For Health and Balance

Every minute of every day, you can make a choice as to what you THINK.  You have the power to choose what you focus on. And we have SO MANY things we can focus on and Think about. The key is to focus on what you want MORE of in your life, and de-focus (is that a word?) or scramble the thoughts that bring your attention to what you do not want.

Consider something as simple as traffic (in DC this just IS). You can sit and be irritated, or you can plan on the traffic and bring along music or audio book, thus turning an annoying journey into an educational or inspirational time for you. But sitting in traffic, steaming about it, does not move the traffic, it only messes up your biological state. Sitting and worrying is the biggest waste of natural energy because nothing gets done while you worry.  Instead of worrying or focusing on a problem, consider the stress relieving alternative: acceptance, alteration, or addition.

Acceptance: consider that (problem) is the way it is…as in the case of traffic. You can not influence this! You can accept it and work with it. BE creative. If you take your focus off the problem state and go into the possibility state, you will discover hundreds of options!

Alteration: The wonderful word of CHANGE. Change the way you travel. Change the way you think. Change the destination. Change the time. Change something so you get more of what you do want.

Addition: Add something so that your situation becomes more pleasurable. Think of it as a recipe. If you add flavor, the quality can be improved. So if you are focused on weight, stress, too much work (which you have accepted), add something like music, movement, or nourishment of the mind, so that the task or situation becomes more pleasant.

Allow yourself the CHOICE to improve the way you handle your life. And Discover how much freedom you have to feel better.