Wow has it been a crazy busy week for me! And Thanksgiving on top of it all. I’m so glad I took the time to have thanksgiving with friends.

I’ve been really thinking about the Gratitude cards and noticing how the words have seeped into my Subby. For example, my self-awareness has increased even in the tiniest interactions.

They say awareness is the first step in change. And its true. Noticing my behavior and not being critical of myself, but just noticing. That is another big positive change. Now I can look on my actions objectively and see them as, “a missed opportunity.” Then it becomes a game, and I am excited for the next opportunity to do what I want to do.

Other things are just happening automatically. I get an idea, and I do it, in that moment. My TO DO list hasn’t gotten shorter its growing because I’m getting so much more done. That being said, there are still old patterns that persist.

When Mark spoke about how we can choose the response and stimuli it really hit home. We have all the power; we just don’t know how to use it. Well, we are learning here and now.

I must confess, I did not CUT the cords to my television. Sigh… I did turn it off for the week! But then it was back to the usual schedule. Doing this challenge did make me realize this behavior and the stimuli.

After dinner, I’ve gotten into the habit of watching a show to wind down and turn my brain off for a while. This wasn’t a problem in the past. However often now, I let that be the end of my day.

With big dreams comes work. I have big dreams and I have been wasting hours of my day watching other peoples dreams on the screen. This is the epiphany.

Dinner can still be wind down time. But the habit can only be replaced with another habit. So its dinner, stretching, reading and then meditating on my near future. Working on my dreams before bed.

Have you ever noticed what you were thinking about before going to sleep is the first thing on your mind when you awaken? So now I fall asleep to my DMP and awaken to my new life.