Read that book, wake up early in the morning and go for that run to start off your day. Buy the nicest underwear and wear it to boost your mood. Eat as clean as possible because you’ll feel so much better but treat yourself as well. Be kind to everyone. Go out to a cafe and watch people walk by as you sip your coffee. Compliment that stranger! Start a conversation with that person on the bus. Read a book about food, about astronomy, learn a new language. Watch the sunrise. Get away for a weekend. Introduce yourself. Do yoga and go on a hike. Lay on the beach under the stars and have a dnm with your best friend. Dance around and sing at the top of yours lungs at that festival. Life is meant to be lived, not controlled.

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That last one though.

All the moral in the entire show is amazing. So many lessons.

Resting in Paradise

As I lay in the clear blue waters, I listen to the hum of the breeze, the palm trees brushing against each other, and the bass of a salsa classic in the background. I gaze at the palm trees above me, as they cut into twilight. Small waves tickle my ears and mute the sound of glasses clinking, of the drunk laughter of those who forgot their hardships, and have stalled the search for the remedies.

A Life About [FILL IN THE BLANK]

I spent the afternoon of New Year's Eve in a movie theater watching The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The concept of day dreaming peaked my interest. Often I spend my day replaying situations in my head, usually altering my actions in the hopes of producing a better outcome. An outcome I'm more tolerable of, or comfortable with. If I'm not day dreaming I'm organizing, constantly making lists, writing myself notes, creating calendar events on my Gmail account. It all comes together in a big strategy for distraction. I don't distract myself purposefully, in fact I usually see it as a method to move forward, when in reality I'm just maintaining the status quo. At times I believe the best way to get out of my routine is to do something spectacular, out of character, and to do it suddenly. However, after watching this movie I'm toying with the idea that maybe my exit strategy doesn't have to be so drastic. Maybe I just need to live with purpose. What ever I decide to do, I should do it because I want to, because it serves a purpose, not because it will make a good story. Why travel the world if all it means to you is a check mark on a to do list?

So that's what 2014 will be about, my journey to purpose.