Giving Grace

Today in class, my English professor stated that "everyday we should wake up and think about at least five things to be grateful for, whether that be physical things or emotional." It intrigued me in a way that I would like to do so. I realize that I wake up everyday and immediately reach for my phone. I want to be able to wake up slowly and gracefully, really reflect on my life instead of dwelling it.

There are certain words that really stick to my head and this was one of those things. I want to be in touch with myself spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. I go through a lot of introspection through out the day and I want to be able to reflect on it in the future. I think it is really important to respectfully give light to those and myself to the things that I am grateful for. We live in such a selfish society and we forget to give thanks to those that are deserving of it.

Sundaze

All of my Sundays so far have been spent in dorm room and it goes a little like this;  I wake up the first time at around 9am and then I realize it's too early to be awake but before I return to my hibernation, I check all of my notifications and do my rounds thru out all of my social media apps. Usually consists of streaks on Snapchat from people who vaguely care about me and my well being, likes on retweets on my Twitter and then very many memes sent to me from my boyfriend along with a good morning text.

The second awakening will happen at around 11:30am -12pm in the afternoon but takes me at least an hour to get out of bed to start my day. I then lay around in my hammock or in my bed binge watching Youtube or Netflix up until 5pm. I rely on the rest of the day to do my weekend's worth of homework which always ends brings me back to Youtube or Netflix.

This has been an alarming cycle that I have been stuck in. I don't necessarily like to spend my Sundays this way but not having a car limits you to this.

New Beginnings

I understand that January is coming to an end and I let a whole month of the year pass by me to finally get myself together. It has been a rough beginning to 2018, going home for the winter break and spending a week with my boyfriend after a month of not seeing each other really shook up my world. I just could not get myself motivated to do anything especially getting a jump start to the winter quarter.

I spent the all the weekends of the new year all alone in my dorm room so I began to think to myself, "I need to make use of myself." It has been difficult for myself to find a job and not having a car throws myself off. I have been confining myself from the outside world, desperately waiting for my phone to buzz so I can talk to my boyfriend. I just spend a lot of my time watching Netflix while snacking so why not use my time wisely and creatively.

Well now that I am back on my feet with a sense of my goals for the year, I think I am ready to start keeping this as my journal/blog. I am pretty much an amateur at writing and I do not have much of an audience but I know that it is healthy for my mental and emotional health.

Please excuse me but, I have had my 2018 resolutions written for quite sometime. Every year, everyone makes a decision that its time for a restart but I believe it is a way to improve ourselves. There is not a need for a new year to start, it is respectable that people make a decision to do so for a new year because everyone can always improve themselves.

My 2018 Resolutions

Stay Organized

Write a journal entry everyday (fail but can still continue)

Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day

Be productive and proactive

Maintain a routine

Save at least 30% of income

Get at least 8 hours of sleep a day

Eliminate toxic things from my life; soda, people, junk food

Learn how to cook

Increase my faith in God and create a stronger relationship

Explore and experience more

Learn how to budget

Eat a bigger breakfast and smaller dinner

Become well-informed and take studies seriously

Stay motivated