Happy New Year!

It's the first Monday of the year and I started it off with "Meatless Monday." I'm a meat lover so I decided to challenge myself with something different. It surprisingly wasn't that difficult to find other food options throughout the day. I just have to plan ahead by either packing lunch or go to a restaurant that has a variety of non-meat options. The lunch options near my job suck but I made it work. I started the day with cereal, a veggie burrito bowl for lunch, and spinach tortellini for dinner. I think I could do this more than once a week, but I love meat too much.

On another note, I had a great vacation from work! I relaxed at home with my family and caught up with friends. It felt great to do absolutely nothing. Then I traveled to Atlanta for New Year's Eve. I explored the city with friends, partied hard, and ate tons of amazing food. Mary Mac's had the best soul food I've EVER had. Words just can't even describe how delicious it was. I can't wait to go back! What did you do for NYE?












I have been neglecting Blogger for Tumblr! I know shame on me. My mind has been all over the place! 2013 is in its last days and I've been doing a lot of reflecting. My goal is to just be happy and do the things I love in all areas of my life. Anything other than that will be thrown out. Of course there will be bumps along the way but I can handle it. I would like to work on my spiritual health and I will start by writing in my gratitude journal daily and meditating. What are your goals for 2014?

What have you learned from over the last 30 days?

Posting my thoughts and experiences out loud was a little scary at first but I got over it and now I'm relieved. Free. I've learned that fear has been holding me back from a lot of things, and that's not really living. But each day is another chance to live without fear of the unknown or uncertainties. So I just keep pressing forward expecting and knowing that God is and will do great things in my life.

What is killing me to keep around but I’m too comfortable with to let it go?

I've done some cleaning already by getting rid of unhealthy relationships.

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. -Thich Nhat Hanh

Unhappiness became too familiar and way too comfortable, and no matter how much life it sucked out of me, I was still blinded by my desires. But I am at peace. Of course letting go hurts but one day it won't.




What are your strengths?

I have been slacking on the writing challenge and although November is long gone I'm one of those people that likes to finish things.

So what are my strengths??

Sometimes it seems easier to talk about my flaws than my strengths, so this one is a little difficult to answer. I will say that one of my strengths is staying positive throughout most situations. In the midst of chaos I find a shining light to carry me through, and I try to be supportive while shedding that light on others as well by helping where I can.

I'll have to do some more thinking and come back to this.