Challenges we choose can inspire us, grow us into new phases of our lives, or give us a sense of accomplishment. Challenges we do NOT choose can often burden us, feel like a crippling blow, or give us a sense of powerlessness.
Somehow this crazy world has conditioned us to believe that we must hate ourselves until we reach their standards. To which I feel compelled to reply Fuck Their Fucking Standards.
We have been conditioned over a lifetime to choose these stressors. We didn’t make this stuff up. We didn’t invent negative thinking.
We cannot hate ourselves into loving our body, and we cannot heal what we hate.
Body transformation starts with love, not hate. If you’re feeling shame or hate about self or body,
My intuition speaks to me in my gut. I have learned that when something feels warm in my gut, I move toward it.
So – How do you choose happiness (or at least a sense of calm) when chaos is raining down around you? One of my coaching clients posed this very question to me last week. Here’s my short answer: Practice happiness daily. Olympic athletes don’t show up on game day to Read more