Sorry, I'm Not Sorry. (A Year in Review)

I envisioned my return to blogworld with some sort of apologetic post.  "I've been so busy!  Don't hate me!  Please keep reading!"

Well... Screw it.

I haven't blogged in a while.  I chose not to.  And that's the truth.  And I'm not sorry.

See, I love being an influencer, a content-producer, and a life-changer.  And if this blog is any of those things for any of you reading, that's awesome!  That was my intention.

A few months ago, however, I decided to focus on myself a little more...  To be a little selfish.  Who doesn't wish they could do that??  "Well," I figured, "What's stopping me?"  I decided that instead of starting a new post draft every time I had idea, I would reflect, journal, or meditate.  I wanted to focus more on listening to what others have to say and less on producing exciting and engaging blog posts.  There's so much stuff out there on the internet... about 99% of it is useless junk that no one wants to read.... I told myself, "Don't add to the junk!"

So what conclusions did I come to after all of this reflecting???

I've come really. freaking. far.

It's been one year since I decided to conquer a life-long goal: run a marathon.  I had said years ago I wanted to do it but, to others, but I'm sure it seemed like "blah blah whatever." (Shut up, younger Wendy!  Less talking, more reflecting!)

Around the same time, I was starting to dislike meat again.  I had been pescetarian in college and just slowly started eating that way again.  Initially, I didn't dive in with the intention of being vegetarian or vegan, but it just sort of happened that way.  More and more of what I was reading and watching supported a vegan lifestyle... Celebs like Ellen, President Clinton, Lea Michele, and Zooey Descheunel (who isn't vegan anymore... blah) were making veganism a little more mainstream.

I also realized that health is a CHOICE.  Not some roulette wheel where you either are one of the lucky healthy ones, or you aren't.  Being balanced and healthy is something that EVERYONE has control over, barring a few extreme circumstances.  EXTREME circumstances.  99% of us have control.

So here I am, one year later.  I ran not only my marathon, but also two half marathons.  I did my first sprint triathlon a few weeks ago.  I'm about half way through a Bikram Yoga challenge, which is AMAZING!!  And, I've been vegan the whole time.

That's one BAMF'n year.

So what now?  What does the next year hold for me?  Hopefully more of the same...

All I can say now is that I realize I'm on a journey bigger than I ever thought, I'm capable of more than I ever knew, and I finally know what it is to be truly 100% happy.

So... sorry, I'm not sorry I haven't been blogging.

What does the next year hold for you?  How are YOU going to TAKE CONTROL?  What will it take to put you back in charge of your body, your health, and your life?