Why did I pick up Elizabeth Gilbert's book, Eat, Pray , Love? Why? Now I'm full of restlessness and jealously and unfocused energy. I am officially on the countdown to turning 40. This is the year, folks, and I desperately need some Oprah magical A-HA! moments. It's time to live my best life and blah, blah, blah. I want some challenges. I need to meet some new people. I need to travel. I need push myself a bit more to be a better person, mother, wife, and even a student.
The thing is that I have already set some goals. I'm already doing something out of my comfort zone (teaching) and I have signed up to try to be a bit better ( Weight Watchers, more church, looking inward, and praying). So why am I looking for new things to add to the old, new things?
That's just the way I've always been - whacked out on undiagnosed ADD.
Here are my challenges for 2008. Things I want to accomplish before turning 40 on December 13, 2008.
l. Lose 30 -40 pounds. I signed up for Weight Watchers two weeks ago. I'm down a whopping four pounds. I get all four of my wisdom teeth extracted this Thursday. The only good that will come of that is I will not be able to eat for a few days.
2. I am teaching again. I like it but I still don't know if I'm imparting any practical knowledge to my students. I would like to look into getting a master's degree in literature or creative writing. I will be looking into the possibilities.
3. Lisa Melton told me about a 5k run in Germantown. She is doing a half-marathon. I will try to finish 3 point something miles. Wish me luck.
4. I want to write / publish a book.
This is my plea to the universe: lose weight, more learning, physical fitness, write more and publish, be a better mother, wife, daughter. In fact, all of this list making is my way of trying to rearrange the fabric of the universe to help me make a better, more restful bed. I have decided it can't hurt to practice some new age philosophy along with good old-fashioned Presbyterianism. Any and all advice will be appreciated.
2 comments:
I heard you had blogged about this book. I, too, fell under the spell, and wrote about it. Here's the link to my new blog, if you're interested. http://freefallingtoday.blogspot.com/2008/01/shameless-groupie.html
Hope you keep us posted on this shift in the universe.
some advice (remember it is solicited)... too much navel-gaving can lead to states of irritability, emptiness, confusion, etc. As we age, we all have phases of panic that we aren't living "enough" ~ when we're no longer here physically where will our "marks" be left? On those that we related to and with; so do that well and relish it! That is living!! I love you, Killer! ... or are you Mad Dog? Nomaste and PTL ~ yes, the twain may meet.
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