When I decided to blog, I intended to be a faithful writer and first, my objective was to write at least one blog post per month. However, lately, I have not been able to keep my promise and not because of lack of ideas or unwillingness to write. No, quite the opposite. I’ve had an urge to write but somehow I let life and other things come first.

I realize, that I did NOT do myself a favor by not writing; in fact, I didn’t prioritize what is good for me and what in the long run makes me a better blogger and friend.

As the proverb says: reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. I would add that for me, writing is also essential for my well-being. Therefore, my message in this blog post is that no matter how busy, stressed or depressed you are; don’t forget to do the things that are important to you.

As a runner, physical exercise has become a life style. I don’t feel well if I cannot exercise and most important is running. This is something all injured runners learn the hard way to realize, I guess. Therefore, it is also crucial to be persistent in (p)rehab and alternative sports. No matter how stressed I am at work or in my private life, I always find time to run or go to the gym. And I believe that thanks to that, I am able to cope with every day’s challenges.

As a reader, no matter how tired I am in the evenings, I always read before I go to sleep. Sometimes maybe only 5 minutes but the importance of opening the book helps me falling asleep, I believe.

For most my life, I’ve kept a personal journal. Whenever I am sad, happy, depressed, excited etc, I write down my feelings and my perception of things and it always gives me strength when I “get it out on paper”. However, my journal is only for me and I write without thinking about grammar, syntax and almost every sentence begins with “I”. With my blogging, I wanted to take away focus from me and instead be an inspiration and write about my passions in life.

For the last few months, I haven’t even written in my journal…

We all have personal crises now and then, I guess, and what I have been going through during the last few months has just taken so much mental energy and I haven’t had self-confidence to write. I have been living in the future: when this and this is done, then…and when I reach this and this, then…

I read the book The Power of Now and it did help me a lot and it still influences me in a good way (I have to remind myself, though). My problems or my challenges, maybe I should say, have just been hard on me since I have been depended on circumstances that wasn’t possible to change.

However, I am optimistic about the future and my objectives. I have finally got the freedom that I need and I intend to make the best of if and get the energy to fulfill my goals.

Here’s my favorite song at the moment:

Imagine Dragons: Whatever it takes

Happy New Year!