Hello Healthy Habits! What I do when I'm blue...

It dawned on me yesterday that the person I was a year ago and the person I am now are different. I have grown immensely. In particular I want to take time to be thankful for this new development in myself. It has been gradually happening over time, but now I can honestly say the following:

I have healthy ways for dealing with adversity!!!

In the past my strategies have been the following:

-Redbull

-Cotton Candy

-McDonalds

-Burger King

-Bagel with cream cheese

-Alcohol

-Associating with riff raff folks

Now, my strategies lately (for when I feel blue) that grow stronger with each day are:

-YogaZone exercise

-Cooking

-Taking a walk

-listening to music

-dancing in my room

-reflective solitude

-reading / listening to/ watching inspirational messages

-Positive visualizations

-writing to my best friend

This post is my way of giving thanks for some new lifetime habits that have taken a long time to cultivate but that will be with me forever.

Meanwhile - I started to think about this beautiful poem I wrote about the blues last spring. I am working on the version of my present wintery blues and one day I will perform and share it on stage...Thank you universe!

I miss New York City...

listening to Stacey Kent's Manhattan doesn't help things!

I'm excited about my next visit there. 2010 here I come! New York will always be home. All the awesome things I did there. All my friends who I miss so much.

It is good to be away from New York City, because I can breathe and think away from the madness. I need this Toronto calm for my sanity. My dream world has several visits to New York every few months. Well 2010. Hold on world!

2010 Paris perhaps also.

Listening to Ella...

After a rocking bout of boxing, I'm home listening to jazz. Feels good:)

Now I'ma sautee some smoked mackarel with mushroom and eat that along with the rest of my swiss chard from the other day...

I have the best coach in the world.