Time for a Change

It's that time again. The time when I revamp my blog and recommit to keeping up with it.  But also, it's time again for revamping my life and recommitting to becoming a better, happier person.

There's so many goals and desires I have. Do good in school. Be successful. Prepare for graduation. Prepare for getting a real world job. Be happy. Read my scriptures more. Serve more. Exercise more.  Eat healthier. Improve upon my extroverted-ness (or lack thereof).

There's a lot. And I've decided that the only way to actually make any progress and get different results than the ones I'm currently getting ( I feel like I'm wading through stagnant water. Smelly stagnant water at that), is to actually, ya know, do something about it. So, consider this New Year's Resolutions 2.0.  The public, plan-in-action, October version.

The catalyst:

Depression. I've struggled with cycles of depression for many years.  I've had to learn how to react positively to these cycles when I feel them surfacing anew so that they don't last long. In light of recent events, I've begun to feel those familiar gloomy feelings, so before they get much further I'd like to step in and say, "No thanks, betta' not!". I'm just finding I'm not a very fun person to be around these days. What I mean by that is I've just been kind of "blah", just a quiet observer most of the time, and not very expressive or Anne-like.  And it's exhausting for all parties involved. So au revoir to that.

So...my idea.  I'm going to have a few days of the week that I dedicate to blogging (reporting) on specific things that I've worked on that week.  I'm not sure if that makes much sense. Let me give you an example. One thing I'd really like to do is be more outgoing.  How am I going to do that? How've I done that in the past? The easy answer is: talking to people.  So I'm going to try at least once each week to start a conversation with someone random that I don't know, or do something social that typically I'd just say, "nah" to, and then tell you about my experience (successes and failures because both lead to progress). Another example of something I'd like to improve is service to others.  I know whenever I'm starting to get depressed it's because suddenly I'm focused on my trials, which really just means, too much on myself, and a good remedy is turning outward and helping someone else! So, again, I'm going to start with at least just one thing that I can do for someone else each week. Then I'll report on that experience too. Some big, some small. All service.  Lastly, (because I think three is a good enough start), I'd like to improve my health. Because, I know eating better and exercising regularly is like an instant cure for depression. Another contributor to depression is getting out of balance and neglecting my body, so, I'mma do somethin' about it!

Thus, in the future of this newly directed self-improvement blog, we will see:

• Work-it-Wednesdays
• Let's Talk Thursdays
• Feel Good N' Serve Fridays

Get excited! Get pumped! Some interesting reads are coming your way, and some spiritual sunlight is headed my way.