What If You Are Already Ready?

So, the plan is that you will wait until you look exactly the way you want to and then you will start doing the things you love, and living the life you want. 

You imagine that when you look the way you want, then you could love yourself, and then you will give yourself permission to have fun.

Could it be that you are already ready?

Have you noticed, that you have been on the "diet-to-love" band wagon for as long as you can remember?

Have you noticed that sometimes you get traction, and you hang on to a diet, and lose the weight, and you think you are really close, and WHAM, you fall off and back slide all the way past the start line?

Have you noticed, that the love of self never came, that there was always fear looming around?

Could it be that until you love and accept yourself - you will not make any sustained progress?

Just think about this.

Could it be that until you really partner with your inner voice, you will feel the fear and hear the judgement and never feel the love?

Could it be that you are good enough already?

Could it be that until you go inside and take notice of were the pain is, you will always be wanting and waiting?

Could it be that you are telling yourself a story about what you can and cannot do, that is no longer true for you?

Could it be that the gift of self-acceptance will make it easier to become the person you see in your mind's eye?

Could it be that you could give yourself permission to have fun, and build the life you imagine today?

What if the life you are waiting to begin can begin today?

Are you willing to be willing to entertain the idea that this is the real truth?

If this is true, what would you do today?

GO OUT AND DO EXACTLY THAT!!!

Leave a comment below - I really want to know what amazing things you are going to do..

Love The One You're With

In order to get the body you want, you have to love the one you have today.

That is some sound advice, but when you are staring in the mirror - and not liking what you see, it can be hard to find a way to love the body you have.

I have been trying different ways to explain to my clients how this works, but not quite getting them to jump on board with the "love".

Now I think I got it!

This weekend I was cleaning my house, and thinking about how much I love this house.  I do not want to move - ever.  However, I noticed that the walls needed painting, the floors need to be refinished, and I would love to make some changes - adding french doors from the kitchen to the deck, and adding on a cozy den, with an upstairs library...

So my house isn't perfectly what I want for me and my family, but I love it and I am looking forward to making the changes to make it perfect.  If I didn't love this house, I would not want to invest the time and effort and money to make perfect (according to my vision).

This is how it works with loving your body you have now - recognizing that all the foundation elements are there.  There is no place to move to, but you have the option to make changes - change hair color, change diet, lose/gain weight.

So to begin the transformation start with this simple mantra: 
"Even though I _(fill in the thing that you find unsatisfactory)____, I totally love and respect myself.

Example, "Even though I did not exercise today as I planned, I totally love and respect myself."

So, love the one (body) you're with.

Let me know if this worked for you - leave a comment.