Watcha waitin' for?

As each day goes by and no changes are made, you have to ask yourself, "WHAT are you waiting for?"  No fairy godmother is going to fly down to wave a magic wand to turn you into the person you want to be.  There is no instant lottery of weight loss which you're going to hit to get you past the daily work that needs to be done.

You find yourself waking up morning after morning, having made no or possibly minimal progress.  What gets you motivated?  Is it a special occasion, a special person, a special season?  These momentary motivators work temporarily for some.  They do not move me at all.  Ideally, we  should be making changes for our ongoing comfort and health, so that we can meet the demands of daily life with ease and have physical and inner reserves for the difficult times.  In the end, we are the ones that have to live with our physical selves.  Do you want it to get in your way or, like a child, move with no barriers?  It seems to be an easy choice.

Today, be aware of how you feel as you tackle what needs to be done.  If you're not happy, take a deep breath and . . .

BE THANKFUL FOR THE NEW DAY YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

TAKE COMFORT IN YOUR OWN STRENGTH.

It's there, waiting for you to recognize it.

FIND YOUR POWER FROM KNOWING

THAT YOU ARE BLESSED BECAUSE

YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

It's a new day.  Go to it!  Salud!

Take a break!

OMG!  There's so much to do in every moment of every day!  It seems endless.  Rightly so because it is endless.  We have so many chores and choices.  There seems to be no time to take a break.

It's true.  If we take care of every task we supposedly need to handle, follow every thought, every whim, there is no time.  But, a break is crucial to our mental and physical health.  It is up to us to create that moment for ourselves.  For me, the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night are the easiest. 

In the morning, before I launch myself towards my laptop, I am now stopping to say, "Good morning" to myself and "thank you" for the new day, take one long head-to-toe stretch, and think about the overall direction I'm taking for the day.  It takes all of 73 seconds.  Why it feels like such a chunk of time to take out I don't know, but it blesses and brings sense to a day-long run of all that has to be squeezed into the hours between waking and sleeping. 

In the evening, instead of just collapsing into bed, I find that taking a few seconds to give thanks for the day helps me settle down more easily.  Congratulating myself for all that I tackled during the day counteracts any dissatisfaction I'm feeling with what's left to be done.  (Realistically, is everything ever all done?)  Also, making a list of whatever pops into my head for the next day helps quiet my mind.  

Taking time like this needs conscious effort at first.  But, I know, although I haven't experienced it yet, that eventually these will become habits that fit seamlessly into the day.

Today,

TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF!

Try it.  You'll like it.

Salud!