Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC warm and Sunny.
It is Thursday, and usually, on Thursday, I am tired. The accumulation of classes starts to hit me on a Thursday. Even so, I am happy because I have got to finish one more book I was reading. I have read two books in less than a month, and I am loving it.
Dona Vera, a pupil over 80 years old, has a daughter living in Australia. Cristiana, her daughter, visited her mother for a month for the first time after the pandemic. Her mother was thrilled that her daughter came to spend time with her in Rio. When Cristiana left to return to Australia, she had left three books for me that she had read while she was here.
I love reading, but due to always working so much giving classes, I have never had a strong habit of reading for pleasure on a regular basis. As both Jessica and Yasmin read a lot, I thought it would be a good idea for me to read, too, seeing that my daughters were making an example where it should be the other way around.
A month ago, I started reading the first of the three novels Cristiana had left for me. It was a police suspense story that took me about two weeks to finish, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. After I finished the first book, I took a short break from reading for two or three days and then started the second book, which was a drama.
The drama started slow but became thoroughly engaging towards the end. I enjoy studying and observing how writers convey their ideas to readers so that we can learn something new and appreciate their work.
Reading is becoming an addiction for me, as is exercise. My third addiction is to be making serious money from online work. This is my constructive third addiction for my personal New Year, which begins on my birthday, the 22nd of April.
Replacing old toxic habits with new healthy ones feels great, especially when they happen naturally, without feeling forced or pressured. You wake up one day and realise you are no longer the person you were before.
You have become a better version of yourself, and that feeling of reward comes not from others outside but from you within!!!
I’ve made significant lifestyle changes in the past year and a half. I’ve quit drinking, started exercising regularly, lost at least 10 kilos, gained around three kilos of muscle mass, established a healthier routine, and found more joy in teaching my craft.
Moreover, I have finished 12 online courses related to digital work, and I feel prepared and motivated to achieve even greater financial success. Looking back, I see the transformation has begun, but I want much more. I deserve more, and my family deserves more, too!
It was a good, productive day. All the classes were given, the book was finished, and the exercise was done. I’m feeling good, so let it continue.
In bed by 10.30 pm.
Thank you.
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Richard
