Time For A Realignment Of Priorities...

The past two weeks have been quite a swirling experience...



I discovered that I was juggling too many things at once.  I decided that It was okay to scale back and I certainly don't need to micromanage myself.  So I'm realigning my priorities.

An Attitude Of Gratitude For Mondays...

What has Monday gotten such a bad rap?  Of all the days of the week, Monday seems to be the most hated.  

I happened to be looking for the perfect Monday quote for a project I'm working on.  To my surprise,  I noticed that about 75% of the quotes I found were extremely negative.  So much so that I stopped reading and decided to pen my thoughts on this topic instead.

Here are some examples of what I found...

Surveying The Landscape Part One - Negative Words Hurt...

Today I woke up with this thought on my mind.  Is living the authentic life we secretly dream of truly  possible?  Is conformity inevitable? 

Unfolding Purpose...

Today has been quite an interesting day for me.  I have been a literal water pot!

It started with me watching via a friend's page on Facebook entitled New World Trend which is a video compilation of a group of individuals endeavoring to start a "new" trend.

Insight Into Personality...

My Pastor often says, if ten people tell in one night say you're drunk...SIT DOWN!

Several weeks ago I took a Meyers-Briggs Testing Instrument (MBTI).  Well, the results are in and it's just like I've said all along...I'M NOT WEIRD I'm just YOUnique!

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the MBTI, it is a personality test which can be used for instance to determine what career might be best suited for you based on your natural bending.

According to the MBTI, there are sixteen (16) personality types.  If you are interested in finding out your personality type, there are many sites online where you might be able to take the test.  Although some sites allow you to take a free version of this test, there is a fee to take the MBTI.

Celebration of Independence...

Today I watched a documentary on the life if Kim Peek...

Meet Kim Peek..."The Real Rain Main."  Kim is perhaps the world's most famous savant.  He's referred to as a megasavant. Many may remember the movie Rain Man starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman who portrayed Kim.

When Kim was born, it was discovered he was developmentally delayed.  His brain lacked the main connector for his left and right brain to function properly.  His parents were told he would never be able to walk, talk or learn etc. They were also encouraged to institutionalize Kim and just forget about him.  I'm so glad they decided not to listen.

Exercising My Power of Choice...

The greatest hinderance in exercising my power of choice has historically been rooted in fear.

I can remember being very young and wanting a puppy.  My Dad didn't want me to have the puppy and made a great argument for why I couldn't have one.  Despite everything he said, I begged and begged until he finally agreed.

His agreement came with a contingency.  I, at roughly eight years old, would be totally responsibly for the puppy.  I was charged with cleaning up after him, feeding him, and whatever else owning a puppy entailed.

Of course, being that young, I had no idea what I was committing to.  All I knew was I was getting a new, beautiful and chubby little friend with whom I would enjoy hours of endless play.  So...we brought the puppy home that night from my aunt's house.  I don't even remember naming him at that point.

Out of the Shadows...

Earitha Anderson
Publisher of Back2Basics: Spirit.Soul.Body Blog

Well...today I did it!!!

I decided to emerge out of the shadows and put my face with my name.  Today this thought exploded in my mind...If I'm going to get back2basics: spirit.soul.body then why am I hiding?  Why am I afraid of people associating my name with my face and my feelings, heart or vision?  After all, I have NOTHING to fear or be ashamed of!

So HELLO world...My name is Earitha "Chani" Anderson.  Welcome to my commitment to locate and live back2basics: spirit.soul.body!

You may be asking, what is back2basics: spirit.soul.body all about?  Glad you asked!  For me it's about going back to the place where my life seemed to get off track...where I ceased being my authentic self and started living as someone I eventually couldn't recognize.

Am I Making Any Progress...

Maya Angelou once said, "All great achievements require time."  So can someone tell me why I am I being so hard on myself for not having accomplished all of my life goals in the past two months?

I mean it literally took months just for me to arrive at the decision to make healthier choices for myself and even longer to entertain the idea of beginning this journey Back2Basics.  Why them I am so impatient with the process now?

Signs Are Everywhere...

One of my favorite movies is "Fools Rush In" with Matthew Perry and Selma Hayek.

I make reference to this movie because of the fight the two main characters Alex Whitman (a city boy and architect) and Isabel Fuentes (a"free-spirited" mexican photographer) find themselves faced with making lifelong decisions after sharing a one-night stand.

We rarely sit and think about the impact some of our fleeting decisions have on our forever.  Both Alex and Isabel never bargained that out of one night of passion, they would conceive a baby and both face having to live up to their responsibility to "do the right thing."

Eventually...as with any good love story...the couple abandon their own personal agendas, and they decide that being together and raising their baby as husband and wife may not have been in their plans however it was the right choice for them.