PRAY, GIVE AND REPEAT

I’ve been trying to live a zero-waste lifestyle. This doesn’t mean that I’ll be 100 % within the first day month or year. It’s a slow progression of adopting new habits that allow me to substitute disposable for durable. It’s obviously not always as easy to do this. I’ve been thinking about things that are hard to accept while they’re not directly within my range of influence.
1 I think that the overarching premise that I'm still working on is: I’m not responsible for those I hold near and dear. I can only pray for them to change, give the right example and positive reinforcement. I’m only responsible for my own actions.

           Praying for people may not directly show any results. Personally, I’ve never seen the miracle of praying for a job/hot bod/delicious food etc. and it becomes reality instantaneously. It may make you wonder why pray at all. I’m not the biggest person on praying, having never really done it much. But I do think that when you pray for others, you think positively about them. I want to pray more, partially because I think it’ll make it clearer to me what I can do to help. It makes sense that when you think about other’s positively, you might see yourself in a more positive light as well. Happiness also loves company people, not only misery. Attracting happy people in your life and bringing them to an even higher plane of happiness sounds like something that I’d like to do.

          Giving the right example, eating and drinking properly and living healthy, I show that I love myself and my body. Being body positive is only true if it’s genuine. Simply proclaiming “I’m a certain size or a certain weight and I’m okay with it” doesn’t immediately get you to your goals. Loving yourself while you work to healthy goals is a better solution. Cutting yourself a little bit slack, giving yourself the love when you need it the most, and keep on pushing for a healthy habit/body sounds easy, but the golden middle is always the hardest to find. I know, I’ve been wasting so much time by seriously binge-watching my shows on Netflix day in and day out. I’ll delete the app from my phone and only a week or two later install it again (my mom still has an account, we canceled ours). It often quickly spirals to me putting the phone on my dashboard and listening through the Bluetooth speakers. Or I’ll lay my phone close to the shower (iPhone 6, not water-resistant) and listen to the voices of the episode. I’ve probably seen it a few times already, but in shows that run for 8+ seasons, you might forget a few episodes here and there. Treating myself right and enjoying things that I’m not afraid of spiraling down in, reinforce that love. I am worthy, you are worthy, we’re all worthy of love.

          Giving positive reinforcement to others. Once you have a little bit experience in loving yourself, respecting while pushing your boundaries towards your goals, it’s the next logical step to reinforce those positive behaviors in others. You’ve made it, you’ve brought your A-game, now it’s time to cheer for your friends while continuing praying, and giving a good example. They’ll feel recharged by the genuine honest love that’s pouring out of you, while you feel recharged by their progress.




      I try to surround myself with beautiful objects that make me happy. My parents gave me this gorgeous plant last December for my graduation instead of a bouquet of flowers. I told them that I'd rather have a plant that'd survive for a while than flowers that will likely die within the week. They understood. I've found that voicing your goals is often the best way to enable others to help you succeed. Every time I see this plant I'm happy because I'm reminded of my college success, my success in keeping it alive for so long, and my parents who truly understand and love me for who I am. The same goes for my baby aloe vera, who's recently spawned one of her own. My husband and I felt so proud as new grandparents. 


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