Well, hello there! I’ll bet you thought this blog was dead. I thought so too, because I couldn’t decide what to do with it after I moved on to other things. But I finally figured it out, just this morning.
Think of The Complete Flake as my sandbox. This is where I’m going to play with new ideas.
This morning, I started a new routine. I meditated for ten minutes, did a few yoga stretches, and wrote for fifteen minutes. I can do more if I feel like it, totally up to me.
I’m doing this because I want to establish a new daily routine that supports both my health and my writing. If I start off the day positively and proactively instead of giving in to my food and internet addictions, the rest of the day has a much better chance of being productive. This way, I can build my self-confidence and self-respect.
Because thinking of myself as a hopeless flake at the mercy of my own bad habits is just a habit itself, after all. I don’t HAVE to see myself that way. I can CHOOSE a different self-image — like say, someone who loves to write, meditate and do yoga every morning, first thing. (And someone who loves healthy food and – well, loving exercise will take more work.)
And my first thought now is, Hmm, I wonder if yogawrite.com is available? Ha! Another habit! Because I love me a brand new website to start from scratch. During yoga this morning, I was also thinking about starting a new Twitter hashtag for daily practice. But I must resist, not because either idea is bad. It’s only a question of mental bandwidth and whether I have any to spare. And I know that I don’t.
I’m questioning everything right now – decluttering my day and deciding where to put my focus. I know I can’t stop getting excited about new ideas, but how can I explore them without making public commitments that are embarrassing to back out of later, when I lose interest? (Sorry, but I told you I’m a flake.)
Well, that’s where The Complete Flake comes in handy. Now I can flit about from idea to idea as much as I like.
I like that. Hope you do too. :)
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