What You'll Be Next is What You DO Next....

“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”  ~Buddha

These words resonate for me in an intensely personal way. The importance of being in the here and now, of recognizing that every moment is an opportunity to wake up to what is happening and what is possible, saved my life. I have struggled with using food for comfort my entire life. I have lived a lifetime of yo-yo diets and moments of self-hate. I used to live between feeling desperate and determined at the same time not to let my size limit me. There were the excuses and stories, putting me further and further into a life that would be cut short by my health. But then, last February, it hit me: 
 “If not now, when?”

What was I waiting for?

If not now, when?

We all know the power of procrastination, which horribly persuasive voice that sits on our shoulder and says, “You can give up that cookie tomorrow,” “You can take better care of yourself next week,” “You can go to the gym next year.” “Yoga will be good for you when you are in your 60’s.”

And we also know what happens when we listen: we put off our goals for so long that we finally give up.

One thing I know for sure is that when I face resistance head on, acknowledge it, stroke it, coddle it, and then ask for help, things shift. The procrastination monster goes away and things begin to lighten up and happen. I know the same will happen for you. There is a helping hand out there to guide you through what often feels like a stopped stuck place.

 I know that there is always another chance, there is always the now in which anything can happen, anything can change, anything is possible.

Every day, the first thing I do is yoga and a walk with Eddy. I meditate and pray for those I love, the world around me, and remember the health that I now feel. I then go into my life knowing that today can be different and that by living this way I can be my most honest, loving, healthy self.

If not now, when?

Cheers.