I really can’t quite put a finger on it, but deep down inside me, I feel that 2011 is going to be a year of dramatic change. Good change, mind you, not the bad change that people tend to fear.
For starters, I made it a goal to be more healthy this year and think about me for a change. Specifically, me not being a statistic, healthwise. I don’t want to be one of those peeps who’s diagnosed w/ type 2 diabetese. I don’t want to be one of those people who are constantly popping heart related drug medicines. I don’t want to get a heart attack. Geez – I already know people my age who’ve had attacks or bypasses. I don’t want to be included in that statistical group.
So, what did I do? I signed up at Equinox gym in San Mateo, to get back into Sheldon’s step class. I’ve realized that in the 6 years that I have not done step, I was miserable trying to do some form of cardio work in the gym. No other class could quite maintain my level of interest…but Sheldon’s did. Yes, it’s more expensive now to go to Equinox – but I am finally happy doing something that I love to engage in exercise-wise. Spending more on my happiness – and not to mention, my overall health – is going to save me more in the long run.
And guess what – the connections are coming back! I’m mildly surprised that once I started doing things, the steps of yore started to come back. Mind you, I still have to work on the timing – and of course, the stamina. But it’s all coming back – and I’m extremely excited!
In addition – I’ve also signed up w/ a trainer at the gym – to help me get my weights workout going. Inasmuch as I’ve done this on my own in the past, this time, I feel I need help – cause it wasn’t sticking as much the past few years.
And it is making a difference already – I can feel it, even just doing two and a half weeks of training. I am sleeping better now. And I’m noticing I’m slowly reaching the next belt hole in my belt. Yay!
I see my trainer twice a week – Tuesdays and Thursday. And he is definitely pushing me, as well as teaching me some fine tuning – things that I would never learn – on my own. I’ve given myself a goal of losing 5 pounds a month – that’s 60 pounds for this year. That’s very doable – I think (and I hope
).
In addition, I’ve started the ball rolling on the home renovation front. I finally found a contractor that I’m comfortable working with, and whose work I really like. I’ve seen the work that he did on the house of my bowling friend, Bob. His house turned out gorgeous – lots of detailed attention and awesome craftsmanship.
We’re still working out the plans and the kinks, but I feel that I’m moving forward with it. Yes, I’m scared as well, because it’s going to be somewhat of a big outlay of money. But in the end – it’s going to make the house more sellable – it’s a 1953 house, for goodness! Not that I’m going to sell it, mind you. I’ve lived here 10 years already – and I plan on living here a whole lot more…that is, unless something drastic comes my way (like maybe a move to Europe, hmm?
Yeah, that’s somewhere in the back of my wishful mind….).
Those are the changes that are currently happening at the moment. But call it a hunch or my intuition – I feel there’s more. Specifically, something in the area of who I’m going to be or what I’m going to be, career-wise. I can’t quite put a finger on it. Mind you – I’m not changing careers, but I feel there’s going to be a tweak in the definition of what I envision myself to be, and it’s going to be a good thing, in the sense that it’s going to give me a lot more clarity, a lot more focus. Not that I lack clarity or focus right now – cause I know what I’m doing now is the right thing for me. Call it an enhancement.
Interestingly enough, last month, my fabulous soul sister/amiga, Rosie, went through an energy session w/ me, and interestingly enough, during the session, my spirit guides, if you will (for lack of a better word – I like to think of them as my patronus – Harry Potter style, eh!
) manifested themselves. I say guides, because I saw more than one animal. I saw 3 dolphins and 2 koi fish. In researching what these symbols mean, I found at that these deal w/ the letting go and trusting your feelings, and the feeling of emancipation as a result of enlightenment.
It’s eerie – because I think I unconsciously did just that when I decided to go to Equinox – I based my decision on my feeling that I was more happy doing step – and felt more healthy doing it. I finally let go of the thinking that the gym was expensive and not worth it.
Mind you – from a pure money perspective – it is expensive. But I’m very happy doing it now, and in the process, I’m getting my health back. The gym fee I’m paying doesn’t even come close to matching that!