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Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Shifting...
Making resolutions is all about finding a better way to be you. But
sometimes we can look at it like...we don't need to better ourselves or
drive towards goals but we are doing good where we are. Its about
shifting perspective. We teach in yoga to look at things differently.
Consider the possibility. Yoga is meant to be holistic in that its not
just about stretching our bodies to be flexible but also our minds.
..our lives. Yoga doesn't make life easier but it does make us go
through life with more ease. That need to control outcomes and how
things should be and what we want its all about allowing for that shift
in perspective.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Reflections on 2013, intentions for 2014
In 2013 I set the intention of NO SHOPPING without necessity. So this applied to clothing and accessories (shoes, jewelry, bags). Exceptions were -traveling to Asia.
Things I bought out of "necessity":
1. A dress to wear to a wedding -happened to be on sale and fit amazingly and would totally wear it again and again. I did wear it one other time already.
2. Running sneakers -I only owned barefoot shoes and needed something to run outside in while in Thailand. They were pricey but very worth it.
3. Running socks -because I wore barefoot shoes before I never needed running socks...hmmm
4. Winter accessories -lost my hat from last year :( and gloves on a really cold day I was walking around gloveless while food shopping in Chinatown.
When I cheated:
1. Thailand -a really beautiful warm scarf and a pair of Muay Thai shorts (totally unnecessary) -this was my Asia travel exception.
2. A really nice yoga mat bag -not needed but quite useful.
Not bad! I stuck to it pretty well. What I learned from this experience is...I really don't like shopping but I really used to think I did! The less stuff I need to buy the less anxious. Going into stores to shop gives me anxiety and having stuff means I have more stuff to worry about and be anxious. One day my bestie needed to buy a pair of shoes so I went with her and all I did was try on ridiculous shoes that I would never wear but I thought were pretty to look at. Most of them I couldn't even walk in they were so ridiculously high and uncomfortable, but I thought...a year ago I might have stupidly purchased a pair and told myself I'd wear them. I'm so glad I've shed light on my weird compulsive shopping habits and even better...paid off my credit cards! Not only has this experience made me more consciously aware about my compulsive and impulsive behaviors about shopping, but made a better decision maker in my life over all. I was able to set better routines for eating and working out and I felt I have been pretty successful all year with them. It was a great year of saving money, cutting down on excessive behaviors and slowing down my thinking process instead of reacting and being impulsive. Finding what necessity actually means.
So what's in store for 2014?
1. I'm cutting down on facebook time. It's like a weird nervous twitch I've developed to check fb on my smart phone...every 5 min. I can spend an hour reading completely unimportant things about people I don't care that much about. I often justify looking at facebook to see what my cousins overseas are doing -which is why fb is great to me! But there is way too much time just looking at random unimportant stuff. So I am allotting 1x a day for 10min to look at random stuff and I've been working on hiding certain posters and highlighting friends who I don't get to interact with regularly but still want to know what their up to from time to time. I could have been spending all that fb time at an art gallery, reading a book, having tea with a friend or taking a damn nap!
2. Going to continue my no shopping. I am allowing myself a few luxury buys -I made a list of a few things I "sort of" need in my wardrobe to update it a bit and outside of that I am sticking to a buy on necessity only rule -ie running shoes are totally burned out...buy new ones.
3. Purging my closet. I got rid of about 10 bags of clothes last year -many pairs of shoes donated to friends, dresses and purses donated to prom goers in need, salvation army and the church by my moms house. It still isn't enough. I found a ton of t-shirts that I can't seem to get rid of! So I am going to force myself to do it....I already put aside 2 of them.
4. Generally I find myself so attached to the virtual world of smart phone and computer. I feel like these LCD screens are messing up my vision! Less virtual life, more real life. :)
5. Watching what I say. I have had a handful of experiences in 2013 of witnessing, being a part of or being a victim of mean girls. I don't want to be a part of it. It's so ugly, it feels dirty and no one ever benefits from it. Down with mean girls.
Things I bought out of "necessity":
1. A dress to wear to a wedding -happened to be on sale and fit amazingly and would totally wear it again and again. I did wear it one other time already.
2. Running sneakers -I only owned barefoot shoes and needed something to run outside in while in Thailand. They were pricey but very worth it.
3. Running socks -because I wore barefoot shoes before I never needed running socks...hmmm
4. Winter accessories -lost my hat from last year :( and gloves on a really cold day I was walking around gloveless while food shopping in Chinatown.
When I cheated:
1. Thailand -a really beautiful warm scarf and a pair of Muay Thai shorts (totally unnecessary) -this was my Asia travel exception.
2. A really nice yoga mat bag -not needed but quite useful.
Not bad! I stuck to it pretty well. What I learned from this experience is...I really don't like shopping but I really used to think I did! The less stuff I need to buy the less anxious. Going into stores to shop gives me anxiety and having stuff means I have more stuff to worry about and be anxious. One day my bestie needed to buy a pair of shoes so I went with her and all I did was try on ridiculous shoes that I would never wear but I thought were pretty to look at. Most of them I couldn't even walk in they were so ridiculously high and uncomfortable, but I thought...a year ago I might have stupidly purchased a pair and told myself I'd wear them. I'm so glad I've shed light on my weird compulsive shopping habits and even better...paid off my credit cards! Not only has this experience made me more consciously aware about my compulsive and impulsive behaviors about shopping, but made a better decision maker in my life over all. I was able to set better routines for eating and working out and I felt I have been pretty successful all year with them. It was a great year of saving money, cutting down on excessive behaviors and slowing down my thinking process instead of reacting and being impulsive. Finding what necessity actually means.
So what's in store for 2014?
1. I'm cutting down on facebook time. It's like a weird nervous twitch I've developed to check fb on my smart phone...every 5 min. I can spend an hour reading completely unimportant things about people I don't care that much about. I often justify looking at facebook to see what my cousins overseas are doing -which is why fb is great to me! But there is way too much time just looking at random unimportant stuff. So I am allotting 1x a day for 10min to look at random stuff and I've been working on hiding certain posters and highlighting friends who I don't get to interact with regularly but still want to know what their up to from time to time. I could have been spending all that fb time at an art gallery, reading a book, having tea with a friend or taking a damn nap!
2. Going to continue my no shopping. I am allowing myself a few luxury buys -I made a list of a few things I "sort of" need in my wardrobe to update it a bit and outside of that I am sticking to a buy on necessity only rule -ie running shoes are totally burned out...buy new ones.
3. Purging my closet. I got rid of about 10 bags of clothes last year -many pairs of shoes donated to friends, dresses and purses donated to prom goers in need, salvation army and the church by my moms house. It still isn't enough. I found a ton of t-shirts that I can't seem to get rid of! So I am going to force myself to do it....I already put aside 2 of them.
4. Generally I find myself so attached to the virtual world of smart phone and computer. I feel like these LCD screens are messing up my vision! Less virtual life, more real life. :)
5. Watching what I say. I have had a handful of experiences in 2013 of witnessing, being a part of or being a victim of mean girls. I don't want to be a part of it. It's so ugly, it feels dirty and no one ever benefits from it. Down with mean girls.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Attaching to my attachments.
I don't know why I find comfort in "stuff". For a long time having more stuff somehow made me believe I'd be comfortable. Now that I've lived in the same apartment for 13+ years I am truly overwhelmed by my accumulation of "stuff"...and it is totally the opposite of comfortable! I am constantly looking for things to get rid of! And this year as my new years resolution...I am cutting down considerably on my accumulation of more stuff...especially since I need to get rid of things, more than get more things. This really speaks to me:
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/
Maybe when my apartment is clear of clutter I can just meditate!
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/
Maybe when my apartment is clear of clutter I can just meditate!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Doing what makes sense
In the name of the New Year...I would like to not make resolutions but instead lighten my load and list some things I am letting go of:
Impulse shopping -I am a person who loves things and attachments. And now...I have too many things. Time to stop getting more stuff and spending money to get more stuff. I am giving up clothes shopping this year. Giving my self the exception of...necessity (ie. nothing to wear to a wedding, boots are busted up and I need new ones) and also if I happen to travel to Asia this year...I WILL be shopping, but other than that no new clothes, shoes or accessories.
Being involved and taking breaks -I have for the past year...had my hands in everything. EVERYTHING. I mean, Master's program full-time, 2 different part-time jobs, teaching Yoga and being in a Yoga apprentice program and still living my life. I am slowly working on being less involved in everything, taking breaks when needed.
Eating junk -Part of eating poorly for me is because I am running around busy that I grab whatever I can get to. I eat an excess of bread carbs and meat, along with general junk. Stress eating from studying gets the best of me. If I plan my meals and snacks ahead of time, I can be a little better balanced.
In conclusion I am basically trying to get to a place of slowing down my brain, thinking more clearly and just making things simple so that I can rely on my common sense instead of following old routines that don't make sense.
Impulse shopping -I am a person who loves things and attachments. And now...I have too many things. Time to stop getting more stuff and spending money to get more stuff. I am giving up clothes shopping this year. Giving my self the exception of...necessity (ie. nothing to wear to a wedding, boots are busted up and I need new ones) and also if I happen to travel to Asia this year...I WILL be shopping, but other than that no new clothes, shoes or accessories.
Being involved and taking breaks -I have for the past year...had my hands in everything. EVERYTHING. I mean, Master's program full-time, 2 different part-time jobs, teaching Yoga and being in a Yoga apprentice program and still living my life. I am slowly working on being less involved in everything, taking breaks when needed.
Eating junk -Part of eating poorly for me is because I am running around busy that I grab whatever I can get to. I eat an excess of bread carbs and meat, along with general junk. Stress eating from studying gets the best of me. If I plan my meals and snacks ahead of time, I can be a little better balanced.
In conclusion I am basically trying to get to a place of slowing down my brain, thinking more clearly and just making things simple so that I can rely on my common sense instead of following old routines that don't make sense.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
New Year's Resolutions
This is overdue in the sense that its well into January but to be fair I am ethnically Chinese so I am just getting ready ahead of time for the year of the rabbit.
The other day I attended an all day seminar about called "Living With Thyroid Disease". It was great and extremely informative. Mary Shomon seems to be THE go to woman on all things Thyroid. She was specific, not preachy. So with that said I walked away with a plan on how to deal with my own thyroid issues and hopefully this leads to a better way of living for me. Some specific things I decided to work on was my diet. I am really good about exercising (seriously 7 days a week) but really bad about eating correctly. I can have steamed fish and veggies for dinner, eggs for breakfast...but what happens in between I cannot be responsible for! So my #1 resolution is to cut my processed foods almost completely. Which means I have to start forgoing things that come in packaging. Living with a thyroid disease means I cannot afford to have anymore toxins in my body. So I will also be going as organic as possible. I already am organic with eggs and milk but I will have to be better about things I juice, especially apples.
I have a TON of other resolutions like:
paying bills ALL ON TIME
running a 5k at some point in the year
volunteer an hour once a month
more spinning
get at least 3 stamps on my passport
get hit and kicked in the head without feeling sad about it (in sparring)
more outdoor running, longer runs
The other day I attended an all day seminar about called "Living With Thyroid Disease". It was great and extremely informative. Mary Shomon seems to be THE go to woman on all things Thyroid. She was specific, not preachy. So with that said I walked away with a plan on how to deal with my own thyroid issues and hopefully this leads to a better way of living for me. Some specific things I decided to work on was my diet. I am really good about exercising (seriously 7 days a week) but really bad about eating correctly. I can have steamed fish and veggies for dinner, eggs for breakfast...but what happens in between I cannot be responsible for! So my #1 resolution is to cut my processed foods almost completely. Which means I have to start forgoing things that come in packaging. Living with a thyroid disease means I cannot afford to have anymore toxins in my body. So I will also be going as organic as possible. I already am organic with eggs and milk but I will have to be better about things I juice, especially apples.
I have a TON of other resolutions like:
paying bills ALL ON TIME
running a 5k at some point in the year
volunteer an hour once a month
more spinning
get at least 3 stamps on my passport
get hit and kicked in the head without feeling sad about it (in sparring)
more outdoor running, longer runs
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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