start date is August 1st, stay tune for more
information and this crazy journey.
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