Coached by Amita: Health & Lifestyle Coaching

“Don’t shrink yourself for other people’s comfort.”

Are you guilty of this bad habit?

Be enthusiastic. Be over the top. Show your passion.
Tell people your goals and dreams. Believe in them. Believe in yourself. Believe in your ability to achieve them.

Anyone who doubts you is reflecting their own self-doubt and the limitations that they put on themselves.

Deciding that you want something different - no problem.

Editing your goals and dreams because others think you should or don’t believe in the positive and potential - that’s not you. Don’t let that become you.

What do they know about you and me? and even IF they do judge, then what? Who ACTUALLY cares?

Whose life are you living anyway?

One of the biggest tragedies in life is looking back at the end and realizing that you never reached your full potential—or that you never even tried.

“Don’t shrink yourself for other people’s comfort.” Are you guilty of this bad habit? Be enthusiastic. Be over the top. Show your passion. Tell people your goals and dreams. Believe in them. Believe in yourself. Believe in your ability to achieve them. Anyone who doubts you is reflecting their own self-doubt and the limitations that they put on themselves. Deciding that you want something different - no problem. Editing your goals and dreams because others think you should or don’t believe in the positive and potential - that’s not you. Don’t let that become you. What do they know about you and me? and even IF they do judge, then what? Who ACTUALLY cares? Whose life are you living anyway? One of the biggest tragedies in life is looking back at the end and realizing that you never reached your full potential—or that you never even tried. #selfbelief #selfconfidence #liveauthentic #bigdreams #betruetoyourself #motivationmonday #lifewisdom #lifelessons #selfdevelopment #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #selfgrowthjourney

Choose happy, even when it’s spelled backwards.

Screw the voice in your head that tells you that you’re not enough.

You’re not smart enough. Not fit enough. You don’t make enough money. You don’t do enough. You're lazy. You sleep in too late.

What is enough? When is enough? When will it EVER be enough? When has it ever BEEN enough?

Isn’t it all relative anyway? Like what’s enough for you doesn’t feel like enough for me.

For someone training for a marathon, a 3 mile run doesn’t feel like enough, but for someone who’s never run a mile in their life, it’s MORE than enough.

Don’t you see? “Enough” isn’t something of inherent, measurable value. It's not a word that can stand on its own. For something to be “enough” it must be in context.

Enough for who? Mom? Dad? Your friends? People on the internet you don't really care for yet care about what they think of you? Enough to qualify you for a specific job? Enough experience for you/others to feel confident in your abilities? Still relative.

Look beyond the wall you’re standing behind. Peek outside the cage you’ve trapped yourself in. When will you have FINALLY had enough?

But really, when will you be ready to DECIDE that it’s time to let go and change? And when will you finally do it? This is something that only you can answer for yourself.

“Just do it already" you tell yourself. It’s scary & uncomfortable which makes the temptation to stay in the cozy discomfort—your current situation—too great. Down we go into a self-shaming spiral of perceived “weakness” & the cycle begins again.

This is why it’s important to recognize the pivot point in the actual moment you arrive. Acknowledge the fear & discomfort of that decisive moment - understand that you may also feel this on the other side of the 'scary' choice.
For your sake, choose it anyway.

There will always be pain involved w/ detaching from the old self; disassociating from the image/identity that you upheld & letting go of the esteem, validation, approval, & distraction they've given you.

Now you're one step closer.

And when you look back at each step you’ve taken, after you’ve taken it, you’ll see—clear as day—that the only way to overcome pain is the pursuit of growth through it.

And only you can choose it.

Challenge:

How many honest compliments can you give today?

Strangers, friends, or otherwise.

It doesn’t take much. Not much time, not much energy. To give someone a gift.

Because gifts aren’t always in tangible form.

We talk about wanting to make a difference in the world, and whether or not you realize it, we already do.

Every action.
Every interaction.
Every day.

Each day we wake up, we have the option and opportunity to leave this world a bit better than it was yesterday.

That’s what makes it important to recognize is the KIND of difference we are making:

The nature in which we’re acting.

What type of interactions we’re having.

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Smile at the checkout clerk and compliment a stranger.

Return your shopping cart and hold the door for the person behind you.

Write a note for your server and leave an extra fat tip.

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Act in ways that inspire others to act in similar ways. Build the momentum of momentous moments. Start a cascade of kindness.

Did you leave this world better than it was yesterday?

Did you leave someONE’s world better than it was yesterday?

We all know there’s no shortage of negativity and bull💩 in the world these days, so why not do our best to shine some light.

This one’s for the busy minds.

James Clear said:

Before you ask, What should I do today?”

Ask yourself, “What should I remove today?”

Create the space you need to succeed.

As we ride the daily undulations of life, we are always managing ourselves; our thoughts; our emotions.

The highs are fun; the exciting building of anticipation. There’s uncertainty, but it’s often overlooked as you approach the view from the apex… “I can see my house from here!”
It’s uncertain—but oh how exciting!

But what goes up must come down, as they say; and on the downward slope there’s always uncertainty as to how long this drop will last.
Still uncertain—and oh how distressing.

Those times of uncertainty often yield negative thoughts and feelings. They create self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs. But rest assured, those unpleasant experiences can always be neutralized with gratitude.

By consciously grounding yourself and reflecting on all that you have—even all that you lost—because you had it once and that in itself is something to be grateful for.

It’s easy to say “just be positive!“…but you and I both know it doesn’t work like that. Gratitude is the great Neutralizer. It can acutely change one’s state of being; it can rather abruptly facilitate the rising from a low frequency—not necessarily to one that is high, but at least neutral.

Come back to the present moment - a place for more stable than any apex and it’s subsequent slope. Return to gratitude- your neutral, natural state of being, and sit in it.

I’m not as lean as I used to be, but I’ve learned how to love my body where it’s at.

I got tired of criticizing it.

I got tired of trying to maintain the shredded, ultra-lean fitness-model-esque physique.

I got tired of constructing my life around what I think other people are going to think of me without the physical appearance that once defined me.

I got tired of fighting the progression of my mechanical/structural issues and imbalances now emerging 8 years after my accident.

And, really, I got tired of being frustrated with the inevitable changes that our bodies undergo as we grow older and as our life priorities evolve.

I’m always going to want to improve it, but that doesn’t mean I can’t love my body for what it is right now and what it does for me each day.

I’m always going to put in the effort to keep it fit, healthy, and strong, but sometimes a little more effort and sometimes a little less.

So here we are - raw, unedited, and unfiltered after my hour-long run today in the midday Florida sunshine ☀️

Resistance is a draining force. Acceptance is a powerful opportunity 🦋

Your body is the beautiful vessel which the being that you call ‘YOU’ inhabits.

It’s the vehicle through which you experience life.

It’s the medium of your physical presence.

Be kind to it and treat it well.

Nourish it.
Keep it healthy.
Respect its needs.

You can love it while still wanting to improve it.
These two mentalities are not mutually exclusive.

But instead we poison it.
Criticize it.
Compare it.
Exhaust it.
Deprive it.
Starve it.
Exceed its threshold capacity for stress.

Why do we so often abuse our bodies as if we can ship it back and trade it in for a new one?

Sometimes you may feel like it’s ‘betraying’ your, but I promise it’s just trying to survive.
It’s sole intent is to keep the ‘you’ inside alive.

Maybe you owe it an apology.

Bask in how fortunate you are to have this home and haven.

Always be grateful for it.

Truth is, it’s doing the very best it can for you. Can you say the same?