The Inclined

I have written a few things online in the past.  I used to write review columns for a daytime soap opera fan site.  Most of my reviews were about “General Hospital.”  By “reviews,” I really mean I made fun of the show in a major way.  It had jumped the shark and, while I still had hope for it, I had a lot to complain about and complain I did, always with humor.

I expect to fully tap into my ability to complain in the course of writing this blog, but I want positivity as well.  There needs to be balance.  Generally, when I complain in writing, it is for entertainment purposes and not about anything too serious.  Some “General Hospital” fans took my past writings far too seriously, if you ask me, so I guess it’s relative anyway.

I am trying to make my life better in many different ways, by actually doing more versus sitting around thinking about what I could do if I were so inclined.  This is now me trying to be inclined.  I’m an expert at being reclined, I have that down, and so it’s time to move on.

Today, I started making accounting flashcards to help me with studying for the upcoming semester.  I made some banana nut muffins and spent some time online.  I forgot all about watching television.  I was going to watch “General Hospital” while it aired and tweet insults about it for old time’s sake. 

I also meditated.  I keep hearing successful people talk about how they meditate, how it relaxes them and helps them focus and I figure I can use all the help I can get.  On Dr. Oz’s site, there’s a meditation video by Deepak Chopra.  It covers healing meditation and the “Laws of Attraction.”  It’s interesting stuff.  I’ve tried it a couple of times before, but it is not easy to get stuff out of my head.  I keep thinking about all kinds of crap and in meditation, you’re supposed to keep your mind relatively clear.  So, I have one day down and hope to keep this up every day.  Maybe I’ll see some results in a few weeks.

To meditate, be better in general, write this blog, and so on, sounds like a lot of New Year’s resolutions, but this is really developing into more of a bucket list.  It’s like, before I die, I want to be smarter, happier, more peaceful, more satisfied and my list of things to do is more reflective of that.   Forget this resolution junk; it doesn’t have to be January to decide to do something anymore than it has to be a Monday.  Whatever you want to start doing, you should just start doing it, be inclined.

These muffins, by the way, are delicious!