So this is it, the beginning of a new ME. Really, I am writing for
myself. My favorite quote from the movie Luther, "Sometimes we teach
best what we need to learn most." That is the place I am writing from. I
am teaching what I need to learn most.
We take our
health for granted as young people - but of course I'm still young :) We
do take our health for granted and put ourselves through all kinds of
rigorous torture to look or be a certain way. We challenge our body to
grueling tests of fitness, and beat ourselves up if we don't comply with
our own expectations. Or we allow ourselves to become couch potatoes
and act like we don't care when we are really just covering up our
emotional issues.
Wherever you are in this journey,
either over doing it or under doing it, there are some basic practices
to become a HEALTHIER and HAPPIER you. Being a superman jock does not
mean you are healthy. Being your average overweight TV watcher does not
mean you are happy. There is always room for health and happiness in our
lives. The bonus is that the people you associate with might actually
enjoy your company a little more. Are you up for a new challenge? This
is really based on the KISS principle - it's that easy. Keep it simple
silly:)
This book is broken down into weeks which are
then broken down into days. Each week will have a specific focus that
you want to become familiar with before you begin the week. Choose a day
of the week that is your first day of the week. Say you want to start
your day on Monday. So, read the section about the week prior to going
to bed before the beginning of your week, or in this example on Sunday
night. That reading will get you ready for your practice for the week,
what you will be focusing on. Each Day One will start with a
simple practice for you to incorporate at the beginning of each day. Do
this same practice everyday until you can do it without reading the book
while you are doing it. You should have it complete by Day Seven, which is the beginning of the next week. Then you get a new practice to learn for the new week.
For
best results, get a journal. You will want to write down answers to
your many questions in a place that works for you. This will do 4
things: 1) you will be able to remember the answers to your questions,
2) you will be able to watch a transformation in yourself over time
because you get to go back and see where you were day 1, and 3) when you
write there is a connection in your brain to the writing that releases a
concern, you will no longer be obsessed with that thing after it is
written down. It's like completing something and opening up your brain
to have more room for other more important things. And then 4) what you
write that is a concern will get resolved!! without you having to put in
an enormous effort. It's almost like magic! Now I could give you all
the research behind what I am saying, but I will leave that for the
Appendix and further reading if you so choose to delve into the science
behind writing.
Oh, and for you computer generation
people, if keeping an electronic journal works for you, do it! Just get
your thoughts out of your head and in another location. We need room in
your brain to grow!!
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