An Update
"To claim purity on the basis of good intentions alone isn't virtue -- it's complacence. " Camille Paglia
Starting on January 1st I gave up alcohol, cigarettes, meat and dairy for four weeks (it started as six weeks but that quickly got chopped). The first week was no problem, not a craving in the world. All of sudden, yesterday, my need for cigarettes appeared. Not quite sure what spurred that. The meat and dairy has been easy as I wasn't really consuming that much of either to begin with. The lack of alcohol has been interesting. My skin regained a more bright pallor and my eyes seem to open wider now. I noticed this the other day when I went for a hair cut and for the first time in years I didn't think I looked corpse like in the mirror. The other major change is my energy level is through the roof. I have been a whirlwind of activity around the house doing chores and then going for a 5 mile walk. Its been nice to walk to local coffee houses and have a cup of afternoon tea, very relaxing.
The other change in my life starting on January 1st was my return to the World of Warcraft... I know, don't say anything I have already excoriated my pride enough. The sad thing is that I am actually enjoying it this time around. I am playing as a Blood Elf Paladin whose is getting a huge amount of help from a certain high level sibling of the same race and class. Let just leave it at I am having a huge amount of fun wielding my Ranseur forged from the blood of demons and channeling the power of gods enslaved to my teachers.
On a more serious note, this year will prove very eventful; of this I am most sure. The situation with the business is on a knife's edge and has the potential to either succeed beyond our wildest dreams or come crashing down to the very pits of despair. The clarity of my mind has given me some interesting thoughts of late. Thoughts on where I fit in this world, if at all. I am becoming more comfortable in my skin and coming to terms with how much I really effect the people around me. I intend on using my powers for good this year, as opposed to sulking in a smoke filled corner of infantile rage and self pity. I am standing on the beginning of something new and awesome (in the true sense of the word) let us see what happens.
Starting on January 1st I gave up alcohol, cigarettes, meat and dairy for four weeks (it started as six weeks but that quickly got chopped). The first week was no problem, not a craving in the world. All of sudden, yesterday, my need for cigarettes appeared. Not quite sure what spurred that. The meat and dairy has been easy as I wasn't really consuming that much of either to begin with. The lack of alcohol has been interesting. My skin regained a more bright pallor and my eyes seem to open wider now. I noticed this the other day when I went for a hair cut and for the first time in years I didn't think I looked corpse like in the mirror. The other major change is my energy level is through the roof. I have been a whirlwind of activity around the house doing chores and then going for a 5 mile walk. Its been nice to walk to local coffee houses and have a cup of afternoon tea, very relaxing.
The other change in my life starting on January 1st was my return to the World of Warcraft... I know, don't say anything I have already excoriated my pride enough. The sad thing is that I am actually enjoying it this time around. I am playing as a Blood Elf Paladin whose is getting a huge amount of help from a certain high level sibling of the same race and class. Let just leave it at I am having a huge amount of fun wielding my Ranseur forged from the blood of demons and channeling the power of gods enslaved to my teachers.
On a more serious note, this year will prove very eventful; of this I am most sure. The situation with the business is on a knife's edge and has the potential to either succeed beyond our wildest dreams or come crashing down to the very pits of despair. The clarity of my mind has given me some interesting thoughts of late. Thoughts on where I fit in this world, if at all. I am becoming more comfortable in my skin and coming to terms with how much I really effect the people around me. I intend on using my powers for good this year, as opposed to sulking in a smoke filled corner of infantile rage and self pity. I am standing on the beginning of something new and awesome (in the true sense of the word) let us see what happens.