Day 400

So, how did day 400 go,  what is this all about then? A mid life crisis? No. A mid life realisation?
 I remember my parents 40th birthdays. I remember thinking that they were so old, and now I'm that old, well nearly. Life certainly has a way of keeping you alive whilst also throwing things at you to test your every last ounce of integrity and energy. It can all change in a second. My recent changes in life have left me baffled. I don't really have any regrets but also don't really feel that I have achieved much either. Don't get me wrong, I am a very lucky and privileged guy. I have incredibly positive, patient and supportive friends and family and I have a world full of opportunity and options. It's partly because of these things that I feel that I've underachieved. I don't think I'm where I want to be. I don't know where I want to be. I haven't ever had a plan. I've always just made it up as I've gone along.
So now I want to set some guidelines, boundaries and deadlines.
400 days until I'm 40 seems like my kind of target. It scans nicely.
Up until now I've be gluttonous and frivolous with my time and energy. I have certainly taken time for granted. All being well, these next 400 days will help me focus on becoming a better version of me and find a bit of meaning to my life. Improve body, mind and soul.
The rules:
Body: Obvious and easy. Loose weight. I've been online and read all the websites, im clinically obese. I eat too much of the wrong things and have a massively sedentary life. Everyday I witness the overwhelming negative implications that this can have on life. I see peoples daily struggles with health. They struggle with the basics of walking and standing up. I have the time and ability to reverse whatever damage my life, thus far, has done so, no booze, Vegetarianism and Vegan living and staying away from fast and crap food. Lowering my sugar and bad fats intake and become more active. As I say, obvious and easy.

Mind: Get writing again, up my creativity and improve on my online profile. Updates and post EVERYDAY. This will help me focus and as with anything; the more you do it the better you'll get. I believe this will help in my pursuit of a job within the arts. At the moment a job within radio would be idealistic. Okay, a presenting job would be perfect but I'd just like to get to a point where I'm making a living/career out of being creative. This is where I feel I do my best work, I certainly get the biggest kick from it. I also miss being surrounded by and interacting with creative people. I find they bring out the best in me and I'm always amazed by how humble and unaware of their uniqueness they are.
I think if I put all this into place then the soul will sort itself out.
Yeah, day 400 went well I'd say. See you tomorrow.
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