New Years resolutions already?

Dec 25, 2007 - 02:46 AM PST

I've noticed some of my greatest thoughts and revelations about myself come from the late hour of the night. It's now almost 2 am, on Christmas morning and i'm spilling my heart of Christmas wishes and new years resolutions along with other thoughts. Maybe i'll just spill my life story out to you. I sometimes almost never know what i'm going to write untill It's written, just like my painting style. If I have an idea in my mind, I will ruin the piece of art i'm about to create by trying to paint something i've envisioned. It's already ruined. Okay.. Not quite... Anyways Here you go.

This is what i'm trying to achieve. Ultimate Ninjaness.... Don't Laugh at me! I know your Laughing already and thinking in your head. What does Ultimate Ninjaness look like?! Well nothing like a Ninja, or does it? To me this looks like, Being the ultimate. Not being the best at everything, but reaching an ultimate feeling of goodness. Such as, Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically and Mentally. I wish to be lss consumed by the world around me.

With this in mind This is What I've done so far...
I've quit watching Tv. Okay not completly, but to the point where I only watch tv when I'm at my mom's house. Im not addicted, it's just that when I'm there, it's always on. My mom and her boyfriend watch it. So I watch tv about once a week, if for 30 min to an hour. And it's usually a tv show. Today I was watching it and was noticing the comercials around the holidays. COMMERCIALISM IS TERRIBLE.

Made the choice to buy more local foods and more organic foods. I have been buying from the farmers market down town more, except this past weekend was the last weekend. Which is okay, I will just shop at the food Co-op. I quit going to Huge grochery stores such as Safeway. Actually I avoid safeway as much as possible and usually shop at the grochery outlet, Food Co-op, and or top foods. I avoid buying from thr Frankenfoods 15 list. It's a list of types of foods and places that use GMO's. Such as Nestle, Kellogs, Kraft, Starbucks and Safeway. I posted these on my refridgerator last October and have made a gallent effort not to buy these products, and nor do my roomates buy them eithr!

Other food intake, for my physical health. I'm Making the choice not to let food consume me like it has before. Or is right now. By it consuming me, i'm allowing myself to be consumed by things that are not so much important to life. Food intake is something you need in order to survive, By only consuming what I need, I will only help myself to be more ultimate. So after tomorrow's goodnss of foodness.... Well I only say this because of the Pie! But i will only eat what I need and there for will not be eating anything Chocolty, or sugary. Because... well. those things are yuckie for my body, and it doesn't apreciate them.

I've also decided to do something active every day, wheather it would be ride my bike around the block and back... Oh wait. I don't have a bike, Ride my roomates bike around the block and back.... Haha. Taken a walk with Loky, my best friends dog and himself. And or... wait. Whatever it is to get 20-30 min in of something active. I actually want to take on some ninja trainings, because what better way to be an ultimat ninja, than to be an actual ninja eh?

I'm going on a nature quest. I'm kind of into this new religiouse phase called Animism....
http://www.revver.com/video/512109/bio-regional-animism-in-less-than-5-minutes/
Well... Let me just say. I take things from religions and make them my own and I follow much of these theory's and several others. Actually I shouldn't have posted that video. Only because The man who is behind this, Is pretty neato, but not my favorite. Plants and Animals, are something i'v come to really appreciate and value latley. But, I want to connect more spiritually with the world around me. I want to meditate in the forrest, I am longing for a deeper connection to this world.

Speaking of making connections. I want to Continue making connections with the humans around me. I do this every day, through making connections wih people by saying hi to them, smiling at them or having a conversation with them. I also have been spending time with some valuable people. People who inspire me, people who make me think. I just love people in general.

I will continue to also learn about Non-Violent Communication. Through using NVC, I am able to see the differece in my communcation skils on many levels. Actually this class i'm taking at the school i'm going to has been really beneficial to me. It's called Practice of Community. I've really benefited from being apart of the community it's self and learning about different communities. Actually through this class I've grown up so much and am more complete, more able to express myself and am able to see Value in things.

I'm also continuing to strengthen my own personal life values, wich help me be a stronger human being. Knowing my own values, and basic human values I'm able to identify my needs and other peoples needs. Which helps me use NVC daily. (for more information on NVC, Email me.) But by strengthening my own personal life, values and every day presentations I am able to continue this journey of ultimate ninjaness... Being my true self confidently has made me feel so amazing. I went dancing this weekend, practically by myself on an almost silent dance floor I was able to dance my booty off with out feeling judged by the people around me, with out caring what they are saying about how i dance or how I looked. I just did it. And since my journey of ultimate ninjaness, I've been able to do that. I can feel amazing. BECAUSE I am.

With other school goals, I will continue to take into concideration along my life path and keep them preasant. Mainly, these goals are to forever make the world better by continuing to work with children, helping their needs be heard and met.

Oh and I will also continue to recycle, re-use, and make sure not to waste... Not that I'm saving everything, but am monitering things that I throw away and think... "Could you recycle this?"

Namaste.
Let the World COEXIST. I am a Hippy. It's true.
Ultimate ninjaness will transform, overtime.
Love,
Rachael