Being a couple of months into this process, I am looking back to see how effective I feel I am being. In short, I feel amazing. This process of taking a year to be the best ME I can be is not something I am strictly measuring. I am not creating a daily requirement for myself. But I am keeping this constant aim for health on all levels in my mind and heart as I live each day. It creates a subtle shift in perception, but that leads to small changes in action, which leads to big changes in emotions and well-being.
In terms of my physical health, the combination of proactively addressing health concerns by getting a full physical and talking with my doctor (and even choosing a primary care doc), deciding to move ahead with Invisalign, working out often, eating better, more yoga and reflexology - it has all added up to my body feeling the healthiest I've possibly ever felt. A positive body perception has also been really important - remembering it's NOT about being skinny, it's about being healthy. I feel healthy.
My emotional and mental health have been far improved as well. I am really able to enjoy people more. I have accepted some of my own personal needs in relationships and am able to send love to people who fill those needs without feeling a gaping hole of need for them to return it. It feels nice. And perhaps not so strangely, I am forming stronger relationships now. While I still love to plan fun things, I am more able to enjoy the moment. Meditation, journaling, and opening myself to new spiritual paths has done me a world of amazing good, and I feel different inside for simply being open with myself.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "People only see what they are prepared to see." By preparing myself to see love, light, and beauty, I feel I am seeing them more each day. For me, it's great progress, and I am thrilled to see how the rest of the year goes. At this rate, I will be on Cloud 9 as I turn 30.
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