Since I’m just back from Charleston, South Carolina, I’m sharing one of my favorite blogs from the past. How do you think that the experience of eating a piece of cake will make you feel? Yes, I know it will feel good, but be specific. Satisfied? Content? Comforted? Connected with others who are eating it? Loved? Overeating is often an attempt to find the love you crave and fill the void you are feeling in your heart and soul with food. It is looking in the wrong place to feel satisfied, content, comforted, connected, and loved. What if you could easily get the feelings you really want from eating that piece of cake without ever having to lift a bite to your mouth? What if the feelings were more delicious than any piece of cake could possibly be? And what if those feelings inspired action that made your wellness goals faster, easier, and more fun to achieve? Hard to believe I know. But would you be willing to give it a try? Would you be willing to spend just a few minutes a day to get it? Would you be willing to look for and notice the changes you are experiencing so you can keep building on your success? Would you be willing to let it be that simple? If so, keep reading! Now imagine yourself having achieved your wellness goal. How does that feel? (Remember, be specific and feel it right now!) It might be something like: “Being 30 pounds lighter makes me feel confident. It makes me feel attractive. It makes me feel strong and beautiful. It feels invigorating and it makes me want to give my workout my all. It feels satisfying to slip on my jeans and have them be comfortable, and to know that I look good. It feels […]
The Missing Link to Getting the Body You Want
Action is a tricky thing. There’s a lot of advice out there saying you have to jump into action to spur the forces of the Universe to work on your behalf. And that’s kinda sorta true. It is true that you will never get fit sitting on your sofa. But, why are some people joyfully working out and some feel unmotivated to get off the sofa? Because the momentum for action begins way before the moment comes to get off the sofa and just do it. There is a build up of energy from thoughts, emotions, and beliefs behind the action or inaction. And willpower alone is often not enough to break out of the energetic rut you have created. For instance, if you have spent a heck of a lot of time thinking about how much you hate exercise, you hate sweating, you hate your body, you hate how your body feels when it moves, etc., etc., getting up off the sofa will take Herculean effort. Not doing the internal work to shift this existing energetic momentum is one reason why so many diet and exercise programs fail. This is the missing link to getting the body you want. When you think about the underlying principle that “Energy Attracts Like Energy” (also known at the Law of Attraction), being overly focused on where you are—or where you have been—just keeps summoning similar experiences, situations, and people so that your results never seem to change. In other words, you don’t have the mental and physical energy to get off the sofa or maintain your action if you are able to get started–even if you desperately want to. This can lead to frustration, disillusionment, and even giving up […]
Is Action Always the Answer?
Action is a tricky thing. There’s a lot of advice out there saying you have to jump into action to spur the forces of the Universe to work on your behalf. And that’s kinda sorta true. It is true that you will never get fit sitting on your sofa. But, why are some people joyfully working out and some feel unmotivated to get off the sofa? Because the momentum for action begins way before the moment comes to get off the sofa and just do it. There is a build up of energy from thoughts, emotions, and beliefs behind the action or inaction. And willpower alone is often not enough to break out of the energetic pattern you have created. For instance, if you have spent a heck of a lot of time thinking about how much you hate exercise, you hate sweating, you hate your body, you hate how your body feels when it moves, etc., etc., getting up off the sofa will take Herculean effort. Not doing the internal work to shift this existing energetic momentum is why so many diet and exercise programs fail. When you think about the underlying principle that “Energy Attracts Like Energy” (also known at the Law of Attraction), being overly focused on where you are—or where you have been—just keeps summoning similar experiences, situations, and people so that your results never seem to change. In other words, you just don’t have the mental and physical energy to get off the sofa or maintain your action if you are able to get started–even if you desperately want to. This can lead to frustration, disillusionment, and even giving up on achieving your goals. How do you begin to slow […]
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