Resistance and Empowerment I

Making healthy changes can be overwhelming.  It can be overwhelming that most of the world implicitly believes some of the most twisted lies that circulates in mass media.  It is overwhelming that those of us who look out for our health must search harder for real food and pay more for it as well.  Most industries trying to sell food aren’t interested in selling foods that nourish.  They want to sell foods that are massed produced, addictive, look great and lasts forever in their containers.  Yes, all of this can be very overwhelming, but remember the power is in your hands.  You hold the power to live your life the way it needs to be lived.

My father always called education the great liberator.  Knowledge is power, but owning your power can be intimidating.  It takes courage to look at yourself and be honest about the way that you’re living.  It takes courage to look at all of what makes up your comfort zone.  It takes courage to change to a lifestyle that's out of that comfort zone because you aren’t used to it and because people may sometimes mock you for what you’re doing or try to temp you to backslide into old habits.  It takes courage to make these changes, but once you make them, you will eventually find a new comfort zone that is healthy.   

When you are trying to make healthy changes, most of your empowerment will be attained once you've moved beyond resistance.  A good example is weight bearing exercise.  When you do weight bearing exercise your muscles are working against resistance.  When you do this continuously, what happens?  Yes, your muscles get stronger!  When you find yourself exercising instead of making excuses or saying no when your tempted to say yes or making a habit of decreasing the toxicity level in your home and body instead of vowing to do it tomorrow; THAT is when you will say "I CAN do this!" with confidence and conviction.  The few times you backslide won't matter because you've already had a taste of the better you.

Take it a day at a time and make one change at a time.  Each time you achieve moving past resistance, you will get stronger!  Ask yourself the following questions:

1. What is the one unhealthy habit in your life that NEEDS change?
2. Which new healthy habit can replace the old unhealthy habit?
3. Can you envision yourself in your new life with the new healthy habit?
4. When do you want your new life to start?