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Wow, wow, wow! I am like a child, consuming everything I can find about her, watching the movies, diving into her world, looking through her books, learning and reading everything about her. I enjoy this exploration so much. It’s pure fun for me. This curiosity is driving me to learn about the world I’m living in. It feeds me because I’m super hungry to learn new things. I need new things, I need change, challenges, always want to grow and grow and grow. To combine and look out for my Five Souls sounds like a lot of work. It isn’t. I start with one or two. If I stopped working out, that’s the first thing I am getting NODNOL back into it. And it takes some courage to say NO to all the temp- tations out here in London. Most people think that discipli ne and a strong will are character traits but they are not. You can cultivate them within you. All you need is patience and experience the re- warding side of being disciplined. I’m not afraid anymore of being too unsocial. So you will hear me saying no more often to your invi- tation because I have already plans after work. I don’t go to the pub, sorry, and no dinner this week or Netflix . I prefer to enjoy working or take a dance class because I sleep better, gain a better percep- tion of my own body and I have more energy the very next day. I’m in a better mood, I feel more thoughts motivated and balanced. I google for new recipes, cook from scratch even if that’s at 21:00 o’clock in the evening. The joy of eating my own dish the next day during lunch time is so much more rewarding than buying another Pret A Manger sandwich. I gain more energy, day by day, week by week and I reward myself with going out. I look forward to Friday or Saturday night and discover a new bar. I dance, have drinks with friends and meet new people. I start reading more books and articles again and make a list of all the books that sound interesting to read. I watch documentaries and films and I avoid too heavy topics. In fact, when I’m down and lack energy I really avoid reading news at all. Too negative. I chose what I want to read. And I do the same with people. I might cannot chose the people I work with but I have the choice in my spare time and prefer to spend my time with positive and energetic people. Of course, even positive and life embracing people have their bad times but it’s their attitude how they face these bad times and how they get out of it that attracts me. I remind myself, life is beautiful, life is a gift and I love to enjoy that gift as much as I can. I try to fill my every day with what I think are beautiful things in life. I don’t tell myself, oh I don’t have time for this and that. I make time for it! Start making time for your own souls! Start today! 52