What other missions should I carry on? Well, you still need a lock, amazingly (don’t be sarcastic to yourself! Oh, well, maybe a little, as Seneca said, “Be harsh with yourself.”). Also, make an effort and exercise; it’s been quite a few days since you truly swept your ass off. You’re gradually becoming this new, brighter, better human machine. Good thing, check cleared, so make sure to take the two-hundred dollars out of the bank and give Isabel the stipulated amount. Meditate with all of the transcendental melodies downloaded last night (free yourself of the self-improvement chatter for a day). Don’t forget to analyze events and situations in detail to see how far you can go today. Let the unfixable win for now and focus on all the good things you can make happen as of now. Tonight we’ll go grocery shopping for food that will last to next week. I brought my own meal to work today, just like I did yesterday and the day before that and the day before that up to almost two weeks back. Let’s keep up with it.
This morning I made breakfast for Vangelis and me. I feel fantastic. This morning I had an argument with a thick but curvaceous woman who smell of flowers and nastily complained when I sat next to her because the space in between, though designed for one more person, was half occupied by her enormous behind. She complained to the person she was having a conversation on the phone: “Some guy thinks his ass is going to fit in here next to me!” I said, cockily and in a masculine aired tone: “My ass fits just fine. Thank you.” Then I slowly turn to her and teased her: “It is your ass that belongs in the gym.” She countered: “I don’t need no gym. I feel fine the way I am” still with a nasty tone. “Well, prove it” I said as I stared into her eyes. “Because usually people behave ugly when they feel ugly.”

Visions

I envision myself a lot healthier than now. I am healthier than yesterday, and continue to maintain my health through consistent exercise routines, meditation, breathing techniques, planning and self-improvement. I stimulate my vision with future images of myself; I stimulate my state of mind through all of my senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. I, for instance, listen to Anthony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, and many others of the same stature. I read self-improvement material. I challenge myself on an hourly basis. I’m constantly evolving.
I see myself living in my own place, working on my own projects and living off my talents in diversified systems of income. I see myself providing personal help to those who can afford it. I see myself as a writer, for a living, and also pursuing other means of financial venues and resources: seminars, websites, one-on-one, calendars, clothing stores, etc. I will own at least three different businesses and live comfortably, and never have to worry about money anymore.
I see my son and his mother in contact with me, and also well-off. I see my significant other Isabel growing into a more independent and more satisfied individual. I see us living separate lives and still the best of friends. I see me in great shape, exercising regularly, and having a great diet. I see myself soon going back to school to gain knowledge on fitness and nutrition. I see myself owning places in New York, Santo Domingo, Spain (don’t know which city yet) and Barranquilla, New York and possibly in one of the other states. But more than residing in a single place, traveling all over the world: I want to propagate my knowledge and help others, especially my closest relatives and friends. I see myself dating the most beautiful girls and eventually falling in love again. I owe a boat, a nice bike, a couple of sport cars. This is a fragment of the picture, now let’s bring it to life!
First, let’s get rid of debts. Then eliminate expenses that serve no constructive purpose: cablevision, for instance. Within a few weeks, I will have paid off the rent amount owed. I will be saving one hundred dollars per week along with Isabel which will amount to two-hundred dollars biweekly; I will invest a little less than ten percent of the remaining balance, and I will provide a lot more home than anytime in recent memory. I will also put some money away for college. I’ve decided to take, for now, classes in advanced English Grammar, and a certificate on health and fitness. Three months from now, I plan to earn twice as much as I’m earning, and I’ve devised a well-thought-out schedule to better administer my time. With time management in mind, I’ve realized that my cellular phone offers a calendar feature in which I can put the time from start to finish of tasks to materialize. I’ve made specific time for writing, reading, meditating, exercising, and also to remind myself of events to take place and chores to run.
I’m actually pacing myself, and I’ve never felt as good as I have today. Fat is gradually disappearing, and I expect to have conquered sobriety and tranquility. While Isabel still gets to me, I’m daring to bring about projects to carry out between the two of us and if she drags my energy down, I simply replace the futility of argument and frustration with more time alone meditating. I decided to improve my relationship with my superiors and co-workers without having to appear needy and desperate for attention. I will strike conversations with strangers, take calculated risks, open doors and bring down psychological walls, in order to achieve my goals. There will be setbacks, I'm sure of. But I am certain that no matter the size of the obstacle I'm faced with, no matter what happens, no matter how high the mountain to climb, I will aim at the moon and beyond. I am just getting started. It is so good to be alive.
In a matter of weeks, perhaps a few months, I will see myself published and in pursuit of a career as a writer which has always been my longtime dream.