Cultivate Kaisen

Cultivate Kaisen is a japanese term which basically means to always be working towards improvement. I am actively trying to better myself as a person every day. I have been working on a plan that allows me to incorporate practices and exercises geared towards improving yourself in my every day life. I have focused on exercising my mind by learning/brushing up on my french, reading more often, listening to ted talks more frequently, and playing mind puzzles on lumosity. I have also been exercising my body by taking 4-8 dance classes a week and I have been trying to always have a craft or sewing project going on to express my creativity. I feel that sometimes I let things get away from and have been pushing myself to stay on top of these things, but find that I run out of time. Morphing into my adult self seems to be a challenge. I keep finding myself in situations where I would rather stay home and work on one of the many things I listed instead of going out and spending time with my friends. I know that social time is also really important, especially for an extrovert like me, but I can't help but have that feeling that I would rather stay in then go out. There are probably many reasons for me having this feeling. I still don't have too many friends here in Portland, it's winter now which means it's really cold out, I'd rather not spend the money, this list goes on.... Anyways, right now in my life I am trying to find the balance of every day self improvement, spending time with friends, and all the other things going on in my life.