To help drive home the benefits of no longer drinking diet soda, I’ve been reading articles about how how harmful diet soda is to our health. This article on Psychology Today’s website was from a woman who quit drinking diet soda after years of it being part of her lifestyle. She describes how addictive it … Continue reading
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Day 14: No Diet Soda Challenge
I’ve been doing alright with this challenge, although I did fall off the wagon again this weekend. Only once though. I was tempted to drink more, and heard the rationalization in my head, “You’ve already relapsed and drank some pop yesterday, why not again today?” Or, “You could just drink diet Pepsi on the weekends.” … Continue reading
Day 9: No Diet Soda Challenge
Sometimes I take advantage of my time on the treadmill to reflect and reinforce healthy habits in my mind. Today was a great day for this. I play a constant loop of ocean waves on my iPod, which helps me zone out and tunes out the other noise at the gym. Continue reading
Days 6-8: Diet Soda Challenge
Days 6 and 7 were a bust. Saturday, I went for it and drank a 20-oz. of my drug of choice, diet Pepsi. Yesterday, I was at a family gathering, saw the 2 liter and gave in before drinking it. Why? It’s not that I needed a caffeine boost. This makes me think there is … Continue reading
New 30-Day Challenge: No Diet Soda
I inadvertently stepped into this 30-day challenge. Last time, I was adding something into my life: meditation. This time, I’m eliminating something: diet soda. Continue reading
30 Days of Meditation: Day 30
Yesterday marked the end of my 30-day meditation mission. I’m glad to say I stuck it out and it’s been quite an eye-opening experience. Continue reading
30 Days of Meditation: Day 27
Last night, I had my 9-year old niece over to stay the night. She’s quite energetic and easily stimulated, so before her bedtime we meditated together. I’ve done it once with her to help her get centered, although it was months ago. This time, I wanted her to unwind enough to fall asleep easily. First, … Continue reading
30 Days of Meditation: Day 21
Not too much to update on since the last blog, but I’ve had some enlightening moments and realizations. I do believe the regular meditation is allowing me to be more of a channel for such moments. I liken them to intuition, which I also consider to be a gift from a higher level of existence, … Continue reading
30 Days of Meditation: Days 14-15
Today marked the midpoint of my meditation challenge, while yesterday marked the first time I used my newly sewn meditation rug. Continue reading
30 Days of Meditation: Day 12
During my meditation tonight, I received confirmation of one of the great effects of meditation: learning how to stay present. Continue reading
