Resolutions you can live with. How to actuate self care.
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How are
everyone’s resolutions going? Often by
the second week of January a lot of people are struggling with an "all or nothing”
concept with their resolutions. By now,
you may have found that “I will eat no white bread” or "I will do yoga every day”
becomes difficult in the face of all the things you have to do in a day.
If Monday comes and goes and you ate a load of
doughnuts for breakfast because someone brought them to the board meeting at
work, maybe you think tomorrow you can start eating healthily again, because
today you blew it.
Maybe you decided
to quit smoking and you were very nearly run off the road on your way home from
work, so you went by the convenience store and bought a pack of cigarettes. One
last pack and you’ll be done.
Or you
skipped your trip to the gym this morning because you just didn’t sleep well last
night, so maybe you decide to start back next week.
There are so
many false starts with resolutions. I
used to see them as failures. And I
would have to find a new start time, a new start date. Something that made sense in my head: tomorrow, next Monday, maybe even next year, I would try again.
Here is the
thing: right NOW is what matters. Your very
next breath, your very next action. The
very next bite of food you put in your mouth is a chance to make a healthy
choice. You don’t have to scrap the
whole day because you chose doughnuts this morning. You don’t have to finish that pack of cigarettes.
You can still go to the gym today.
The
idea that your actions have to line up with a calendar start date or time can
just be a form of procrastination. There
is no good reason to not live in the now as far as your health goes.
The very
next thing you put in your mouth is an opportunity to nurture your being.
There is
also a chance here to be your own adult: to be your own parent.
There is a
tiny voice inside all of us that tells us, "I deserve a pile of brownies” or “I
deserve to sleep in.” Think of that voice as if it were your three year old self telling
you he/she deserved to eat a pile of brownies rather than eat his/her
vegetables, or sit around and play video games rather than go outside and play
and get some fresh air.
If you begin to
think of yourself as a person you genuinely need to nurture and care for, then it
begins to become startlingly clear: what you really deserve is to exercise and
to eat healthily. You deserve to nurture
yourself.
When you
begin, changes are uncomfortable at first.
When you tell yourself “I deserve this” it may seem to your inner three
year old that you are punishing yourself.
So change the dialog ever so slightly, and whatever you do, do not bribe
that inner three year old with unhealthy treats.
Try:
“I deserve to nourish my body with healthful
choices.”
“I deserve
to feel happy about myself and take care of my body.”
“I am worthy
of healthful choices and mindful living.”
“Every
moment is a new opportunity to nourish my being.”
Pretty soon
you will convince yourself as well as that inner three year old that YOU ARE
WORTHY OF NOURISHMENT AND HEALTHFUL CHOICES.
Self love and self care will begin
to seem like less of a chore and more of a gift to yourself.
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