PadawanOfHappiness

One of the frustrating things about committing to an exercise program is the fact that I feel I never lose weight, which has always been my goal. I never liked exercise and never got the endorphin high that many do, so if I am not losing weight I become discouraged easily. So what was I getting out of exercise if I wasn't losing weight, which was my purpose?  As you can see with that line of thought it was very easy to stop the exercise program.  However, even as I stopped and started I knew logically that I needed to continue it was important for me to do this, so I needed to come up with a new motivation. I sat and thought about some truths and accept my reality. I am never going to have those endorphins I have to accept that and I need to stop working for that. I know that when I exercise consistently my overall mood and happiness is elevated over the long term this is not a short term play for me. I know that for my emotional health, how I deal with stress from ...

 I finished Outer Order Inner Calm today in a fit of yes creating Outer Order!  I have had the book for a while (since I went to see her on March 6th and go the book) and finally told myself that yes I did in fact have time to read it so I did just that. One of these days I am going to manage to wrangle all my clutter and stuff to make a more peaceful home.  I do make progress and then I backslide but knock on wood I have never complete regressed it is more like three steps forward one back.  I am doing my best to not be too harsh on myself and keep myself focused on my wins rather than the regression. This morning I just could not get myself out of a mental and physical fog.  Last week the little Padawans were home for school vacation week, and of course, Easter was just this weekend.  There was a lot going on that is exhausting to me both physically and mentally so it should not have been a big surprise but it was.  I knew I had to get a lot ...

Schedules and lists I love them!  Yes, it really needs an exclamation point after that because I do love them, they make me happy, they allow me to be productive, they keep me focused.  I often feel that there is no downside to schedules, however, there really is a downside to them and I need to acknowledge that. What's fun for other people may not be fun for you--and vice versa.  ~ Secret of Adulthood from Gretchen Rubin This is very true and can also be changed slightly to "What works for me may not work for others."  Keeping that in mind is the first possible downside to schedules, lists, and plans; if someone is not a planner, then forcing planning on them maybe a negative thing, that person could see having a schedule a downside because they are not embracing who they are. Since I am by nature a scheduler and planner the biggest downside for me is that I can cling too tightly to that schedule/plan.  I have found that when I cling too tightly a sma...