313. Does everything you do MATTER?

Everything I do matters and it matters a lot TO ME. What this means is that my time matters. The amount of time I a lot to different activities matters. The amount of time I spend with my friends and family, the amount of time I allow for exercise, for meditation, for creating content for my podcast. The amount of time I allow myself to be distracted by other peoples content. I have become pretty strategic about that especially. Because some of it can really move you forward. But in order for it to move you forward you have to not only consume, you have to put it to action. I’ll give you an example for me where I read something, put it to good use and something cool came from it. I read where walking without music gives your brain time to come up with it’s own ideas and I thought that is so true, some of my best ideas have come from just allowing myself to think instead of listen. So I decided to put the idea to intentional use.

Now let me just say real quick…sometimes I NEED the music to run and on those days I jam to whatever my mood needs but I have been really working lately on just using my brain energy as much as music to fuel my runs. And it does allow you to create your own things. I have a long way to go but I came up with a poem the first day I did it intentionally. I have talked about struggling with phone addiction, to which I have made huge strides. I often times don’t even know where my phone is, it’s been freeing and Im present when Im with someone else, Im not wishing I could be on my phone instead. But as I was walking I came up with this poem.

We become the least interesting person in the room

When we’re constantly scrolling on our phone.

Our heads filled with other peoples ideas.

None of them being our own.

I also came up with a limerick so listen to the episode to hear that silly little poem...it's fun!  Love you guys!