Rewrite My Story - Life Just Keeps Getting Better!

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For the next 6 months I am going to take a step everyday to Rewrite the Story of My Life. I want to encourage people to do the same by sharing what I am doing to change all the aspects of my life that aren't "written" exactly the way that I want it to be.

My blog is inspirational but most importantly honest. Any bad days, set backs and achievements need to be documented because it's importantly to be honest about where you're starting. Otherwise you have no hope of achieving the life you want.

December 2, 2009

Life Just Keeps Getting Better!

Think about your day for a second. How soon is it after you arrive at work that you start wishing it was time to go home? An hour, two… maybe you’re one of the lucky few that last until lunch time. What about that big event that’s coming up, maybe it’s an event or a holiday or just the weekend. Now let’s pretend that 2 hours after arriving at work you start messing around, just burning time till you can go home and do what YOU want. That’s an average of 6-7 hours PER DAY that you’re wishing would just disappear from your life… that’s at least 30 hours per week and 120 hours per month! Don’t even get me started on how much that is over a year or lifetime.

However, that’s where we’re all wrong. Each day is just an excuse for something amazing to happen. Maybe you’ll meet someone that will play an important role in your life. Maybe you’ll hit a few thousand on a random scratcher ticket. Or perhaps, just spending time with the people you care about is enough (which it should be)!

This is the number one reason each person should rewrite their story. Yes, we want more out of life. Yes, we have the power to achieve it. Yes, each day is a gift and should be treated as such. The reason being: life is too short to waste it by wishing it away.

The reason I bring it up is that I found this being the case today. I just wanted to be done with a project that I’m working on for a friend. For a good two hours I changed the colors on the background image and looked for inspiration on a facebook game. Life is about doing favors for friends, by spending time helping someone you care about plan a wedding, by brightening a stragers day. These are the things that are important. Life’s too short not to have time for these things. Life’s too short to say no to an awesome party, vacation or a chat with a loved one. Rewrite your life so that you have the time because no one else will give it to you.

Today I was pretty successful once I realized that inspiration wasn’t lurking in my game. I have one pretty good template on a project I’ve been procrastinating on. Now I just need one more. Also, I’ve been fantastic on recognizing my habits and working on rewriting situations as they happen. As soon as I make a comment that’s been on the change list I correct myself then and there. (I won’t lie, sometimes people look at me strangely because, like the former me, they don’t realize how negative what I just said was.)

As far as my change for today I’m going to try and start visualizing. I have such an energetic personality that I have problems quieting my brain long enough to focus on what it is I’m trying to accomplish. Prior to today I’ve tried visualizing before bed and right when I wake up. They say that your brain is more suseptible to fantasies at this time. However, I have discovered that I end up falling asleep! So from now on I’m going to set time aside right before I leave for work or right when I get home.