The Hell with New Year's Resolutions

As we approach the end of a decade, I thought I'd share with you some things that we should be thinking about in the new year.

Normally, I don't have a New Year's Resolution because there is no point unless you continue your resolution for years after that. I told my fiance last night that I've tried to become a better person, better witness of God and overall living life to the fullest this year. I want to continue to do this as we begin a new year and new decade.

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your par tner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joy ful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not least, Faith:
40. TRUST in the Lord that He will make all your paths straight.

It's Been a Minute...

And lots has happened. If you know me, you know that I am recently engaged to the love of my life and dearest best friend, Mike. He proposed to me in Central Park after a long day of being out and about in Manhattan. I had no idea that he had previously asked my family if it was okay to ask me to marry him - awww! We were walking around the city looking at Christmas lights, I was soooo cold and we were this close to leaving. We troop it to Central Park and within minutes I am the future Mrs. Mike YAY! I am writing this blog to capture it in the peak of my life but there is so much more to this story.

Not to mention my Chargers have won 8 in a row!! YES!! One game at a time...and we can do this!

At What Point...

Do you know when its that time to move on? Especially if you have never been in the position before.. This could be a job, a relationship or a friendship. You feel distant from the comfortability that you once knew. You question the next step - is it smart or is it silly?

I don't doubt that someone always knows when is the right time for anything. How would they know? Is it a feeling that you get or is it a blantant sign? Life is a constant moving ride that has its ups and downs so what if that time you know is when you are down? What if the up pulls you back in?

At what point to put 100% into your intuition? Should we trust our friend's opinions or should we trust our own thoughts? The thoughts include God as our guide so essentially we should be trusting His way. Right?

At the end of the day, are we stronger by struggling through life or smarter by knowledge that its time to move on?

Try hard to be yourself, listen to you and be honest with your own life. That's when you will know when to move on or push forward. At what point?

What an AMAZING weekend! Thanks for all the support!

I couldn't have asked for more!! This weekend was such a success and I thank all those that helped out!

Here is a video that a friend made: When Giants Fall by Darbe Rotach