It’s uplifting and totally something to look forward to and stand for. And then because I was all inspired and feeling dreamy I decided to keep going and write goals. I know sexy, I was out of control.

So I want to share my manifesto with you. I think a manifesto goes hand and hand with having goals because when you set your self some principals they totally have to remind you the overall picture.

So here is my manifesto, and stay tuned for my goals. And by the way, I am not trying to be pretentious in thinking that you care about my goals but I totally believe that reading somebody else’s goals can be inspiring. So I just do it to get some inspiration out there.

1. Remember Simple Rules. And, keep in mind that simple sometimes doesn’t mean practical. Also keeping in mind I don’t need super expensive shoes, or more furniture, or a bigger place, or a better car. I just need what I have, I actually need less. And remembering this will make me understand and really worry about the things I need to do to make a difference.

2. Eat to live jumping. Eat food that gives me energy, choosing Natural Foods over foods with “hormones, antibiotics, sweeteners, foods colors or flavorings that are not originally in the food.”  I hate when I am bloated, or grumpy and feeling draggy and that happens when I over eat and eat things that my body doesn’t like, like dairy or sugar. After I eat cake I always want more and more sugar but the next day I wake up all grumpy and basically with a food hangover. So stop the bullshit! Sugar is crack and it makes me so happy, but so sick, too. So no more sugar, and be done with the cheese, for real and for all. At least my rule now is: if I don’t know the farmer that made it I am not eating it.

3. Surrender surrender surrender! Trash what is not working in my life, forgive what I and others have done wrong and let the Divine Spirit do it’s magic.

4. Open my mind. Be truly conscious, and stop ignoring big things that are happening in the United States and in the world. My goals have to be aligned with the true matters on the planet like poverty, hunger, homelessness, lack of water, etc.

5. Pray often. if I could have done it alone, I would have done it all ready.

6. Educated myself, read, read read, and listen, listen, listen. Be open for new and innovative ideas. It’s boring to always think the same way and that is just means you are getting stuck. I love when I am super stubborn about an idea and I argue with someone, maybe my husband?, for hours and then once I put my ego aside, only then I can see, understand and relate to what he thinks. Its beautiful to be able to feel and comprehend his ideas, and somebody else’s.

7. Be honest and love. This emplies to so much. It’s ridiculous.

8. Dish it. Yeah everything sounds perfect but I have to be willing to dish everything and not set this manifesto as THE rules to live by. You know I am a total perfectionist psycho so I can easily get al wild and stress the hell out of me just trying to fallow everything to the dot. Obviously this manifesto is not going to fit with my schedule and I have to be willing to just be present enjoy the moment.

This life that I have gets in the way of my writing.

I have a job, from 9 to 6. Like a normal American person. It feels right for this right moment. And I am trying to do it all. Just like you. But in in the process my brain freaks out and creates unnecessary thoughts.

The other day, I was in my hip mood, dancing and all and then I just start thinking “you are too comfortable, you should be doing the things that scare you”. And for a moment I almost embrace that thought. But I know better.

I do think about doing “what scares me.” You know because you hear that all the time, every where. But come on! There are a lot of things that scare me and I am not doing. Like I am really scared of  taking a bath really late a night with out my man in the house. Because I think somebody is going to come in and kill me. I never will never do it!  I will never take a shower later at night with out somebody in my house. I guess I am a wimp.

Sometimes I think I should  just write down all the things that scared me and do them all, just for fun. To make my life more adventurous.

But, not today.

And I know the whole slogan “do what scares you” should be positive and encouraging but is not, at least not for me.

I lived like that for a long time, I did too many things on the name of that slogan. And a lot of them where very stupid mistakes. So NO don’t do what scares you. Do follow your dreams, be kind and work hard!

I mean I know I want to be the Vegan Wonder Women, because that is the right thing to do in my head. And believe me I am the last person to do the right thing. I make the wrong decisions quite a lot. I mean I was not always like that. There was a time when I was perfect and when all I wanted to do was the right thing. I followed my parent’s orders, other people’s orders, teacher’s and if something was asked of me to do, I would just do it. Because that was the right thing to do.

Just like when I was little, I still want to do the right thing. On the other hand, now, I feel that there are many “right things.” Many right paths. And that pretty much everybody is wrong except me.

Being Vegan for me is beyond just doing the right thing for me and others. It’s like if I don’t do it I am interfering with my core’s truth. Being Vegan is not just part of who I want to be today but part of who I want to be tomorrow. It’s like I close my brown eyes and go 50 years from now and I see a wise Vegan super star wearing very cute earrings : me!

Do you have something like that? Something that you can’t accomplish and you want it so bad? Like something inside of you wants you to do or be “that.” But you seem to be close but not quite there yet?

If I KNOW I want to be Vegan, then what is wrong with me that I can’t just change my eating habits right at this second? I did it before! Why do I keep having excuses? I don’t know why I am having such a hard time just going back to it. Maybe because I need to go through this process so I understand others in the same type of situation. Maybe so I become better. Maybe this is teaching me something.

It’s very wacky that a part of me wants to still stay in this mediocre self.

If my body and my mind right now are not ready to be Vegan. Fine. I get it. I am not going to push it. I will keep educating myself and dreaming about the Vegan wonder women that one of these days I will be.

Like Veganism, there a lot of things I want to do in my life to upgrade myself. And some things are becoming harder than others. But I will still do my best, everyday. Because there is something inside of me that drives me towards that. Like a little voice that says “keep trying.”

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1.

a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practice, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry. 

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a fair objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own.

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interest in and cancern for ideas, opinions, practice, etc., foreign to one’s own; a liberal, undegmatic viewpoint.

At any sport, to win you have to work hard, play by the rules, and most important, stay in the game. I use these same rules for life. Often I see people in this game called life getting sad, mad or pouting, and dropping the ball and leaving at half time.

Like when you decide to eat super healthy and you start on your goal on Monday and then by Wednesday you are all ready eating the whole gallon of chocolate ice-cream. Or when you decide to be more organized and then you find yourself leaving your closet a mess after a rushy, crazy morning. Or when you decide to stop smoking and after a crazy day at work you find yourself smoking that last cigarette you found inside of the drawer of your desk by “accident”.

Relax, It’s fine! Like they say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” 

Don’t get your ass too crazy on those things. Don’t forget your overall goal. It’s okay if on Wednesday you ate the whole cake, by Thursday you remember your overall goal and you choose a salad. No big deal. You eat it, you enjoy it, and now you move on!

Don’t doubt yourself. Be confident that you are on your way to whatever you want to accomplish. Everyday, every bad and good experience gets you closer to obtaining it. You learn from everything.

Often, I see people leaving their goal for a stupid mistake or a bad day. They judge themselves and let go of their dreams so quickly. Whatever your goal is don’t forget  to stay in the game. Stay strong, get your positive attitude on, don’t compare yourself with anybody and trust that you will win; you will accomplish it.

Just trust.