Tuesday, August 17, 2010

If I could rewind time...

Like so many of us, I would have done many things differently. I was so insecure of myself years ago (and even more so now) I couldn't allow myself to get close to anyone. I was looking through old photos today and was thinking that I wasn't really as horrible looking as I thought I was... The same concept most likely applies now as well. Too bad I missed great opportunities at forming some relationships in the past.

I've caught myself thinking, how did I ever let myself gain so much weight? Then as I continue through the day I answer my own question... Because I haven't taken control over my diet. Every day flies by SOO quickly but what I don't realize sometimes is that EVERY day is the next step in the future. Everything we do today will effect us for the rest of our lives. Every choice we made or opportunity we grasped or missed out on, will effect the rest of my life. It's like building a skyscraper, every brick makes the building. Every day creates our life...

This is sort of a side note but something I've realized is how important proper sleep is. My analysis isn't based on scientific data or surveys, just common sense and what I've seen in my own body. If we're always tired I don't believe we can ever be motivated to do anything with our lives. With severe sleep deprivation I believe it begins to decrease our rational thinking. So many of my insecurities and root of other problems I believe are due to a lack of sleep. I know this may sound out there but I really think it's true. I can remember visiting North Carolina for vacation last year and since there was no cable TV or Internet I went to sleep around 9:30-10. One week on that routine made me feel more alert and energized, I saw improvements in just the way I felt. There's so many interruptions in this life now-a-days that we stay up later and later without getting the proper sleep. Sometimes I feel like I just don't have time to do anything, I gotta stay up to finish this or that. Most of the time, this or that wasn't important and my sleep would have been much more beneficial to me. Anywayz... I guess I said all that because I believe a lack of sleep is related to depression and anxiety. I think the more we slept the less we'd have to deal with those issues.

Starting tonight until August 31st I will set an alarm to make sure I'm in bed by 10:30 with the T.V. off. I'll report back here 10/1 to see if there's any improvement...

2 comments:

  1. Good idea! I think I am going to try to do the same thing!!!!

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  2. So yeah, I totally broke this pledge... Someone either comes on IM or calls me, needing something and one thing leads to another and I'm busy until Midnight. Lately I've been capturing old family videos and I just feel like I gotta get everything done instantaneously. IDK... It's annoying...

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