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Okay — I struggle a bit.
I had a vivacious energy focused upon my changing weight — to lose a bit, to eat better, to be more active. While that is still present, it has been having a bit of a duel with that part of me that is ‘going to do what it wants to [...]

I found myself inspired by this little piece by David McNally –
The Push
The eagle gently coaxed her offspring toward the edge of the nest.
Her heart quivered with conflicting emotions as she felt their resistance to her persistent nudging.
“Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of falling?” she thought.

Well, so far, so good! I’m 3 pounds lighter today than I was last week. This is great news.
It feels good to see progress toward my goal.
Body - what do you think about all this hubub?
I believe my body feels more respected.
Weekends — oh gosh — out of routine, and all types of opportunities [...]

Okay it’s been a week of success. Keeping my calorie intake to 1000 and keeping myself on the treadmill 4 times this week. Hurray for me!!!!!
I am finding that I have spent a good deal of time ignoring my body over the last several years. Talking about it here has really helped me to [...]

Okay, two days of success! And I’m already starting to feel better.
I found yesterday, that even in my ‘limited’ diet, if you will, I noticed that my body was full, and really didn’t want as much as I thought it did. It’s great to have ‘low calorie’ quick food options, and I’m also mixing [...]

It’s time. I’ve had the goal to lose 30 pounds this year, and I’m just not making the progress I’d like. My first goal is to drop 5, and then I’ll go from there. I can do this.
What is in my psyche, if you will, that is just keeping this from my reach? I feel [...]

Feeling a little adrift today. There’s an abundance of interesting things surrounding me – how am I going to get this thing solved at work, need to schedule this…acknowledging that I don’t feel my most chipper, wanting to be doing anything other than what I’m doing, at the same time feeling very at peace with where [...]

One of the most amazing gifts that comes from having a life-long companion, is the opportunity to exercise patience. My dear husband has been emloy-less for 7 months now. I can only imagine his own inner struggles with that. He is  beautiful, though, to watch and observe through this process.
He’s diligently working to shift his [...]

I’ve been playing around on this neat little site — www.myinnerworld.com . Drawn right in — quite literally. I can hear my inner phone ringing.
ring, ring, ring - Hello? Hello? Is anyone there? Hmmm. Perhaps I’ll answer the phone and see who is there.

Let’s see — where were we. Oh yes: what’s different about that ‘being aware’ self versus that ‘beware response’?
To me, being aware is that element of consciousness that allows me to understand what I’m feeling, to observe how I’m reacting, and being conscious about how I really want to respond. Here’s an example. When I’m [...]