Life Is What You Make It

Friday morning, the start of a brand new month (and also the beginning of my 31st year!) was one of the best I’ve had in a long time.

By the time Mom picked me up to take me for my birthday massage shortly after noon, I had already accomplished what felt like a full day’s worth of things I wanted to do.

I’d gotten up at 5am to do my Miracle Morning routine (which includes meditation, visualization, affirmations, reading, writing a gratitude list, and exercise). I’d also written close to 1,000 words by 7:30am when I dropped Aaron off at work.

Then I came home and got right back to work in my office, and by 9:30am, I’d written over 1,500 words and had an article published on Medium.

With hours still to spare until I had to leave, I shot off some work emails, had a shower, packed a bag for my upcoming sleepover, and relaxed.

A Day’s Work Done

I felt great! The day was really just beginning, and I’d already done everything I wanted to do for me in order to feel good about myself and my work. I’d taken care of myself first by dedicating an hour of time to my spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health and growth.

And, better yet — I worked on my goals and dreams. I carved out time for writing, and followed through on my commitment to post a new article on Medium every single day for a whole year.

No excuses; just 365 new articles online, all with the ability to earn me some…