There Is No Key To Happiness
January 25, 2009
I came across this most beautiful verse yesterday that I want to share with you. It goes:
How enlightening is that? Don’t we always go looking for some secrets to unlock the door to this elusive thing we call happiness? No wonder we cannot find it because there is no need for such a key if the door is never closed let alone locked! What were we thinking about?
Happiness is not meant to be kept or hidden away from us. Happiness is in fact made so accessible to us that it has it’s door wide open for us. But for some reasons we do not see or recognise the door to happiness …
Do you see happiness around you?
Do you feel happy?
Are you happy now?
What does Happiness mean to you anyway?
What constitutes Happiness?
What is keeping you away from being happy?
What ever it is that is keeping you from being and feeling happy need not be there, is not meant to be there. I wonder what it would take to discover the happiness around and within you as well as the happiness that is waiting for you to appreciate and share?
You Don’t Want That Fat Stress This Chinese New Year!
January 24, 2009
Yes, we have just welcomed 2009 and we are again preparing to welcome the Chinese New Year! These festive seasons do not seem to end!
It is again the time for family gathering, reunions visitations AND great food and catching up over some drinks. And if you are already feeling stressed with new responsibilities at work and at home this will be another time you get to let off steam and let it out.
But beware, it is no secret that constantly being in a state of stress can make you put on weight and excess fat. Because when you are stressed whether it is because of heavy demands at work or at home, your body goes into fight or flight mode. You experience a surge of energy and shifts in your metabolism rate.
If this continues for long, you go into a state of chronic stress. Your body is constantly challenged and more cortisols are released into your body. The cortisols that are released further slows down your metabolism and you gain more weight.
And when you are stressed, you crave for the less healthy and more fatty, salty and sugary foods. Guess what, we are swamped with great variety of sweet and comfort food this season. And of course when you are anxious, pressed for time, and in a clebration mood, you don’t exercise!
So yes, being in a constant state of anxiety and stress can make you fat espeacially with all the festivity that we have over the past few months.
But you are not at the mercy of these cortisols. There are ways to deal with this that you will not only not need to put on weight when you are stressed but that you can put on a smile. Yes, you can. You can tap into tips for this from the free audio here. Best of all these easy to use and practical tips can be used anywhere anytime.
You don’t have to live in anxiety and you don’t have to keep the fat stress!
New Year Resolutions Or Goals Without the Mistakes Part 2
January 22, 2009
New Year brings with it new hope and possibilities and many set good intentions to achieve some positive lifestyle changes. As we approach spring (some of us are busy welcoming spring and the Lunar New Year in this part of the world) I just want to check in and see how you are doing with your New Year resolutions and what needs adjusting.
We have heard of making SMART goals. Today I want to look at the ART of making SMART goals, that is making goals Achievable, realistic and Time bound.
Achievable:
We want to dream big and grow into the newer, bigger person. At the same thing we want to keep our goals achievable and attainable. Being achievable has to do with your resource of time, skills, energy and health. Given your unique situation you will assess how doable your goal is. The goal is to support your lifestyle, not to dis-empower or de-motivate you.
If you are just implementing exercise into your already packed routine, then instead of making it a goal to do 30 minutes of aerobic every morning, you want to know your limit, and give yourself the challenge to just go beyond that edge. If you can’t manage 15 minutes of work out at home then it is no point setting that as a target now.
You can instead set the ultimate goal to be 30 minutes in so many months and to start off with 5 minutes for now, consistently working on it for the first month. You can stretch yourself where you have the resources, not where you don’t. Until you have better time management you may not have the extra 20 minutes, so stretch your endurance and perseverance instead.
You want to set something doable, to strengthen and build your confidence. You want to celebrate your success and not tear yourself down. Remember to set yourself up for success. Whatever works for you at that point in time is a good starting point and build from there. Go to the edge and go over it just a little at a time, patiently and consistently.
Realistic:
Are you setting your expectations right? Changing behavior takes time, it starts with changing thought patterns and actions. To form any new habits, you really need a program of over 30-60 days. Escaping the present pattern of actions meets great resistant. In any air craft that takes off more than 85% of the fuel is used in the first 2 minutes of take off to defy gravity. The same is true for you. You need much initial effort to defy the resistance which weights you down before your new habits can take off.
So it is only normal that you feel the resistance in the beginning and you need the proper support structure to help you make it through the crucial 30-60 days. Be patient, work at it and see it take off! You want to continue on with the momentum until the habits are ingrained into your system so you do them subconsciously. Key word is consistent not miracle over night.
Time Bound
Instead of saying you will lose 20 pounds in 6 months, break that down into small chunks of little victories with milestones. Although there is no short cut in life, however long and winding the road, there are milestones to let you know how far you can come along, and how far more you need to go.
Take a breather, look at how far you have come. Focus on what you have achieved, look at what you need to do now and then continue the journey. You will get there eventually, if you are consistent. It happens slowly, but surely.
You are on a journey; and success is a process. Are you ready to attain those goals you set? If you want to move forward with with the right goals then write to me at the Contact Us page. We will set up some SMART goals for you.
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