This year has honestly been a year of a rut for myself. I feel as though I am stuck at a slow-moving pace, trying to wade through the thick molasses of life. I say this because for some reason I have not felt the self discipline to motivate myself into living a thriving healthy life. I have not been to the gym, I have not been eating the proper foods for my body, and most importantly I have not been filling my time with productive activities. There are a few things I can attribute to this sloth lifestyle. 

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Social media and YouTube have taken over my life in an incredibly unhealthy way. I cannot seem to tear myself away from watching interesting yet vapid time-consuming videos nor could I tear myself away from reading drama on twitter and liking pictures on Instagram. Due to this change in my attention, I neglect things which are important and honestly just better uses of my time, such as studying, reading, or spending time with God. 

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Another thing which I can attribute to my decline in productivity is my lack of self-discipline. I cannot drag myself out of bed early in the morning to work out because why go to the gym when I can get extra sleep? I needed extra sleep because I was so tired from staying up all night, yet I stayed up all night because I slept way too much during the day. It is a vicious cycle which I must break. 

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Lastly, I have been neglecting spending time becoming stronger in my journey as a Christian, because it seems easier to binge watch that new true crime show versus sitting down, halting all noise and distractions, and just taking time to be still to listen to God. Drowning myself in distractions has made me deaf to anything the Lord could have been trying to tell me and I do believe that not only stunted my growth as a Christian, but my growth as a person this year. 

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So, how do I plan on getting my life back on track? I have been doing the most extreme spring cleaning ever in the history of spring cleaning. Being able to rid myself of excess clothing and clutter transformed my space into a place where I have room to think and without the messy clutter I feel better on the inside.

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I have also gone on a social media cleanse where instead of spending hours online wasting my time, I fill that time with productive activities such as doing yoga, cleaning, reading, and most recently, studying for the LSAT. 

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This is a lifestyle change for the better, so becoming a new healthier version of myself will not take place overnight, but it will last a lifetime. 

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If you have found yourself in a rut, continue to read through my articles to get ideas on how to switch up your life, or leave a comment below on things you have done to change for the better. 

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~Sincerely, Mariee