Looking forward 2013

2012 is coming to the end and 2013 is coming on our way. Still the same goal that I want to be happier and healthier in 2013. I looked back at my past posts. I realised that I have been putting some conscious effort to make myself healthy. It is a good progression.

2013 Action Plan:

My focus and plan for this year are
1) Spend quality time with the nature, exercising, meditate
Make sure sleep before 11pm. To have quality sleep. 
Mediate 5 mins daily and mediate twice weekly with a group of like-minded people.
Daily 3 times a week: Every Monday, Thursday and Sun (Swimming)
Mindful what I eat food
I can slim down
Yes, I Did. From 65kg to 58kg. 8 more kg to go. By June 2013.
I will take good care of my body.
Slowly slimming down my body to my ideal weight 50kg.

2) Continue to build bonding and spend quality time with family and friends

3) Improve my drawing skills
Focus on 2 drawing skills: line drawing and pointillism.

4) Followup - Write my book about gratitude. 30th October 2013. Need to allocate time.
Started but still collecting the stories

5) Take up new interesting courses like Calligraphy Painting in Jan 2013, cooking, making dresses

6) Continue my Year Two Buddhist studies
At Fo Guang Shan and Guang Ming Shan Starts on 3rd March 2013. 

7) Finding more businesses for my freelance work to sustain my current lifestyle at least $3000 a month Focus on building business relationships

8) Increase knowledge through reading, listening and observation. Review weekly on my progress

9) Teaching Mi Tuo Students every Saturday morning. Starts on 12th January 2013.

Applying 4 Golden Rules
1. Go and do what is needed to be done
2. Avoid doing what is shouldn't do
3. Learn to be patience and learn to wait
4. Must be eager to learn

Perseverance is the word to have a healthy body, mind and spirit.

Review 2012 Action Plan:
My focus and plan for this year are
Spend quality time with the nature, exercising, meditate
Yes I DID
Started to sleep before 11pm. 
Slept before 12 midnight.
To have quality sleep. 
Yes I Did
Mediate 10 mins daily.
Mediate twice a week
Daily Exercise.
Exercise 1-2 times a week
Enjoy my food
Yes I Did
I can slim down
Yes, I Did. From 65kg to 58kg. 8 more kg to go. By June 2013.
I want to take good care of my body.
Slowly slimming down my body to my ideal weight 50kg.

Spend quality time with family and friends
Yes I DID

Improve my drawing skills
Yes I DID, however needs to practice diligently

Make a book
Yes I DID, Make an illustrated children book for Siew Birthday

Write my book about gratitude
Started but still collecting the stories

Take up interesting courses like learning mug making, origami, maybe ballet hahaha
Yes I DID, Take up mug making, clay making, origami and dancing

Of course attend Buddhist classes
Yes I DID! At Fo Guang Shan and Guang Ming Shan. Took my 3 refuges and 5 precepts under Venerable Master Hsing Yun

Finding more businesses for my freelance work to sustain my current lifestyle
Started but still not stable enough to sustain my current lifestyle. Have to put in more effort and time

Attend my Toastmasters meetings monthly
Yes I DID

Room for improvement.

This year I have been exercising at least once or twice a week. There are times where I exercise daily. Siew told me that I should put exercising into my lifestyle so that exercising is my routine. What she shares do make sense. I started to put into my life at least 3 times a week. Discipline starts to set in. I slowly becomes more alert and focus.

Plan without action is as good as not having any plan. I really glad that I started to take care of my own body and health. Working towards a healthy and happier lifestyle. Yes, it is about my well being. I glad that I have slowly working towards what I needed. Feel great sense of purpose, gratitude and satisfactory towards my life. I feel more excited and happier about my life as I am doing what I like :)