At what cost?

Giving attention is easy ... at first.
Then resistance kicks in ... unless you're enjoying yourself.
Then what?
How do you act?
Energy follows intent.
So stay and pay the price, or leave and pay the price.
What price? Enjoyment!

"Hello! Hello! Hello!"

"What's going on 'ere then?"
Curiosity!
A desire to know.
And once we know, then what?
We can't unknow.
We can only decide whether for us it's worth knowing.
And only you know that!

Attention is everything!

Whether it's given freely or grabbed.
Each individual controls where his or her attention remains focused.
If we don't like something,
we can refocus,
on things we do like,
including the absence of something,
which is an essential quality of it.

 

Don't kid yourself!

You can't anyway.
Our bodies never lie!
We know and feel the truth ... our truth.
We just have to admit it ... firstly, to ourselves.
Then to others, as part of a declaration of change.
Therein lies the road to a better future.
Permit yourself to know and speak your truth.

Repairing the damage.

I've abused my body for long enough! It's time to take better care of it.
How will I know when I'm doing this?
I'll feel better.
What does this involve?
Better eating habits.
More exercise.
Seeing and feeling my body change, so it will willingly do what I ask of it.

No! I want the truth.

However seemingly unpalatable.
I can always look at things a different way.
A way that feels better.
Not to avoid the truth.
To change my thinking.
There's always another perspective, another way.
I just have to find it. What is it?

Make that change!

Knowing the truth, don't wait, make the change!
You know it makes sense.
You can feel it.
Do it now!
A whole new future then unfolds.
One in which you control what happens.
Forget about what others think or say, do this for yourself.

Thank the truth-teller!

Reject lies.
Know the truth about yourself.
It may feel uncomfortable for a while.
But it's the only way to grow.
And you want to improve, right?
To be better than before.
So thank the 'truth-teller' - whoever, or whatever, that may be!

Tempted again?

It will never stop!
So why not change your attitude?
You can feel good,
by deciding your attitude.
Ask yourself, do I really want this? What will it give me?
What might I want instead?
Accept either answer and delight in it!

Rejecting rejection!

If we do this - reject rejection -
We violate ourselves!
These are strong words I know.
Yet rejecting what we dislike is a fundamental right and necessity.
We must practice it consciously
To establish, maintain and refine our ability to do so.
Only when our No is strong does our truth emerge.

No choice but to accept?

Not true!
There's always a choice.
Consequences will differ.
Someone may be upset or offended.
That someone could even be you,
If you don't make the right choice for yourself.
So accept who and how you are, then choose.

What are the consequences of my choices?

No idea?
Time to find out.
How can we feel good about ourselves
If we don't know the consequences of our choices?
Imagine ...
Then care.
Then act.

Are you good at choosing and asking for what you want?

Does this depend on what we mean by good? No!
We know what 'good' means in this context.
We can feel how good we are at this.
So, can you choose?
And ask?
Choosing is one thing. Asking is another!
And can you accept no as an answer?

What choices do you make?

Positive ones?
Choices that improve your life?
Choices that make you feel better?
Choices that take you in the direction you want to go?
Or do some choices find you confused and uncertain?
Do you think things through and expect the unexpected?
Are you prepared?

Are you grateful for your body?

The size and shape of your body are choices.
Gratitude is also choice.
A feeling. A gift.
An act.
An attitude.
A responsibility.
A permit.

What is your gratitude permitting?

So many choices!

We always have choice.
Including our attitude to what is.
And how we're feeling.
How can that be?
Because we have free will.
What we choose is our responsibility. No-one else's.
Are you enjoying your choices ... and their effects?

No choice but to face temptation!

Biscuits, cake, bread, chocolate
All present in abundance this weekend
Lovingly brought by workshop delegates for shared meals
All resisted by me
Without the feeling of missing out
Temptation tamed!
Yes.

Work in progress

I haven't yet reached my target weight.
My sub-conscience has a lot to say about that! Does yours?
I can see and feel where I'm carrying my extra fat.
My task is to shed it!
I will do this, and I'm well on the way.
I weigh myself every day
And accept that it's taking time ... but it's happening!

Forgive yourself - release guilt and blame.

Guilt and blame are not helpful.
Except as indicators that the past (an old habit?) still has a hold on you.
Feeling good right now, every new moment, is all that matters.
Anything motivated by, or resulting in, guilt or blame is wrong. Don't do it!
Be responsible.
Accountable for all your actions.
Therein lies freedom - freedom to choose who and how you are!

Do you accept who and how you are?

If not,
what do you want to do about it?
How will that make you feel?
What's stopping you?
See yourself how you are and how you'd like to be.
Forget what you think others might think.
And make that change.

Is this a habit? Is it healthy?

Habits aren't necessarily 'bad'.
Some are 'good'.
E.g. thinking 'good feeling' thoughts.
Think your 'best' thought (about what you're eating, and the consequences)
And you won't go far 'wrong'.
Boy! What a lot of ''''''!
But you know what I mean, yeah?

Are you healthy?

Being unhealthy is not fun.
To be healthy we need to be alert.
Find and feel your own healthy balance.
And stick to it.
Explore and expand your repertoire by all means.
But don't overdo it.
There will be consequences, either way!

What do I expect?

When I don't stick to my diet,
How can I expect not to put on weight?
I love food.
It nourishes me.
Up to the point of excess.
Then it's my responsibility to stop.
Each and every time I'm faced with food.

There's more to me than meets the eye!

I am not just my weight and shape.
We all have ideas about weight and shape.
How these ideas make us feel is up to us.
They do not have to determine how we act, unless they do.
Then what?
What are we going to do about it?
I-dent-it-Y?

Accept good things from the abundance that is life!

Life is abundant.
It's amazing.
Why then do we sometimes feel 'bad' or 'down'?
Why can't we "snap out of it"?
Well-being is our birthright, but we've got to want it.
Breathe, move, make sound.
Walk in nature ... feel its abundance ... and align with it.

Who cares?

If you don't care about yourself and your appearance,
It's doubtful others will, for long, unless they have to.
Why should they ...
If you can't be bothered?
It's time to take stock.
How do you want to be?
Are you sure?

Whose help do you need?

The gym I go to has expert, free help available all the time, which is great!
They're always willing to offer new ideas and ways to exercise.
Then I have to value myself and my body enough to follow their suggestions.
Generally, I do.
Though, returning today after Christmas and a cold, to three sessions a week was a little tough.
But hey, I'm worth it!
Aren't you?

What can you give up?

I no longer eat sweet biscuits and cake at work.
I eat fruit instead.
I also like raw veg.
Cutting out high-calorie snacks is the key.
Preparing raw veg takes a little more effort than buying fruit.
But it's worth it.
To be healthy.

Giving your body gifts!

Everything you eat or drink is a gift to your body,
'good' or 'bad'!
Feel good about all the gifts you give your body,
not just some of them.
They all count,
so weigh up each and every one,
before they become part of you.

Curious about calories?

A Pre-SI unit of food energy.
Replaced (really?) by Joules.
Each one becoming part of us.
So, how many do you need?
How big do you want to be?
Check the label.
I do.

Starting again?

So here we are ...
At the beginning of another New Year, 2012.
I'm feeling good about the year ahead, excited about my plans.
Particularly my resolution to continue to take good care of my body.
We can all be healthy, if we want.
We need to be careful though.
Trusting our ability to be well ... rejecting all that prevents this.