Day 4

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Carl Jung

This morning I had an email in my inbox from fitbit. Mostly, I don’t look at these, but today I decided I would.  One article really spoke to me. It was “How to Let Go of Old Habits and Break into the New You?” by Daniel Dowling. It focused on how practicing affirmations can help a person change. What is an affirmation? It is you being in conscious control of your thoughts. An affirmation should be a short, powerful statement. When you say them or think them or even hear them, they become the thoughts that create your reality. So instead of waiting until you make a change, you start believing and practicing self-talk as if the change has already been made. For example, my daily affirmation will be “I love living mindfully! I am happy, focused and enjoying a healthy life.” According to this article, and others that I have read, you should practice affirmations daily. First thing in the morning is best. Do any of my readers practice daily affirmations?

I think this article was especially pertinent to me because, while overall I’ve felt really good about what I’m trying to accomplish, when I make a choice that’s not in my best interest I tend to dwell on it. Last night, for example, I had a big bowl of popcorn while reading. I found myself dwelling afterwards and even this morning on this. Why did I give in and eat while reading? Why didn’t I eat just a bit, and why I wasn’t I mindful about it? Based on today’s reading, this morning it would have been more productive for me to wake up and speak to myself with my affirmation in a positive way. Personally, I think it is okay to recognize if something triggers a wrong choice. But, it’s the beating myself up over it that serves no purpose.

As for today, overall it was a great day. I worked out with my personal trainer, Misty Marchant, this morning. I spent the afternoon and evening with my grand kids. I always enjoy spending time with them, but today I was really conscious of just “being” with them and it made or a really nice day!