Peace Up

MCHS Peace & Conflict Studies Period 3 uses this blog as a means of discussing the evolution of our understanding of peace: personal, interpersonal, and global. We explore the challenges & benefits of developing a personal peace practice, using nonviolent communication in interpersonal conflict dynamics, and understanding issues of global peace and conflict. We are committed to supporting each other on the journey.

Friday, February 03, 2006

Lately, I have taken a liking to meditation. I'll sit in the middle of my room and meditate for a couple of minutes. It helps to do it when I get home, before I start on my homework. I've also found it very calming to sit on my roof and journal all my thoughts and feelings. I consider it a method of meditating because it calms me and helps me center myself. I also get rid of distracting thoughts when I put them on paper. A goal for myself in the meditation aspect would be to find time to meditate all throughout the day instead of just when I get home. Short term, I could meditate right when I wake up, as I'm brushing my teeth or in the shower. I could also meditate for the five minutes of break, or at the beginning of class to help me focus.

I love exercising, and I do so in multiple ways. I'd say I'm a pretty active person. I really enjoy yoga. Some of my goals in terms of exercise are to stick to what I've been doing and be more consistent. Although I do exercise a lot, there are periods where I lack any motivation whatsoever to do anything. Short-term, I want to take my exercises classes at least three times a week and go to the gym with my friends on weekends more consistently.

My diet is where I need the most improvement. I sometimes go for days only eating one meal per day. Other days, I overeat. I've been cutting down on junk food, such as fries and pizza and I've stopped drinking soda. I need to drink more water, and eat healthier foods. I've found it helpful to go out and buy my own food from the grocery so that I will have access to healthier foods. I think a big reason that I don't eat healthy foods is that they aren't accessible. I really want to improve in this department though. Short-term, I'm just going to make sure I eat several smaller meals during the day. I'll also bring my own food to school since the cafeteria isn't very healthy.

I also need a lot more sleep. With all my extracurricular activities as well as homework, I only get on average, about 5-6 hours of sleep. Perhaps if I worked more efficiently on homework and spent less time online, talking to people, I'd get more sleep. I've found that I procrastinate if I don't want to do a big project, but that needs to stop. I'll set schedules for my homework, and meet my goals.

My room is pretty much always neat. I like it a lot because without the clutter, I can find things fairly easily and I feel like my mind is a lot more organized too in terms of thoughts. It also helps to feel like I'm going to sleep in a clean environment. A short-term goal would just to be to maintain the cleanliness, and longterm, I want to organize a few t hings that haven't already been sorted.

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