The Will to Live...

I had an interesting conversation with a client today about the will to live and it really had me thinking about this particular concept. We discussed how some people have that consciousness about having the will to live, whether just living your day to day life and making sure that everyday is worth living or when in a dangerous situation, you try with all of your might to make sure that you can get out of it alive because you want to live and fulfill those goals.

Can you believe that there are people who don't have this at all? There are those who just kinda sail through each day with no real purpose or goal in their life. It is almost like the saying that you are just "living to work".

I bring this up because it is Wednesday, hump day, and we are already half way through the first week of the new new year, in a new decade. Have you fallen off the wagon on your resolutions or your goals for this year? Are you staying on top of it? Do you have someone to help motivate or keep you on track?

As we continue in to 2010, two points to keep in mind that may be of some benefit to you:

1. I know that many of you have written down your resolutions or your gaols for this year. But do you have it in a prominent place to remind you every day? For me, I have a visioning board and that has been pretty successful so far. In addition, I write in my calendar all of the the goals I intend to meet for that day, so that is another reminder for me. No, not your list of tasks or appointments, but your actual goals. When you write your goals down, you allow it to manifest, but I think also having it visible for you to see every day is an added bonus.

2. Do one thing everyday that will lead you to your goal. Many of us, including me can become stressed or overwhelmed with the amount of things we want to do or complete in the year. I worked on this with my boyfriend before the new year of writing down the few things I wanted to accomplish for each month. You can even break it down by week, but this makes things so much more manageable as well as stress free. You can also see your progress month by month when you see what you have completed.

So, hope those two points helped. Again, you should always be asking yourself, "Am I doing this for the sake of doing it, or is it bringing me true satisfaction and leading me to my purpose. Have a great Wednesday!

Starting off the New Year...with a cold :(

One of my many goals for this year was for me to start a blog documenting my continued journey into wellness. For those of you who have not met me yet, I am currently studying to get my Masters in Holistic Nutrition. In addition, I teach yoga and do bodywork and am still in the stage of being super eager to learn all I can about yoga and the integration of mind and body. As I get revved up to start off my new year, I come into 2010 with some challenges. It may not seem so much of a challenge and maybe more of a bothersome thing. Coming down with a semi-cold (sore throat and slight coughing) has put my energy level on low when my mind is ready to kick into high gear and get my body back into shape from the holiday coma of overindulgence.

However, this morning, I have managed to get up this morning at dawn and get myself on track to get back into shape again. I am one who has slacked a bit in my yoga practice and I am slowly getting back into it again. One of the things that has been lacking is more strength training and cardio. During the winter, my practice tends to be a lot slower and more about holding poses and slower vinyasas, so that has not helped very much with me putting on some pounds from the holidays. I have started doing a P90X program that lasts about three months to get back into my optimal fitness. I will be tracking how I am doing and even offering up some tips for you out there who are looking to get back into shape but need to have that motivation to keep going. I welcome 2010 and look forward to be it being my best year ever !