My Blog: Why be Normal

Raising the Bar on Normal

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:46:17 -1000

Hi, I’m Colette Gaceta and I have a question for you? Are you normal? Do you like being normal? I personally think normal sucks. It is quite normal to be not very healthy, not wealthy and not have good relationships. That is certainly not what I want to strive for. So I am raising the bar on normal, at least for me, but what I would like is for others to join me. If enough of us do it, normal’s going to be a whole lot better, and it’s going to be way better for you. So subscribe to my blog at ColetteGaceta.com or my You Tube channel. I’ll have regular posts about being happier. Being healthier, wealthier and having better relationships. Together we’ll raise the bar on normal and make it better for everyone. Don’t be normal, your life can be so much better!

Normal Sucks

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:17:43 -1000

Hi, I’m Colette Gaceta and today I’d like to share with you my thoughts on being normal. I think normal sucks, so I strive for something better. So much so that I wrote a book about it titled: Why Be Normal...Your Life Can Be So Much Better. To me it’s not just a book, it’s a game plan for life. Most people say things like: “that’s normal” and most people go around saying life sucks. That’s not what I want to say. I want to say, life’s great, life’s good. Somedays are bad days but I learn from them and overcome and make it better. I don’t want to walk around saying; “life sucks.” I want to say; “Normal sucks and I’m looking for something better.”

I’m a registered nurse and I get to see sick people all the time. They think being sick is normal. A great example is having high blood pressure. It’s really normal now to be in your 30s now, in your 30s, 40s and 50s, and be diagnosed with high blood pressure and go on medication. Your doctor may say, “you have high blood pressure and that is normal for someone your age. You can try exercising or dieting, but we have medication for it.” Then people say, OK, it’s normal to have high blood pressure, I’ll just take the medication. Some may even try exercising for a little while but they don’t put too much effort into it because it’s normal to have high blood pressure, and they just accept it. I say, “oh hell no, no, no, no, no!” If my doctor says I have high blood pressure I am not living right. I am not enjoying life enough. I need to do something different so that my blood pressure is not so high, because high blood pressure is related to stress. So if you have high blood pressure you are not enjoying life enough. Go looking for something better. Most people are normal, will take their medication and say that their blood pressure is fine. It’s fine because they take medication.

Most people think it’s ok to hate their job. It’s just normal to hate your job. There are people out there who love their job. They wake up in the morning looking forward to what they are going to do. There are people who say; “life sucks, the world is dangerous.” Then there are people who are not normal who think life is great, and that the world is safe and life is good. That is what I strive for because I want something better. There are people who worry about money and how they are going to afford to retire. Then they don’t do much about it because it is normal to worry about money, and not have enough money when you retire. Then there are those people who are not normal and decide they are not going to be in that boat. They decide to do something about it, learn about money, retirement and how to be financially free. I say if Social Security has money for me when I retire that’s just extra, like frosting on the cake.

Normal sucks. For most people normal is their comfort zone. They hang around with other people who complain and say; “that’s just normal” and life does end up sucking for them. Of course I want something better, so I keep looking for those people who are not doing what other’s are doing. I say, “I want to be like you”. I want to be like them, so I keep trying different things. That is what I am hoping to share with you, to keep you looking for something better. Something that’s not normal, but inspiring and makes your life better. Something that makes you look forward to getting up in the morning, and has you going to bed with a smile on your face. Because, you know, I said it all in the title of my book: Why Be Normal...Your Life Can Be So Much Better. Please join me and keep looking for something better. Make it a goal to enjoy your life.

New Year’s Resolutions

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 12:02:11 -1000

It’s 2012. Happy New Year! I am ready for a fantastic year, I hope you are too. Let’s talk about New Year’s Resolutions. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? But more importantly, have you broken them? Have you given up on them and gotten all upset? That’s what we end up doing. That’s what’s normal, and this year I want to do stuff that’s not normal. I want to do something better, and I welcome you to join me.

Let’s think about our New Year’s resolutions. Mine of course is always to loose weight. As much as I am a sexy, curvaceous, goddess, I’d like to be a smaller version of the sexy, curvaceous, goddess that I am. I know a lot of you have great New Year’s resolutions, but, is that working for you? Let’s think about that. I want to loose weight, some of you want to quit smoking, or quit gambling, or give up certain things. Think about that: “I want to give this up, I want to quit this, I don’t want to do that.” It doesn’t sound very fun. It certainly doesn’t sound better. So how can we take our New Year’s resolutions and make them better? Well, find a better reason to do it. In life it’s not so much what you do, but why you do it. Any time you say: I should..., I have to.., you slouch and want to say ehwwwww. When you say; I want to..., I’m looking forward to..., I’m excited about..., you stand taller, you are move alive. When you make your New Year’s resolutions, make them alive. Make them fun. Something to look forward to.

So if you want to quit smoking, don’s say “I have to quit smoking cause it’s killing me, it’s expensive, it stinks.” Make it: “I want to quit smoking so I can have all that extra money to do something fun, and go on a vacation. Or buy but something nice. And I want to be healthy.” Think about that. Take your New Year’s resolution and take the “should” out and say, I’m excited about...I want to...

My resolution is, I want to loose weight because I want to feel so much better. Being this weight isn’t as energetic and exciting as I’d like it to be. I’d like to wear some really cute clothes. I like cute. I like bright colors. I like fun. So I am looking forward to having more energy, feeling great and going dancing in really cute clothes. And wearing high heel shoes. I love cute, high heel shoes. When you are big, it really hurts your feet to wear high heels. So what I did. I need reminders. There are lots of reminders that work against us, like I had a rough day, maybe I’ll eat something to make myself feel better. I want reminders of why I’m doing this, why I want to feel good. So I bought a little something to remind me why I want to be smaller. Why I want to be sexier. It’s a really cute set of bras. I am going to hang them in my room to remind me that when I loose weight they are going to fit me and it will be really fun. You should see them. They are pink and yellow. The pink one is one of my favorite colors, and it has white hearts, gold happy faces and yellow peace signs on it. It is like the bra made for me. It makes me so happy. When it fits me I’ll model it. Woo hoo!!!

So find a fun reason to achieve your resolution. Go buy some fun bras if you want to. Especially all you guys out there. Hee hee Make achieving your resolution something fun to look forward to. The good thing is that you are going to feel good. You’re going to say; “I did that. I did that, and it feels good.” That allows you to do other things you want to do. Instead of saying “Oh yeah. Another New Year’s resolution I broke. I’m such a looser.” You’ll be saying “no, I did this and I’m going to do other things. All these things on my list I’ve been wanting to do.”

So start with one. Make a good reason. Make a list that you can read to yourself everyday of the good reasons you want to achieve your New Year’s resolution. Please let me know how it’s going for you (Colette@ColetteGaceta.com), because I’m all about; Why be Normal...Your Life Can Be So Much Better. Make a good New Year’s resolution, make your life better, be proud of yourself and make 2012 a fantastic year.

How’s Normal Working for You?

Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:10:33 -1000

You may be normal, but how’s that working for you?
Did you know it is normal to have a headache or backache. It is normal to be on medication for high blood pressure. Hey, it’s becoming normal to be on antidepressants. It is normal to complain about your spouse, family, children, neighbors etc. It is normal to wake up and count how many hours until you’re finished work. It is normal to live paycheck to paycheck. It is normal to be tired and need coffee to wake up. It is normal to have a rough day and need a drink to relax. It is normal to not know if you’ll have enough money to retire, and worry whether the government will have enough for you. It is normal to worry about money, relationships and health.

What isn’t normal, is to be healthy, wealthy and happy. Really!!! Many people judge the success in their lives by what they own, how they look, what they do for a living, who their friends are, where they’ve been, and what people think about them. That my friends is normal. So, how is normal working for you? Are you healthy, wealthy and happy? No! Then I invite you join my little revolution and say : “Why be normal, life can be so much better!”

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Dare to want something better!
Colette

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The above photo is of the beach near my home in Hawaii. My sister and I set up our not so normal office to get a little bit of work done. The “normal” people were all out working or doing what ever, so we had this beautiful beach all to our selves. It made not being normal a wonderful thing.