“I trust myself and I trust my talent to prevail for the greater good of all.”
As I set up for the close of the first quarter of 2016, I am compelled to share something that I have experienced myself and witnessed folks work wonders with. It is the skill of silencing the demonic chatter and maintaining an acute awareness of one’s own personal state of being in the current moment. For me, this often looks asking the question, “Who gives a f#@%? What about the NOW?”
Establishing and practicing mindful and intentional “being,” invariably gets overlooked in most fitness realms. Overwhelmingly, there is a huge focus placed upon what is to come as a reward for all the sweat we put into our workouts. While this can be great, it is such a short-change of the complete payoff of basking in the glory of the now, which in reality is all we really have.
I chose this photo for this particular entry because it embodies a sense of trust I have in my talent even in times I may not have authentically trusted myself. It grounds me, as a reminder of who I am at base, without any of the trappings I may have acquired via my successes. As many missteps as I’ve chosen that have led me disappointment and heartbreak; still, I trust me. That is the state of being that works for me in this moment. I am aware of it here and now and am not imprisoned by any stress over events or circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Here and now, I have everything I need to have the perfect moment of my choosing. And as I type right now, I am loving the awareness that I trusted myself enough to even show up.
Listen, I know you want the body of your dreams, the energy and vitality of your teen years, whatever it is. Be open to the possibility it is all in your freakin’ head. The result you seek will come, or not. But in this moment, you have the choice to revel in the reality of how amazing and resilient you are for even starting your journey to begin with.
This said, my offer is to “LET GO,” of any expectation, would or should-haves, and “be,” gratefully present in this actual moment. The irony of letting these things go is once we discover this bliss, the results we are so desperate for suddenly appear and we often find they pale by comparison to the transformed being we have created in each new moment.