The holidays are here and so is the spirit of love, reflection, gratitude and giving. I feel very thankful to be where I am today and for the life that I have. I am excited about new projects and ideas that I have planned up my sleeve. I am changing things up a little bit. This year I really made an effort to reach out online and connect with more like minded people. I have found wonderful communities, created a youtube account, began a blog, and started having a website designed. I hope to have it up and running in the next couple months.
I had many goals this year & I shared them on gaia. Now, I am reflecting and enjoying my growth this past year, along with creating new improvements in my life.
Nutrition Goals 2008
I did pretty good. I made excellent efforts at going raw and shared some of my experiences on youtube. I understand the power of greens in the diet. I am much more aware of emotional eating patterns. I want to heal my thyroid.
For 2009
I am seriously interested in experimenting with the 80/10/10 diet and I plan on posting videos on a purification program as well. I want to eat more from my garden. 🙂
Fitness 2008 Goals
Through training for a triathlon I found myself a bit uninterested. Initially, I was excited with the thought, but when it came down to it, I just didn’t love running, biking and swimming laps. So, after some reflecting I rediscovered my passion for dancing and started taking dance classes in hip hop and Latin. I realize I have always loved to dance and I kind of forgot about it when I was training at the gym. As I child I loved to dance, as a teen I loved to dance, as a young adult I was an exotic dancer and I loved going out to clubs and shakin’ my thang ’til 2 am. When I lived in Hawaii I took up swing dancing. So, I am thankful to be reconnecting to dancing. I have been working out very regularly( sometimes 6 times a week) since August including yoga once or twice a week, which is another activity I enjoy.
For 2009
I never did create that home studio that I mentioned last year. The other night I envisioned creating my studio in my formal dining room. It rarely is used and so I thought I could clear out the table and set up a bar, pole, mirror and cool lighting. I could do all my training, dancing and yoga very conveniently. It could also be a “set” for upcoming videos. Snowboarding season is here and of course I am going to enjoy that. Last summer I didn’t surf at all, mostly because I felt insecure with my body, this year I want to get out on those waves!
Career Goals 2008
I took a bit of a shift in my goals and moved more towards growing online and creating passive forms and multiple streams of income. Technically, I have published my writings via blogs. last year I did have a 12 week optimal health challenge that I look forward to improving on this year.
For 2009
I want my website Inspire2Act.com up and running with awesome content! I also want to be consistent with videos, blogs, and articles. I want a business that can be accessed anywhere in the world. Who wants to be limited by geography? I want to inspire unlimited potential! I want to share more of my life, be a living example, and pass along gems I have learned in my life. I have received some excellent feedback and I am expanding my videos and blogs. I am bringing more consistency and organization to what I want to share with the world. I have so many interests and aspects to my life I decided to open the door to more of my life.
Relationship Goals 2008
I have met some amazing people this year in person and online. Some of my role models and many people whom I admire. I see a shift in the people I interact with and I am pleased with whom I am now attracting. I have a wonderful relationship with my children and I have even made an effort to reconnect with their father. While we are not romantic partners it is wonderful to understand each other better and to be able to be a team in raising our kids. I still have not entered a romantic relationship and honestly the more time goes by the more awkward I feel when men give me attention. I realized that I have not created room for a man to enter my life. I am considering sharing this experience on video as well. However, I have not decided completely.
For 2009
I am allowing a wonderful man to enter my life and share experiences with. I want to maintain my independence and remember past learning lessons. I want him to be a part of my life, not my reason for existence. I want us to synergize and be on the same page. I be able to say the to him what I learned from Abraham & Esther Hicks on non attachment. I want to enjoy his strengths.
2008 Finances
I really didn’t experience much of a change in this department. It just wasn’t a focus. I realize now that money coming into my life is merely a token of what I have contributed and given. Therefore, I must have been stingy with my knowledge and experience.
For 2009
I am going to take better care into recording and documenting my financial growth, as well as becoming a more conscious consumer. I want to share more with others in a more global fashion (via the web) and set up a strong financial foundation.
Other Goals
Work on green living projects for the home
Expand the garden into an edible landscape
Go paperless
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December 23, 2008
>Absolutely amazing. Your writing flows nicely. It’s as if I’m listening to you talk. I especially like to know about your relationships. Well, I guess I’m just a curious guy. I like to visualize myself as being that special man you’d want to share some time with. Anyways, even if it never happens, I love being your friend. You’re right up there on the very top of my list of great people. Thank you so much Lori. May the year of 2009 bring to you and your dear family and friends all the peace, happiness, and success that is possible. ~Jordan “Real Thinker”
December 23, 2008
>Absolutely amazing. Your writing flows nicely. It’s as if I’m listening to you talk. I especially like to know about your relationships. Well, I guess I’m just a curious guy. I like to visualize myself as being that special man you’d want to share some time with. Anyways, even if it never happens, I love being your friend. You’re right up there on the very top of my list of great people. Thank you so much Lori. May the year of 2009 bring to you and your dear family and friends all the peace, happiness, and success that is possible. ~Jordan “Real Thinker”
December 24, 2008
>COMMENT REGARDING YOUR OTHER BLOG AT:
http://gorgeousgreengoddess.blogspot.com/2008/12/here-is-my-new-do.html
Big smiles. Trying very hard not to appear as a hungry salivating puppy dog, I have to say here that your hair is always perfect no matter what style or color. And, honestly, you could even look beautiful without any hair at all. You have a natural beauty and sexiness that goes much deeper than hair, lips, eyes, and body. You’re going to always have a natural beauty. Now, about the way your hair looks today…I go crazy over it. Huge smiles. I love it!!! ~Jordan “Real Thinker”
December 24, 2008
>COMMENT REGARDING YOUR OTHER BLOG AT:
http://gorgeousgreengoddess.blogspot.com/2008/12/here-is-my-new-do.html
Big smiles. Trying very hard not to appear as a hungry salivating puppy dog, I have to say here that your hair is always perfect no matter what style or color. And, honestly, you could even look beautiful without any hair at all. You have a natural beauty and sexiness that goes much deeper than hair, lips, eyes, and body. You’re going to always have a natural beauty. Now, about the way your hair looks today…I go crazy over it. Huge smiles. I love it!!! ~Jordan “Real Thinker”