Week Six!

I can hardly believe it, but we're nearing the halfway mark. I do feel as though I've made great improvements over the past five weeks, but am still having difficulty with alcohol and meditation. I did better last week than in previous weeks, but there is still room for improvement. I have found that meditating before bed has been a great way to clear my head before I fall asleep, and also to help sleep throughout the night. I can be a light sleeper and sometimes have difficulty quieting my mind, and the meditation has definitely helped. It is amazing to me that the simplest of tasks--sitting in silence for a short period of time--is so difficult. It seems that we've been programmed to fill each and every minute with some sort of activity, otherwise you're not a productive member of society. This week I am going to place greater effort on not falling into that trap and will make every effort to meditate lots. Screw society!
...and then there's the booze. I've been giving this particular challenge a great deal of thought. I know I've used alcohol as a way to decompress from life's stressors and also to limiting the chatter in my head. It's becoming clearer to me that my intake increases when more is expected of me. For instance I've had lots of writing projects on the docket these past few weeks and so noticed that I've upped my weekly wine consumption. I now understand why most of the great writers drink! I don't want to follow in their footsteps.
Other than that, things have been going great. I continue to get stronger and my body seems ever more capable of handling the physical challenges I throw at it. As a result my workouts have improved significantly. Fruits and veg are pretty much a breeze and I must admit that I'm LOVING this part of the challenge. I can definitely feel a difference in my energy levels. I've managed to make this a habit and have no fear of losing focus once the challenge has concluded.

I'm off to make week six the best yet!