New Month Begins: Plotting the Course to Prosperty
And just like that, another month is upon us. Happy May 1st to everyone. The start of every month is always a time to take a step back, look at the previous month, and get ready to change any bad habits and start anew. This month of May for me has been being pre-paved by the last week of April, especially on the health and fitness front. Last month after my regularly scheduled check up with my Doctor, I found out I was gaining a lot of weight, nearly 20 pounds in two months, bringing my weight total to 350. That is a mark that I am not proud of and it really hurt me to let myself go that bad. However, just because bad news is temporarily bad, does not mean you have to let it control and define you. The last part of April showed me that May will be prosperous on all levels.
For the last few days now (counting today because I am going to assume we will do it again today), I have found myself imbued with a newfound zest for life. I have done things I haven't done in years for my health and fitness, and while I am feeling sore and tired, I also am seeing some immediate results as well. I have started my last 3 days with a walk at the park directly after finishing writing my blog post. I can't tell you how nice it feels to be walking in nature early in the morning and seeing the beautiful scenery around the local park in town. The park I go to has a rather large area for various sports including baseball and soccer, and I simply do 1 lap around the field which takes about 10 - 15 minutes. The beauty is, is that I have done this lap twice per day. Once first thing in the morning and once after I eat my lunch. It just feels really nice to do and it hasn't been all that taxing on my body.
After the morning walk, I head to a quiet location, usually a coffee shop, order a drink, and begin writing in my personal handwritten journal. This is an exercise i use to do a lot when I was younger during my most productive days. I would write in my journal about the things I wanted to see in my life, about universal truths that would empower my mindset, and just general positive affirmations to solidify my resolve to continue doing the right things in my life. This daily journal writing had immense power to transform me when I was younger, and I can feel its power doing the same for me once again. It is quite similar to blog writing actually in that sense because I am letting my positive be intentions known and releasing them into the universe in the expectation that eventually, they shall be achieved.
Once my journal writing is finished, I then move to reading spiritual and self-help books. I am continuing to read The Essential Law of Attraction Collection, and it feeds me with sage spiritual advice. This book is so dense with knowledge that I will likely have to read it multiple times in a row to truly understand the power that it contains. While I try very hard to abide by the law of attraction, the law of deliberate creation, and the law of allowing, I still have my moments where I lose my awareness and act out of character for how I wish to be as a human. I take these temporary setbacks and remember them so that my awareness continues to be sharpened to the point where I will steer my own ship in the right direction and focus my intentions on only what I want, not on what I don't want.
Finally, after my journal writing and spiritual reading has filled my soul with positive vibrations, the final step of my morning routine is to go to the local gym for weight training. I can feel how my body is transforming already. As a 6 foot 3, 350-pound man, my frame is massive, and by walking and lifting weights, my body is going to become a harmonious mechanism of positive physical health, and consequently, positive mental health as well. My confidence will skyrocket as I continue to feel the strength of my body increase with the activities that I perform on a daily basis. Without a job or anything to really stop me, there is no reason why my life should not include a truly transformational commitment to my health and fitness. Being newly reacquainted with the gym, I am currently taking things pretty slowly in terms of the number of weights and exercises that I am doing. However, I know that once I get into a rhythm, I will be able to add more and more positive stress to the process to continue to build my body back to a more prime condition.
Last night I also received news of a blood test that I took regarding my testosterone levels. It turns out, that my levels are very low and that I was asked to do another blood draw to see if it was a false positive. This test was something that I had requested for myself from my primary doctor after feeling like I was constantly exhausted and lacked energy. I know my body and myself, and while I want my body to produce testosterone more regularly without any outside intervention so that my energy levels increase, I would not be against using some sort of pill to help me achieve a healthy level so that my body operates as it should be. Testosterone would probably help me immensely on my weight loss and body transformation journey and even give me a higher sexual drive as well which could help in my efforts to find a romantic partner once again.
The path has been paved. The motivation is there. The activities to change my life are already in motion. It is now time to stick to the program and continually advance my desire to transform myself into my ideal version of me. Whether it be physically or mentally, financially or spiritually, my life is mine to dictate and I choose to dictate it in the positive direction. Forming the habits of success is done one day at a time while looking into the future and seeing what you will become through these daily habits. I see a happy, healthy, handsome, strong, and confident man staring back at me and thanking me for putting in the work that I am putting in right now. I look forward to being the best version of me, and I hope everyone has a wondering month of May.
Until next time,
Blackboa