Getting Past What Holds You Back with Baby Boomer Weight Loss Expert Scott 'Q' Marcus
Sometimes, it’s important to ask yourself what matters most – being happy or spending years striving to be “perfect” (especially since you never will).
It’s not “settling for second best” if you make a conscious effort to relax and enjoy your life. After all, what could be more “perfect than that?”
As someone once said, “Pain is mandatory, suffering is optional.”
We all experience pain during our lives. It’s inevitable. It’s part of the human condition. However, focusing on it and fearing how much worse it can get does nothing to limit nor lower it.
When I am in pain, I am able to reach out to others for support and to take time to comfort myself. At times like those I need healing, not more to worry about.
I am constantly exposed to new information.
When what I learn no longer matches what I knew, it’s healthy to adjust what I think and what I feel. Simply holding on to yesterday’s beliefs because I’ve had them for a long time is no reason to continue to harbor them. It’s healthier to change.
We cannot “command respect,” it is given to us by others who admire what we do.
By regularly doing what I way I will do – and doing it with dignity and compassion, I will have no choice but to earn the respect of others.
They cannot be broken nor changed to suit your whims or fantasies.Complaining about them will not help.
It’s normal to get frustrated about “the way things are” instead of “the way they should be.” That’s part of life.
It’s also okay to feel the frustration or anger. The problem presents itself when we let those feelings overcome us, causing us to remain stagnant – or even to fall backwards.
Feel the disappointment or frustration.
Then, get some support and move through it, learning from the experience.