When I think about someone who is the epitome of “the muscle” of the operation, the first one that comes to mind is Mr. T. I pity the fool who doesn’t recognize the value that beast added to his team. Yes, yes, the operation needs the brains behind it and the beauty to distract the others. But it’s the muscle who has to move out in front to get the job done.
Great groups have that muscle. The tank and the cannon. The football lineman. Bad cop, to back up good cop. Peppermint Patty.
The same holds true for the team consisting of all your body parts. Without the muscle, you’re simply not going anywhere. Physically, that is. The muscles of your body move your bones. Without them, you literally would be Jell-O heap of skin, bones and guts.
Fortunately, it’s relatively simple to honor and take care of your muscles. But before I give you a concise two-part checklist of tactics for doing so, I need to sidetrack just a little bit to talk about disabilities that compromise muscle usage.
All people are born with muscles, but muscles don’t work the same for all people. Muscle function depends on the signaling of the nervous system, which depends on the conducting of those signals between the brain and the body via the spine. Injuries to the spinal cord, brain or nerves can cause muscle dysfunction and failure. Examples range from Christopher Reeve’s spinal injury which left him severely paralyzed and contributed to his premature death, to a stroke victim’s facial paralysis. One the result of a violent impact, the other the results of a microscopic blood vessel bursting.
This is all to point out the delicate balance and dependant relationship of all the systems and functions of our body parts. As I go on to talk about muscles in a moment, I’m doing so within the context of teaching able-bodied people simple ways of maintaining their muscles for health and wellness in everyday life. I didn’t want to move on with the writing without taking a moment to pay homage to all the other parts of some people which can and do step in to compensate when muscles just aren’t available to get a job done. The brains, the beauty, the heart, the spirit, the communication, the experiences and the lessons brought to others.
Muscle, when you’ve got good control of it, should be most appreciated. When you don’t have muscles to call in, you rely on your other team members. The sharp shooters and quarterbacks and detectives all matter. And Linus. He mattered a lot.
Pick One Thing: Your Muscles
~~ Feed them well. They like protein. Most people should aim for an average of .8 grams of protein per pound of body weight, per day. People with a lot of muscle or who use a lot of muscle need even more. Many bodybuilders eat three times that amount. Choose clean and natural proteins. Animal meats are fine, eggs and dairy are fine, and nuts too, but a mix of foods in moderation is always a great idea.
~~ Move them in big ways, often. Modern man sits a lot. Evolutionary physiologists are warning us that this could be a big problem. Our bodies evolved over tens of thousands of years in situations that required frequent, vigorous, continued movement. Now we sit in our cars, in our offices, on our sofas, and at our computers, most of most days. We need muscle to be healthy but we’re not going to get much by sitting around on our glutes and telling ourselves that 60 minutes at the gym three times a week should do the job.
Life. It should move you. Every day.
Stand, walk, run, bend, lift, skip, pick things up, carry things around, ride a bike, dig a garden. Get up right now and do something. If the glutes are resisting, channel your inner mohawk and get the job done.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Be Your Brain's Best Buddy
I picked this week's One Thing well in advance. I had it since last week, at least. But I have not gotten around to bloggin' about your noggin until mid-week. And I have a rushed post at that. I'm behind on thinking about and executing this project for the very reason I am writing it: I need to care for and honor my brain this week, in order to have some brain left to write in my blog about.
In other words, I haven't been practicing what I am about to be preaching. I don't know why not, it's so simple, really. In fact, I'm KEEPING it simple, for my brains's sake. What is it? What is the first cardinal rule I wan to share about the care and keeping of good brains? To help me remember it (a little brain trick here) I made it into a cheer/chant of sorts:
Give your brain a break!
Don't drain your brain!
Let it rest once in a while, won't you please?
Background for minds that want to know:
I've got a new gig writing health and fitness articles on the side. I picked a bunch of topics that are doing the OTHER thing for my brain that will keep it young and sharp--they are challenging it. I'm learning new stuff. I'm expanding my repertoire, and as I love doing that, I have taken on a bit more than I should have.
Now I am teetering on burnout, within just one week. And I'm behind on my other projects, some of which (like my blog) I also love. That's not a great feeling, and I have deadlines to meet as we speak. I'm furrowing my brow, possibly getting a headache, maybe even writer's block.
I find myself searching for a strategy or a word and then I get up for some tofu instead and wonder what the heck have I done? I'm supposed to be my brain's best friend this week, not its ruthless master. I trip over my sock, and it occurs to me that I have done is gone all out of balance.
One thing a brain really needs is someone to keep it balanced. It's a complex, highly valued organism, right? It needs a careful proprietor. Someone to keep it balanced by offering it stimulation and new ideas, and also down time and mindlessness. Oh, and....
...mindfulness. Ah ha! Eureka, my brain has done it for me again. It's calling out for me to be mindful. So, I am minding my time, minding my goals, and minding my brain, starting now. Won't you join me? Already my brain is happier. I have stopped rushing it and started listening to it.
Pick One Thing: Your Brain
We've got the brain's physical health covered in all the past discussion we've shared when we picked our Blood and our Heart. Conveniently, all the same stuff is great for the brain, because it's fueled by the same blood supply. In fact, you could say the brain is the king of all the body's messengers, sending and receiving and reading all the incoming news from your nerve endings, then interpreting and filing them, too. That's a lot of pathways. Keep them gleaming and open with regular habits that tend to your arteries, aortas and the whole circulation gang.
We might devote extra focus this week (and forever) on getting more fatty fish like salmon or tuna in our lives, or at least mercury-free fish oil (don't freak out, I found a great one that tastes okay, so if you want to know, just ask me). Choose more of the other Omega 3 sources, too--plant sources like soy, nuts and flaxseed are tasty and quick. That'll keep our brains lubed and oiled.
But there are two other primary aspects of caring for your brain that I want to really reinforce now. First, your brain will age like the other parts of you, so it does need exercise, like the other parts of you. Oxygen, good, however I mostly mean brain exercise of the thinking sort. Learning something new. Doing a puzzle. Trying stuff with your non-dominant hand. Go ahead. Write your name with your left hand, righties. You'll be adding to your brain's life. Plus it's fun.
According to experts, you should vary your activities and challenges throughout life to keep all the functions of your brain in tip-top shape. This is why people who have more fun learning new things all their life enter into their golden years with such vibrant brains. Alzheimer's is genetically predisposed, but there's a pile of ways to stave off its onset. Starting with fish and sticking with fun, feed and expand that brain.
Second, there are plenty of other experts who recommend a little of the opposite, as well. What happens to the brain of people who regularly meditate, for example? I'll tell you what--good things. They tend to be sharper and last longer. It seems the "checking out" is as important as the challenge. So take some time off with your brain. Show it around the woods or take in a silly movie with it. Put it down on a pillow, close your eyes, and dream of quiet stars and clouds for a few minutes.
Gaze at a sleeping baby. mmmmmm. (You know, that baby's brain is busy growing neurons like mad while those sweet fat cheeks turn rosy on the sheets. Your brain should be growing nothing but heartstrings and admiration. There's nothing you need to think of, at all, when you watch a baby sleep. like I said, mmmmmm.)
If your brain really were your best friend, what would you hope that it could do, on a regular basis? I bet your answer is something like: have fun, grow strong, enjoy beauty, find peace, be prepared, and accept and share lots of love.
Well, there you go. And here I go. The rest of the week is about balance for my buddy, my brain. It knows, as all best friends do, that it is never, ever too late to encourage me to make a change that sincerely benefits me.
In other words, I haven't been practicing what I am about to be preaching. I don't know why not, it's so simple, really. In fact, I'm KEEPING it simple, for my brains's sake. What is it? What is the first cardinal rule I wan to share about the care and keeping of good brains? To help me remember it (a little brain trick here) I made it into a cheer/chant of sorts:
Give your brain a break!
Don't drain your brain!
Let it rest once in a while, won't you please?
Background for minds that want to know:
I've got a new gig writing health and fitness articles on the side. I picked a bunch of topics that are doing the OTHER thing for my brain that will keep it young and sharp--they are challenging it. I'm learning new stuff. I'm expanding my repertoire, and as I love doing that, I have taken on a bit more than I should have.
Now I am teetering on burnout, within just one week. And I'm behind on my other projects, some of which (like my blog) I also love. That's not a great feeling, and I have deadlines to meet as we speak. I'm furrowing my brow, possibly getting a headache, maybe even writer's block.
I find myself searching for a strategy or a word and then I get up for some tofu instead and wonder what the heck have I done? I'm supposed to be my brain's best friend this week, not its ruthless master. I trip over my sock, and it occurs to me that I have done is gone all out of balance.
One thing a brain really needs is someone to keep it balanced. It's a complex, highly valued organism, right? It needs a careful proprietor. Someone to keep it balanced by offering it stimulation and new ideas, and also down time and mindlessness. Oh, and....
...mindfulness. Ah ha! Eureka, my brain has done it for me again. It's calling out for me to be mindful. So, I am minding my time, minding my goals, and minding my brain, starting now. Won't you join me? Already my brain is happier. I have stopped rushing it and started listening to it.
Pick One Thing: Your Brain
We've got the brain's physical health covered in all the past discussion we've shared when we picked our Blood and our Heart. Conveniently, all the same stuff is great for the brain, because it's fueled by the same blood supply. In fact, you could say the brain is the king of all the body's messengers, sending and receiving and reading all the incoming news from your nerve endings, then interpreting and filing them, too. That's a lot of pathways. Keep them gleaming and open with regular habits that tend to your arteries, aortas and the whole circulation gang.
We might devote extra focus this week (and forever) on getting more fatty fish like salmon or tuna in our lives, or at least mercury-free fish oil (don't freak out, I found a great one that tastes okay, so if you want to know, just ask me). Choose more of the other Omega 3 sources, too--plant sources like soy, nuts and flaxseed are tasty and quick. That'll keep our brains lubed and oiled.
But there are two other primary aspects of caring for your brain that I want to really reinforce now. First, your brain will age like the other parts of you, so it does need exercise, like the other parts of you. Oxygen, good, however I mostly mean brain exercise of the thinking sort. Learning something new. Doing a puzzle. Trying stuff with your non-dominant hand. Go ahead. Write your name with your left hand, righties. You'll be adding to your brain's life. Plus it's fun.
According to experts, you should vary your activities and challenges throughout life to keep all the functions of your brain in tip-top shape. This is why people who have more fun learning new things all their life enter into their golden years with such vibrant brains. Alzheimer's is genetically predisposed, but there's a pile of ways to stave off its onset. Starting with fish and sticking with fun, feed and expand that brain.
Second, there are plenty of other experts who recommend a little of the opposite, as well. What happens to the brain of people who regularly meditate, for example? I'll tell you what--good things. They tend to be sharper and last longer. It seems the "checking out" is as important as the challenge. So take some time off with your brain. Show it around the woods or take in a silly movie with it. Put it down on a pillow, close your eyes, and dream of quiet stars and clouds for a few minutes.
Gaze at a sleeping baby. mmmmmm. (You know, that baby's brain is busy growing neurons like mad while those sweet fat cheeks turn rosy on the sheets. Your brain should be growing nothing but heartstrings and admiration. There's nothing you need to think of, at all, when you watch a baby sleep. like I said, mmmmmm.)
If your brain really were your best friend, what would you hope that it could do, on a regular basis? I bet your answer is something like: have fun, grow strong, enjoy beauty, find peace, be prepared, and accept and share lots of love.
Well, there you go. And here I go. The rest of the week is about balance for my buddy, my brain. It knows, as all best friends do, that it is never, ever too late to encourage me to make a change that sincerely benefits me.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Flow With Your River of Life
Outlining this piece today has made me realize something. Most of us react one way or the other when it comes to the topic of Blood. One way is that it's not a real popular topic: sorta creepy, possibly phobia-inducing. The other way is that blood is cool: sorta creepy, rather fascinating.
I'm going for a compromise. I'll say blood is cool, for sure, but its most fascinating qualities (for our purposes) aren't the creepy kind. This week's topic is place where the interests of Twilight fans and Red Cross volunteers alike can flow together. Let's connect with and rediscover blood for all its worth, including its vital role in our bodies and its incredible powers of movement and balance.
What's Cool and Hot about Blood
Writing this piece today has made me realize something else. Blood offers up a lot of figures of speech, classical references, and bad puns. Could be trouble for me, I do love a bad pun, so let me get a few of them out of the way right now, before I give you the beautiful River of Life analogy.
I'm thinking blood gets a bad rap, mostly. Hot blooded leans toward angry, cold blooded leans toward killer. Blood sucking is everything from icky insects to greedy criminals. Blood lines and mixed blood and first blood and so on: these concepts and connotations rarely end up in cozy places. And they say bloody is a very bad word in England.
But there are some nicer references as well. First, we're all warm blooded (us mammals). That means we need to eat a fair amount of food because we convert the food we eat into energy. Due to this, warm blooded animals are often multi-talented and active creatures with well-defined needs for fuel, which we gather or grow or hunt. (Except nowadays we mostly just buy it in the store, and that has caused some undesirable results. See other blog post on shortening the food chain: The Cheese Stands Alone)
Also, when something is in your blood, it usually means that you've got a innate knack for it, an undeniable passion, or are driven by legacy. That's how I feel about some of my own favorite things to do in this life--dancing, gardening, reading, writing, cooking....they are in my blood.
Your Body's River of Life
I'm going for a compromise. I'll say blood is cool, for sure, but its most fascinating qualities (for our purposes) aren't the creepy kind. This week's topic is place where the interests of Twilight fans and Red Cross volunteers alike can flow together. Let's connect with and rediscover blood for all its worth, including its vital role in our bodies and its incredible powers of movement and balance.
What's Cool and Hot about Blood
Writing this piece today has made me realize something else. Blood offers up a lot of figures of speech, classical references, and bad puns. Could be trouble for me, I do love a bad pun, so let me get a few of them out of the way right now, before I give you the beautiful River of Life analogy.
I'm thinking blood gets a bad rap, mostly. Hot blooded leans toward angry, cold blooded leans toward killer. Blood sucking is everything from icky insects to greedy criminals. Blood lines and mixed blood and first blood and so on: these concepts and connotations rarely end up in cozy places. And they say bloody is a very bad word in England.
But there are some nicer references as well. First, we're all warm blooded (us mammals). That means we need to eat a fair amount of food because we convert the food we eat into energy. Due to this, warm blooded animals are often multi-talented and active creatures with well-defined needs for fuel, which we gather or grow or hunt. (Except nowadays we mostly just buy it in the store, and that has caused some undesirable results. See other blog post on shortening the food chain: The Cheese Stands Alone)
Also, when something is in your blood, it usually means that you've got a innate knack for it, an undeniable passion, or are driven by legacy. That's how I feel about some of my own favorite things to do in this life--dancing, gardening, reading, writing, cooking....they are in my blood.
Your Body's River of Life
It's easy to understand why most of us don't give a lot of thought to the health and well-being of our blood. Until we're threatened with injury or disease, blood remains hidden in the body. But blood, much like your heart, is one of your body's grand essentials. In fact, blood is your heart's best friend. With the help of the lungs, blood regenerates and cleanses itself inside healthy people, to keep them healthy, with astounding proficiency.
Blood supplies nutrients to all the cells in your body! Your heart needs oxygen to survive, so blood supplies it, bringing it in from the lungs. And while blood carries beloved oxygen from your heart to all your outposts--from your brain to your toes--it also delivers a cornucopia of necessities, including hormones, proteins, vitamins and antibodies. Imagine the scourge of planetary infections without those blood borne immunities. And you can't build bones or muscles without proteins or vitamins. Plus what happens to reproduction without the hormones?
Blood. It's the stuff of a life, really.
Conveniently, what you do for the care and keeping of your heart goes a long way toward the care of your blood. Keeping it clear of too many saturated fats, triglycerides and cholesterol, and avoiding high levels of blood pressure, are the first steps to deeply honoring your circulatory system.
Also, make sure your blood is well-stocked and rich in essentials like electrolytes (proper hydration/salt balance, please!) and iron (anemia symptoms affect your heart and blood!). To keep the world's supply of blood well-stocked, perhaps you can be a blood donor.
Nourish your blood, vessels, and heart with plenty of wholesome, lean, natural foods. And be careful with your stress levels. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is terribly hard on your health.
Give the good things that are "in your blood" plenty of attention, too. Your whole self becomes more at ease when you align your life with the ebb and flow of your energy, thoughts, intuitions, talents and desires. If they're in your blood, then they're not only in your heart, but throughout all of you. From your brain down to your toes. Your pulse is a drum, your circulatory system is a dance which is choreographed on your blood, behind the veil of your skin, created in your bones.
Your blood deserves your attention. When you connect with it, remember: Go with the flow.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Be The Change
This seems to be a very popular notion these days, as I'm seeing the quote being used in a lot of different places: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." --Mahatma Gandhi
For many people, Gandhi's name is synonymous with peace and non-violence. It makes sense that one of his credos would be along these lines. If you want a peaceful world, than be peaceful. So simple. He's suggesting we put our money where our mouths are, so to speak. More direct still, we should put our beings where our wishes are.
It's a popular notion but I wonder, as I presently contemplate the idea of being every bit whole, does it work? Does it make everyday, rational sense to people? Gandhi, a giant star among notable human beings, can get away with telling people they should put their existence where their dreams are. But I don't quite have his credentials nor his skills. So I have wrestled with the thought that my impetus to cover the extremely broad topic of, well, connecting one's whole entire self, might be too vague to do any real good.
hmmm. I put on my old copywriter's hat. What is actionable in all this? What problem am I helping to solve? Why would anyone want to read this stuff and keep reading it? What do I want people to do with this information, all these ideas on taking care of each part of our selves.
I want this to make a difference in people's lives.
That's the honest answer. And also make a difference in my life, because hey, I'm people, too.
So it occurs to me. My writing has to be the change I wish to see. It needs to enable. It has to tell you some things you need to know. Deliver some calls to action to you. Like,
PICK ONE THING. You are your own perfect project, bit by bit. Build your own existence, improve your outlook, and be the change. And me, too!
You can absolutely pick alsomething truly meaningful to you, all on your own right now, but just in case you'd like an outline and a partner, I'm happy to be your guide. After all, wellness is my business (I own an alternative fitness studio, consult with people on their healthy lifestyles and focus on mind body work...plus have a background in medical writing). Wellness is also my aim.
So, if you want to ride along with me, please, let me know! I'd love your comments and hope to hear about the Things you Pick. Over the next year, week by week, you'll consider how to reclaim your time (next week's topic), love your heart, build your core, pamper your feet, form new habits and renew your energy, and so much more.
Now, none of these directives will do much good if you, personally, wish to see a different sort of change in your world. Maybe you want to be thin, or rich, or skilled at flower arranging. You get to be any change you wish to see, and you get to wish for any change you want. It's all about you feeling whole and balanced, able-bodied and -minded. All the time. Because you decide to.
Pick Specifically!
Here's the play-by-play of how I'm using "Pick One Thing" to specifically drive me to "be the change" and change my attitude to change my days:
1. First, I was honest with myself. What change am I wishing for that I'm not seeing happen? It took some introspection, and I disallowed myself from making any excuses or admonishments in the process. I just identified what I really wanted.
2. I figured out what I really wanted was: "a sense of real personal pleasure as a relished element of my every day".
3. So I picked ^that^ as my One Thing. It happened on vacation easy enough. I read three books without a hitch. But what about now, at home, back to work, with family, hustle and hassle?
4. Well, what about now? I mean, nothing, really. It's the same! I still wish to see this change so I am "being" it. I'm quite simply finding personal pleasures available to me, to relish as elements of my every day.
So, watch out world, this be this Pick One Thing approach is powerful stuff! At least one thing's for sure. It works for me. And as I always say, do whatever works. BE whatever works. Pick One Thing and work it!
Let the choices begin.
For many people, Gandhi's name is synonymous with peace and non-violence. It makes sense that one of his credos would be along these lines. If you want a peaceful world, than be peaceful. So simple. He's suggesting we put our money where our mouths are, so to speak. More direct still, we should put our beings where our wishes are.
It's a popular notion but I wonder, as I presently contemplate the idea of being every bit whole, does it work? Does it make everyday, rational sense to people? Gandhi, a giant star among notable human beings, can get away with telling people they should put their existence where their dreams are. But I don't quite have his credentials nor his skills. So I have wrestled with the thought that my impetus to cover the extremely broad topic of, well, connecting one's whole entire self, might be too vague to do any real good.
hmmm. I put on my old copywriter's hat. What is actionable in all this? What problem am I helping to solve? Why would anyone want to read this stuff and keep reading it? What do I want people to do with this information, all these ideas on taking care of each part of our selves.
I want this to make a difference in people's lives.
That's the honest answer. And also make a difference in my life, because hey, I'm people, too.
So it occurs to me. My writing has to be the change I wish to see. It needs to enable. It has to tell you some things you need to know. Deliver some calls to action to you. Like,
PICK ONE THING. You are your own perfect project, bit by bit. Build your own existence, improve your outlook, and be the change. And me, too!
You can absolutely pick alsomething truly meaningful to you, all on your own right now, but just in case you'd like an outline and a partner, I'm happy to be your guide. After all, wellness is my business (I own an alternative fitness studio, consult with people on their healthy lifestyles and focus on mind body work...plus have a background in medical writing). Wellness is also my aim.
So, if you want to ride along with me, please, let me know! I'd love your comments and hope to hear about the Things you Pick. Over the next year, week by week, you'll consider how to reclaim your time (next week's topic), love your heart, build your core, pamper your feet, form new habits and renew your energy, and so much more.
Now, none of these directives will do much good if you, personally, wish to see a different sort of change in your world. Maybe you want to be thin, or rich, or skilled at flower arranging. You get to be any change you wish to see, and you get to wish for any change you want. It's all about you feeling whole and balanced, able-bodied and -minded. All the time. Because you decide to.
Pick Specifically!
Here's the play-by-play of how I'm using "Pick One Thing" to specifically drive me to "be the change" and change my attitude to change my days:
1. First, I was honest with myself. What change am I wishing for that I'm not seeing happen? It took some introspection, and I disallowed myself from making any excuses or admonishments in the process. I just identified what I really wanted.
2. I figured out what I really wanted was: "a sense of real personal pleasure as a relished element of my every day".
3. So I picked ^that^ as my One Thing. It happened on vacation easy enough. I read three books without a hitch. But what about now, at home, back to work, with family, hustle and hassle?
4. Well, what about now? I mean, nothing, really. It's the same! I still wish to see this change so I am "being" it. I'm quite simply finding personal pleasures available to me, to relish as elements of my every day.
- I made coffee and read a book in the quiet every morning on vacation.
- I can do that here, in my home.
- I kept the agenda simple, meals & clothing & clean-up simple, while at the condo.
- I can do that here in my every day.
- I avoided starting up argumentative talk and opted to table the subject when communication was off-kilter, because it's not fun to fight on vacation.
- It's not fun most of the time, actually, so I can let things drop and make peacefulness and added pleasure in my every day.
- I decided there was something fun about staying active and something fun about kicking back.
- That's a decision I'm sticking with.
So, watch out world, this be this Pick One Thing approach is powerful stuff! At least one thing's for sure. It works for me. And as I always say, do whatever works. BE whatever works. Pick One Thing and work it!
Let the choices begin.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Pick One Thing
Want to lower your blood pressure? Be better about keeping your desk clear? Raise your savings account balance this month? Decrease your low back pain? Tell your boss the truth about your wishes for the future? Learn a new word every day? Figure out why your hip hurts? Have your teeth whitened? Teach your kid to go on the potty? Draft a will?
Go ahead.
Pick one thing. If it's a big thing, then you might have to pick one thing about that one thing, but still, you only need one at a time. Like if you need to pick the right side of your desk today and the left side tomorrow and the future stacking filing system the next day.... well, that's one thing. Honor that one thing (remember, you picked it!) until it is discovered in and connected to you, as an important part of your true self. Not just something you want or wish or think or dream.
The key is, pick ONE.
You have 100% of yourself to give, right? You can't give 100% of yourself to your family and 100% to looking good and 100% to your job and 100% to your home. And so on. This means you have to pick and choose how to divvy up your efforts. When all your most important stuff is accounted for, and you've only got 10% of yourself left to get organized, or catch up with old friends, or find out why your feet hurt so much, well then--pick one thing, and give it what it's due, until it's done.
When you're finished with it, you'll know. Because you'll feel really good about it. So much of life is always in process, as it should be. When you're evolving, you can't always just do it today. But you can do one thing today. This week. This year. Or from now on.
On the other hand, there are plenty of things which are matters of action that can be completed, voila. By you. Rather quickly. Like what you want to finish, or learn, or fix.
Also, some parts of you, which you hardly know because you haven't focused on them, can be renewed and enhanced if you pick them. Making you all the more, all the better.
And please note that even some of the really big things, like be a calmer parent or become a great singer, which might seem like they should take a long time and a lot of effort, are still only a sum of these "one things" that you can pick to do. You can be more patient today with that unreasonable child. You can go do your vocal exercises now, and record your progress.
Pick One Thing!
It's golden. A revolution in the making. It changed my day, and I'm telling you I think it's going to change my life. Because I'm picking "pick one thing" as my One Thing. I'm going to master focusing my attention and efforts, and make conscious decisions to direct myself toward my desires. What I intend to be.
Not sure what to pick?
Watch this space for ideas each week. We're going to work from the inside out with no serious order, other than reconnection and discovery. Use this blog as your guide, or not. Whatever you pick, be true to yourself and do right by it. If you mess up, or forget, pick it again. Remember, each thing you pick is a part of you. And that makes it beautiful. Honor that.
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I will be on vacation and not blogging for a couple of weeks. I've Picked "Catch up on my Reading" (at least 3 books) as my One Thing for my vacation downtime. I'm so excited, the books are already stacked and ready to pack.
Until then, be well. One choice at a time.
Go ahead.
Pick one thing. If it's a big thing, then you might have to pick one thing about that one thing, but still, you only need one at a time. Like if you need to pick the right side of your desk today and the left side tomorrow and the future stacking filing system the next day.... well, that's one thing. Honor that one thing (remember, you picked it!) until it is discovered in and connected to you, as an important part of your true self. Not just something you want or wish or think or dream.
The key is, pick ONE.
You have 100% of yourself to give, right? You can't give 100% of yourself to your family and 100% to looking good and 100% to your job and 100% to your home. And so on. This means you have to pick and choose how to divvy up your efforts. When all your most important stuff is accounted for, and you've only got 10% of yourself left to get organized, or catch up with old friends, or find out why your feet hurt so much, well then--pick one thing, and give it what it's due, until it's done.
When you're finished with it, you'll know. Because you'll feel really good about it. So much of life is always in process, as it should be. When you're evolving, you can't always just do it today. But you can do one thing today. This week. This year. Or from now on.
On the other hand, there are plenty of things which are matters of action that can be completed, voila. By you. Rather quickly. Like what you want to finish, or learn, or fix.
Also, some parts of you, which you hardly know because you haven't focused on them, can be renewed and enhanced if you pick them. Making you all the more, all the better.
And please note that even some of the really big things, like be a calmer parent or become a great singer, which might seem like they should take a long time and a lot of effort, are still only a sum of these "one things" that you can pick to do. You can be more patient today with that unreasonable child. You can go do your vocal exercises now, and record your progress.
Pick One Thing!
It's golden. A revolution in the making. It changed my day, and I'm telling you I think it's going to change my life. Because I'm picking "pick one thing" as my One Thing. I'm going to master focusing my attention and efforts, and make conscious decisions to direct myself toward my desires. What I intend to be.
Not sure what to pick?
Watch this space for ideas each week. We're going to work from the inside out with no serious order, other than reconnection and discovery. Use this blog as your guide, or not. Whatever you pick, be true to yourself and do right by it. If you mess up, or forget, pick it again. Remember, each thing you pick is a part of you. And that makes it beautiful. Honor that.
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I will be on vacation and not blogging for a couple of weeks. I've Picked "Catch up on my Reading" (at least 3 books) as my One Thing for my vacation downtime. I'm so excited, the books are already stacked and ready to pack.
Until then, be well. One choice at a time.
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