Have you ever said to yourself, "someday I'll lose weight," or maybe "someday I'll travel," or "someday I'll _______"? Fill in the blank with whatever you've said you'll do 'someday'.
For me, 'someday' was/is I'll lose weight, go dancing, have a clean house, etc etc etc. Years ago I was thinking these types of things...I wanted to be a nicer, more caring and considerate person...'someday'. I wanted to get into meditation...'someday'. I wanted to not be afraid to be who I really am around other people...'someday'. Heck, I wanted to have a cat enclosure...'someday'.
I had read plenty of motivational books over the years, and they all talked about how you need to start doing things...take that first step. And while I understood that intellectualling, it still didn't sink into this brain of mine. And then one day it really dawned on me. 'someday' will never come - it will always stay in the future. If I want to be a certain way (i.e. more confident, self-assured, etc) or do something (have that cat enclosure, meditate, etc)...I need to start doing it NOW!! If I don't start doing it now, someday will never come! Same with losing weight...if I want to be a healthy weight, it has to start now.
So I built a cat enclosure. I'd never used the tools before and had NO idea of how to go about making one. Part of what I had to do was make a box type thing to set into one small area. I worked diligently on it. As soon as I was done with the frame, I stood back to look proudly on what I made...and started laughing instead. It wobbled horribly! So, I undid it all and redid it. This time it worked out (I learned from my previous one on how to do it).
I started meditating. I have audio tapes that help me with visualization meditations, which are the type that I like best at this point in my life. When possible, I try to get into nature - spend the day in the yard - as that is a form of meditation for me. I learned how to breath, which has helped me greatly when my anxiety kicks in.
I got a new job I LOVE!! It was very scary to go for it but I am SO glad I did! It has positively changed my life so much and in so many ways. Leaving the 'known' was very difficult for me, however my last job wasn't the life I wanted to live. I had to carry around a courage talisman with me all the time to help remind me to have the courage to go for it.
Specially as I age, I want to be healthy. As I am overweight and out of shape, focusing on this became a priority. So I started working out and joined Weight Watchers ('someday' I wanted to eat more nutritionally). This is still in the beginning stages, however I'm already feeling better physically.
I find the main difficulty with being the way I want to be and living the way I want to live is maintaining the attitude. I've been conditioned for so long to be the other way. Being as I want to be and living as I want to live doesn't happen overnight. But like any program, I just have to take it a day at a time.
So as if this moment, BE the way you want to be, LIVE the way you want to live. If you don't do it now, someday will never come.
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