The New Me

After reviewing the past year and half, I realized that I was totally too hard on myself.  To some point...I don't want that to change as I think it helps push me along in my "lazy" times.  And, yes, we all have them.  But it seemed I was living in the "negative"...LIVING!  Okay, this is not a good thing.  My thoughts constantly berated me telling myself that I wasn't good enough any more and how much I could NOT do things, especially things I use to do just a year ago and that I had "reached the age" of heading downward.  With this wonderful thought process happening 24/7, I rarely pushed myself any more...because...what's the use?  I'm just going to fail or have a pain here or there. 

Last year was a difficult year indeed in many ways, mostly physical.  See my recap for 2014 for an explanation.  Everyone is different and everyone would handle the same situation in their own way considering their abilities, lifestyles, backgrounds, etc.  But the only thing that counts is what YOU do.  Am I right?  Starting with the way you look at things when you are bombarded with the negative. 

Here is a link that I found was good to help do those things you don't really want to do.  Hope you find it helpful to you, too.  http://greatist.com/connect/key-to-happiness-trying-what-you-dont-like .  Yes, I want to overcome the fear of some things and try some new things this year.

So for me to be somewhat accountable [to online friends], here are a few things I want to shoot for in 2015.

1. Try a new fruit monthly.  I'm sure there are 12 fruits that I haven't tried yet that I can find in my grocer.
2. Do some kind of workout on days I don't feel like it.  Yes, this is hard for me.
3. Leave the past where it is...in the past.  I am "me" at this moment and not at any other time.  I can't undo the past nor see the future.  All I have is "now". 
4. Try a new workout a month.  Though there might not be 12, I'm sure I can find variations of an exercise I'm already doing.
5. Do something around the house that I shun doing on a weekly basis.
6. Prepare a new food/meal bi-weekly. 
7. Give someone one of my smiles daily.
8. Encourage others as often as I can.
9. Race the best I can NOW...not as I did in the past or as I want to in the future, but NOW.
10. Find something to be positive about every day.

This will be a start.  No, I don't expect to start looking like a 30 year old, but I do know I can be a better 50+ woman.

I hope this post will help you, too.  What are the things you want to see differently this year?  Got to go, so I can

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