No over thinking for 2022

 So it's been a long while since I have written a blog, I guess it boils down to how I am actually feeling, and that being under the weather or over the weather... If that makes sense.

The past year has been an absolutely challenging one, a serious change for me in the way I view life, the way I think about things, and the thoughts that run crazily in my mind. There have been scenarios that I had to face, some put me 10 steps back, some got me thinking and some were out of my control. 

I allowed all these emotions to play on me, took the blame for many of the issues that I faced. However, that's how life is once again... sometimes to keep the peace you must just keep quiet and let it go as hard as it is. 

So what made me choose to blog today... something very inspiring that I had watched earlier in the day and was very moving as we don't actually notice or know this... but our life starts with a "B" and ends with a 'D".  Our life starts with birth and ends with death... but there is a C in between the B and D. 

C stands for choice the choices we choose to make in between B and D are all up to us!!! 

It's our choice to be happy or sad, It's our choice to accept how people treat us, It's our choice how we react to situations that we come across, It's our choice how we live this journey on earth.

 With that said, it's not as easy as it may sound, but there has to be a change that can and will make you happy it's all about you at the end of the day.   Going back to 2021, I carried a very heavy shoulder of worry, stress and I tell you what, this got me in and out of the dr.s' rooms almost every second month. So much unnecessary cost for what? Just because I took an amount of stress over my shoulders led me to have many medical issues. 

It's taking me a while to actually register the fact that we really can't control people's ways, and situations that arise but risking the fact that I worried so much to the extent of medical bills were through the roof. I have been very silly for 2021.  Now I have come to the stage of letting go... I can't afford to risk my health this year as well. 

So changing the way I think has made a huge difference, it's all about me now...Whether I stand-alone or not... it's about finding my path, my purpose, and I am ready to fill my cup up until it flows over, to bring the joy, the laughter, the happiness for myself this year.    

The change I have made for 2022, is the way I look at life, focusing on an end result being who I am...not who someone else wants me to be. With that mentioned, I must also let you know that I invested in 3 Books at one goal lol as if I don't have enough study material.  This I  have made my first stepping stone to self-development.

On the first of January 2022, I had visited a local mall, and while I had some time on my hands I entered Exclusive books.  OMW I was so thrilled, I felt like a little girl on a playground not sure which ride to go on first. Drowning in so many books to choose from, I have gotten the nack of reading and keeping myself busy, but this year I decided to indulge more, and by doing that I purchase the Journal "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. This journal is about writing your story of life on an everyday basis. So on every page your turn there is a question which you must answer.  I found this journal as a destresser like I have something to tell every day.  What I have noticed and I think it all comes with the questions asked thus far is that we never know how far we have come until we have been questioned about it. 

The next book I invested in was Ayurveda -  This particular book speaks about balance and wellness in life. It has wellness practices... that we should follow in our day-to-day life found it nourishing to the soul thus far. The meals I eat should always maintain a healthy balance. The idea of me-time is very important, 5 factors that can make the me-time enjoyable 

The third book was something that I really needed to invest in.  This book is called Switch on your brain. The author of this book is Dr.Caroline Leaf.  How we think not only affects our own spirit, soul, and body, but also the people around us. Our body is not in control of our mind- our mind is in control of our body. The mind certainly is over matter and your mind is stronger than your body.

The reason I choose these 3 books, One is about expressing and having to get off my chest what you feel that gets noted into Becoming. The second book is about the balance of life and the third is about controlling the mind. 

Taking the year in a different approach, and this is how I have challenged myself. My goal is to finish 2 books end of February 2022. So cheers to the year ahead today being the 11th day of the year I know I can do this and so can you. We must be strong and keep the focus we want to keep and challenge ourselves and the goals we make. 

After some time that I have shared this with all of you, I hope that you find some sort of inspiration for the year ahead, make some adjustments create your balance, and become more involved in yourself. Your happiness lies in your hands, your future lies in your hands.

Our life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius.