My Love, My Process

One of the hardest things for people to deal with is timing. No one likes to BE in “the process”. Everyone wants to “arrive” already. There are many reasons for this like fear that they won’t “get there”, not wanting to do the work or go through the hardship or just wanting PART of the process and not accepting to embrace ALL that it entails. Regardless the details, the fact of the matter is that most of us don’t like the journey and really just want the destination even though everyone who arrives says that getting there was half the fun. Am I right?

I used to start an exercise program and stick with it for a few weeks, months or even years but eventually, I would always “fall off” and have to start all over again. I went through varying degrees of “the process” but the mind-set that ultimately helped me succeed was when I decided I was never going to stop. When I took the end result away, low-and-behold, there was no ending! When I decided it was no longer about “getting” somewhere but just about what I AM doing/BEING right now, today, I fell in love with the process. I love the feeling of being victorious over the everyday battle to think what I want and feel what I want and do what I say just because I said so. I love it that I win every day 🙂 I love my process and my process loves me back and as a result of this wonderful love affair, I reach my goals and get what I want because…love is a beautiful thing!

5 Minute Master

What would you say if I told you that you could have the body you’ve always wanted but you have to do what I tell you to do for 5 minutes a day? Would you be excited to try it? This was the question I posed to my husband when trying to figure out what most people are willing to do to create the change we say we want. “Nope!”, was the immediate answer. So, I sweetened the pot a little and asked “What if I told you that you could have the body you want and a million dollars?” He started to laugh and said, “5 minutes a day? EVERY day? Probably not.” WHY?!”, I asked in protest. He said “Because I don’t believe I can be a millionaire in 5 minutes a day” “Fine!”, I said, determined to get a yes out of him so I said “What if I said I can help you get the body that you want, the bank account you want and make you a better lover..” to WHICH he responded, “I’M IN!” before I could get the “5 minutes” part out of my mouth! 😛

I came up with the idea of The 5-Minute Master many years ago when I realized how much meditation had changed my life. At first, I couldn’t even hold my thoughts for 5 seconds without my mind wandering away. (The disobedient Dog for those of you who know me!) By the time I progressed to being able to concentrate for 5 minutes, I was a totally different person. I wasn’t anxious every day. worried about this and that. I could direct my mind to find answers instead of ruminating on the problem. In just 5 minutes at a time, I was BEcoming a master!

It hit me that just setting the goal, not even succeeding at it, put me “ahead” of the pack because the majority of us…don’t. Just trying made my chances of success exponentially greater! Success has been defined as “the progressive realization of a worthy ideal” (thanks for the inspiration Silly Sally <3) EVERY time to set a goal and REALIZE it, the easier it gets to master larger and larger goals. I realized that most people don’t ever “get there” because most don’t ever truly try. For me, 5 minutes a day, EVERY day, was challenging so I decided to challenge you to try it! If you set out to win every battle, the promise is there that you will win the war.