Almost official

So it's August 30th, which means my little challenge of blogging once a day for the entire month is approaching it's end. I can't say I shall miss feeling obligated to write each day about the mundane and usually boring events of my daily life. I originally thought that there would be some huge epiphanies during the six month, that I would start figuring things out, or these great revelations would descend. But no. Nothing of the sort.

I think the biggest thing I've been learning throughout this entire experience of living a clean life is how much of a crutch you can make anything become in your life. Whether it being going out and socializing, or work or a relationship or the gym or a myriad of other experiences/hobbies/events in life, what you do and how you do it is affected only by how much energy you put into something.

For example, I always wondered why I couldn't have a big, muscled body. I blamed genetics, I made excuses that I wanted to have an equal life/work/workout balance. The only thing I didn't blame was me not putting in the proper time and energy into working out.

Another example, my artistic life. I've always blamed lack of opportunities or connections for the reason I haven't made it in photography or filmmaking or acting etc. But really it's that I haven't devoted myself towards getting those things done.

And I thought that after giving up going out and drinking I would all of a sudden have this energy to go out and get those things.  Which is partially true. I do have more energy and time. But I still have to do all those things myself. No one else is going to open a door for me just because it's been six months since I've had a drink.

Something to ponder on the day before my official six months of clean living tomorrow.

Something else to ponder? Why Hugh Jackman, today's gymspiration, looks oh-so-good without a shirt.