But what about me?

When our life changes our schedules can get thrown for a loop. Suddenly we find ourselves with more responsibilities, more choices, more wonderful and exciting things to do, but with no more time in which to do them. Our calendar fills up and we get overly busy.

Of course, something has to go. Unfortunately the first thing to go is usually us; the time we spend on our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is way to easy to just skip our meditation this one time, which turns into two then three. It's convenient to skip the run today and gain the extra time in our busy life; and tomorrow it's even easier. Then we skip our prayer time 'just this once' because we just don't have time today, or the next day, or the next. Soon we aren't doing anything to take care of ourselves.

The dichotomy of this is that, at first, we have more time to finish all the things on our to-do list, but within a very short time we actually end up getting less done. We skipped these activities and ran ourselves dry so now we just don't have as much creativity or energy to complete the things on our to-do lists. More important is the fact that we won't be enjoying ourselves anymore either.

Instead of an exciting adventure, our journey becomes something to 'get through' so we can have time to breathe, relax and enjoy ourselves. We lose sight of why we are doing this and get totally caught up in the how and when. But if we can just continue to take care of ourselves we can stay balanced and enjoy the journey along the way. We will do better and get more done in less time, having more energy and a zest for life.

Action: Do something today that nourishes you physically, emotionally or spiritually. Repeat every day this week. You can do the same thing every day or something different, just be kind to the person who is responsible for your happiness.

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Veggies vs. Ice Cream

We’ve all heard it and we’ve experienced it. When we eat an ice cream sundae for dinner we just don’t feel as good as if we’d eaten a well rounded meal with a big serving of veggies. Oh, it was fun, and we certainly enjoyed ourselves. But our bodies know the difference.

While we can do something like this once in a while and it won’t have a great impact on our health, imagine doing it every day; a candy bar for breakfast, some donuts and a soda for lunch, followed up by that big banana split for dinner. How do you think you’d feel by the end of the day? The end of the week? And what about your energy levels? Your ability to think creatively and clearly? They would all go down the drain.

I realize you know that and, generally speaking, you probably eat fairly well. But what do you read? What did you watch on television last week? What are you listening to on the radio? The same way that food affects our bodies, other things affect our thinking. The things we watch and listen to affect the way we think. The little messages seep inside our minds and shift our focus toward them.

So when you read a romance novel and the hero is a perfect man you begin to expect that in your spouse. When you watch a show where the wealthy people are all selfish and mean you begin to believe it yourself. And when you watch people living in unfortunate circumstances and never rising above it, you begin to believe that’s the way things are.

But, when you read a story of triumph, when you watch someone succeed, and when you listen to an inspirational speaker, you begin to believe that as well.

The choice is yours, ice cream or veggies?

Action: Choose one book, one audio and one video that you can read, watch and listen to for the next couple of weeks. Then spend your free time nourishing your mind and your spirit.

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Have you perfected your whine yet?

When you regularly attend events that focus on a particular topic you start to run into the same people over and over. After just a couple meetings (and sometimes one is all it takes) you can already start to tell who will never achieve their goals. It's those people who have perfected their whine.

They have a long sad story about why their life is the way it is. They have a list of things they tried (usually just once) that didn't work. And they have an endless to-do list that doesn't allow them the time to use the techniques they've learned.

But...they can give you all the sports scores from the last week. They can tell you everyone who was on Dancing with the Stars and they can give you the play-by-play from the latest reality show. They've read the latest beach book and they can sing this week's number one hit.

So why aren't they successful? It's about how they view themselves and what they do with their time. When you want your life to be different you must become the person who would live that life. You will most likely have to change the way you think and the way you act. You will take responsibility for your life and the choices you make.

The good news is that you're already on your way! If you're reading this then you are certainly filling your time and your mind with positive thoughts and ideas that will lead you forward. You are taking the reins and making over your world, turning into one you will truly enjoy.

Action: Monitor what you watch, read and listen to. Screen carefully and only allow in those things that move you closer to being the person you want to be, the person who can live the life you want to live.


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