FIVE
Life doesn’t start 10 pounds from now, it’s already
started. I can make the choice to include myself in it.
I have another bad habit. Starting the next project before this
one is done. That means I never
really celebrate the end of anything.
The reflection period after an event is put aside for the new checklist
in my head. I continually focus on
the future goal without paying attention to the one I am completing.
In highschool, I couldn’t wait to be in
university. By second year, I was longing for 4th year. In 4th year, I was focused
on Teacher’s College. In Teacher’s
College…. Well. You see the pattern. That’s probably why my thirties were
such a ‘problem’. I didn’t know
what to focus on NEXT. I was
married with two kids and a house, working successfully as a teacher and
volunteering in many areas (theatre, non-profit, etc). Kevin (my husband) would say, “Just
enjoy it.” But I didn’t know how. I only knew how to work toward the next
project.
It wasn’t until very recently (October,
2013, to be exact) that I understood the value of ending a project and having
‘down time’. I had just finished a
very involved project for the Joubert Foundation (www.jsrdf.org) after spending a few months helping my
dad move from his house of 58 years to a senior’s apartment. There was no “next project” to focus
on. I had moved into the
Past-president role at the JSRDF.
I was in a job that I enjoyed and did not want to apply to a new
position. And I looked at what I
had accomplished in that year (2013) and just enjoyed it! What a wonderful feeling!
I don’t want to miss the rest of my
life. Although my weight is always higher than what I hope for, even if I lost 50 pounds I would want
to lose 10 more. Then 10 more, etc. As I said, I rarely finished one
project without starting the next one.
Now that I have experienced savouring an accomplishment, I should enjoy who I am now, not focus on
what I hope to be.
I NEED TO REPEAT MY MANTRA: I need to
focus on being healthy and not the scale.
The only goal should be wellness related: two flights of stairs without feeling my pulse pound in my
head; getting up off the floor more gracefully; ...
Celebrate good times. Come on!
Let’s celebrate!
Kool and the Gang, Celebrate
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