Recommitment TimeThis issue almost didn't make it out today. That would have been
the first time ever that I missed it!
What's so important that it would inspire me to skip one of the favorite
parts of my work (which this ezine is)?
You're lookin' at 'em.
Three of the cutest foster kitties I've ever had the pleasure of raising.
Actually, it's not fair to blame them.
It was all my idea.
You see, about a month or so ago I decided to implement a new weight loss
program for myself (as part of my best shape ever birthday present I'm
giving myself this 40th year).
The secret successful ingredient of my weight loss program? Drum roll,
please: doing what feels good. And only what feels
good. 24/7.
Can you imagine?!
A plan like that could potentially disrupt a person's life, huh? As in, no
more grocery shopping if I don't feel like it. No more answering
emails if it doesn't feel good. No more idle chatting that I'd rather
skip.
Just hard core doing what feels good.
(Don't get me wrong, I get my share of fun. But there was obviously
room for improvement.)
And it paid off like a charm! In the first week I dropped 2.5 pounds
effortlessly. The second week followed suit and I was feeling like a
bazillion bucks!
I reveled in how easy it was and wondered why in the world I didn't commit
to feeling good 24/7 before.
And with that, I got complacent. The drive to do something different
left me. With the feeling of "mission accomplished" (even though it
wasn't) I took my attention off my goal (feeling good 24/7) and drifted back
to old habits.
Like thinking I should be working on my business. Or making bank
deposits. Or returning phone calls, without feeling inspired to do so.
Before I knew it, I was firmly ensconced in "business as usual."
Watching movies I might not have preferred, having conversations that I
didn't love, feeling obligated to friends' requests.
You know what happens next, right? Yeah, well, I didn't see it coming.
(Obviously because I wasn't paying attention.)
My weight loss halted.
On a dime.
I shouldn't be surprised. Because we know there is a direct
connection between feeling good and success.
Which is why this afternoon my highest priority is playing with the kittens.
(It's the easiest and most uplifting "feel good" I've ever found.) And
I'm recommitted to feeling good - not just because I've got my heart set on
wearing loose jeans this fall, but because it's the only way life works.
Feeling good.
Do we really think good things happen by working hard, or struggling, or
being in continual effort?
Law of attraction says that not just ridiculous, but impossible.
The only way good things happen through hard work is either if working hard
feels good, or if we have a super strong belief it will serve us. But
even in the latter case, when the success arrives we're in no mood to enjoy
it because we haven't practiced the vibration of "enjoyment."
You can call me a slow learner - won't hurt my feelings - but I share this
experience with you so you don't have to be. A slow learner, that is.
Go do something that feels good, please. It will serve you - as well as the rest of us - more than you might guess!
If you're so inclined, please feel free to reproduce this article in full with proper author credit (that would be me, Jeannette Maw) and link back to Good Vibe Coaching. Thanks!
