The secret to a good life?

The secret to a good life is that there is no secret - other than doing the things that I know I should already be doing. Getting exercise and eating healthily. Avoiding intoxicants. Socialising with friends. Playing sports. Doing some work. Having some nature time. Getting enough sleep. And giving something to the community. What else is there? I know what I should be doing and the only thing that's lacking is the effort and the willpower to make it happen. Not buying cookies and bombay mix and thinking that just because it takes away the hunger I've eaten food. Not being so lazy and avoiding cooking. Spending less time on the computer - a lot less time. Getting on a bus or a train and going somewhere beautiful. And taking more of an interest in others.

In my head, I'm a pretty cool and sorted guy. But in reality I seem to be a bit of a loser. So much of what I think I am is based on past glories, on who I am when travel. It's true, I find life in the modern world much more of a challenge than when I'm living on the road, somewhere awesome like Mexico. And maybe it doesn't suit me after all. But the fact of the matter is, this is where I am, for now, and I've got stuff to do. And I've got to better while doing it. The path of least resistance is all very well to a certain extent; that's easy. But effort and motivation and working hard to attain to the things I want...is a whole 'nother biscuit.

Even typing this, I have no idea if I can do it. Maybe when I get to Herne Bay, get myself settled in and create something of a routine...I have to remember that I've just come back from six months of travelling, and come back as a whole new me, and, yes, it might take a few weeks for things to slot into place. That's the other thing: I'm so used to having everything correct itself almost instantly - life on the road once more - and it just doesn't work like that when we're talking a long-term goal. So, take it easy, boy; little by little. You quit the chess yesterday; you're gonna have a go at being less compulsive as far as email and facebook goes today, and maybe getting out a bit more; and tomorrow...? How do you fix a life? How do you eat an elephant?

Little by little.