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 it turns out, he’s a reporter in New York. (Find his Facebook page here.) However, it doesn’t matter; he put together a fun, upbeat video about being more active and enjoying the process. (It’s also about the only time I’ve ever thought it would be fun to live in New York City!)
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.
We think that “success” is always “out there,” in a far away place. Because of that thought process, we feel inadequate and frustrated.
The reality is we can draw the boundaries of success to be wherever we want them to be.
Maybe we aren’t at our correct weights, but we’re closer to them. Maybe our finances aren’t in the shape we want them, but they’re getting closer. Maybe our relationships aren’t where they could be, but they’re improving.
Isn’t positive movement the “real” definition of success?
I have had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Sue Morter a few times (and interviewing her) and absolutely love what she talks about, a fascinating take on how we are connected to the universe.
You cannot get the full feeling without being in the audience, but it’s as close to life-changing as almost any experience I have attended. Having said that, here’s a taste.