Friday, July 8, 2011

Welcome to Someday!

What are some of the things we tell ourselves while on a diet? "Someday I'll be at goal and I'll be happy...."

Make your someday NOW.

One of the dangers of actually GETTING to our goal is that we realize life is pretty much the same the day we hit that magical number as it was the day BEFORE we hit that magical number. Or the WEEK before we hit that magical number. Or the MONTH before we hit that magical number. This manifests itself in the possibility of a HUGE emotional let down once that magic number appears on the scale. We expected more. We thought that GETTING to that number is what would BRING happiness to our lives. And it didn't. What gives?

My takeaway of hitting goal in 2007 was that life and joy and happiness is to be sought after and embraced NOW. It will not magically appear the day we hit goal. We need to be sowing those seeds now, and rejoicing in our accomplishments along the way.

Getting to goal IS an accomplishment, that is for sure. But we don't have to put life on hold while we get there. Our best living is not tomorrow or someday, our best living is NOW!

What are YOU doing TODAY to make TODAY the best day of your life? Is there something you are putting off until that elusive goal number appears? Do you not feel worthy enough NOW to do that? Do you not feel valuable enough yet to do that?

Claim it. Do it. Be it. Live in the now. Because today is the only "someday" we are assured of.

So read fiction. Smile at everyone. Sing in the shower. Practice happiness NOW, and when you DO hit goal you'll be an expert at it =).

Happy Medifasting! Rinse and Repeat!

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