December 13 – Action
When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?
(Author: Scott Belsky)
Bitch, Bitch, Bitch
"You sound like a chronic!" my mother would say. She was referring to a chronic complainer. How demoralizing it is to be aware and unable to change. "Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional." Yet another little reminder that speaks to the agony of inertia. Man what a drag to know you need to lose weight but keep on eating. Save money, but keep on spending. It just erodes away at your self esteem if not more. It is deeply painful to not be able to launch. What does one do? Start. Just start. Don't look to the end - focus on the beginning. A friend tells me if you do something for 21 days you have a new habit. I think it is somewhere closer to 90 but spending much time on wondering is counterproductive to the START.
Thinking about it is a beginning. Vocalizing it is yet another step. Just doing these things are profoundly powerful. Not following up with action is supremely frustrating. How to start? Any means necessary!
My aspiration is t lose some damn weight. I am not waiting until the magical day. The first of the year is not as powerful as right now. Putting things off until later, even with the best intentions is reiterating to my psyche that I am not ready! It has never worked. Now is all we have.
I have the supplies in the house - ingredients to start. This morning I am making myself a healthy breakfast. Juicing some carrots celery and cucumber and maybe later some steel-cut oats.
Sam's advice: There really is no better time than the present. Shit or get off the pot. Accept where you are and enjoy it or GET ON WITH IT! If i put half the time into DOING something (make that anything) about it (whatever it is...) as I do complaining, worrying and beating myself up about not doing something, these burdens would be memories.
When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step?
(Author: Scott Belsky)
Bitch, Bitch, Bitch
"You sound like a chronic!" my mother would say. She was referring to a chronic complainer. How demoralizing it is to be aware and unable to change. "Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional." Yet another little reminder that speaks to the agony of inertia. Man what a drag to know you need to lose weight but keep on eating. Save money, but keep on spending. It just erodes away at your self esteem if not more. It is deeply painful to not be able to launch. What does one do? Start. Just start. Don't look to the end - focus on the beginning. A friend tells me if you do something for 21 days you have a new habit. I think it is somewhere closer to 90 but spending much time on wondering is counterproductive to the START.
Thinking about it is a beginning. Vocalizing it is yet another step. Just doing these things are profoundly powerful. Not following up with action is supremely frustrating. How to start? Any means necessary!
My aspiration is t lose some damn weight. I am not waiting until the magical day. The first of the year is not as powerful as right now. Putting things off until later, even with the best intentions is reiterating to my psyche that I am not ready! It has never worked. Now is all we have.
I have the supplies in the house - ingredients to start. This morning I am making myself a healthy breakfast. Juicing some carrots celery and cucumber and maybe later some steel-cut oats.
Sam's advice: There really is no better time than the present. Shit or get off the pot. Accept where you are and enjoy it or GET ON WITH IT! If i put half the time into DOING something (make that anything) about it (whatever it is...) as I do complaining, worrying and beating myself up about not doing something, these burdens would be memories.
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