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Balancing Act - Issue 6: Section 2
D - Deciding what you want- re-establishing your goals or set new ones. See how far you have come and where you want to go. If you have reached your last goal make another. There is always something to improve. Some change that can be made. Decide also that you can do it and are worth succeeding. Self-sabotage sucks.
R - Realize that wishing aint gonna do it. This is so important. Yes, positive thinking is important but without action, it is usually fruitless. As I have said before awareness of the problem is only part of the solution- don't get caught in it. Move from awareness to action and ...
E - Engage daily in some activity that gets you closer to your goal. Yes, we all need a treat now and again, but make it one once a week not three days in a row ( I am talking about me now.)Sometimes it helps to pretend I am someone else-someone I admire and I ask myself what would they do in this situation and I engage in the behavior I think they would. This helps until I can find my own strength again.
A - Accept setbacks ( like the last three days for me.) But this is a tricky one. Accepting a setback does not mean excusing your behavior and giving permission to purposely oops it up again. Accept it, let it go and start over now (not tomorrow, but this very minute.) It is a slippery slope- catch yourself before you start that downward slide.
M - Make it a lifestyle change. Look for duration by finding purpose in what you are doing. Find a reason beyond yourself. I want to be healthy for my kids, to live a fuller life and to be an example. To feel the strength in my body as I move and being thankful that I can.
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