Getting Past What Holds You Back with Baby Boomer Weight Loss Expert Scott 'Q' Marcus
We are more critical of ourselves than almost anyone else. We can feel unloved for our errors and our shortcomings. We are also more forgiving of others when they make mistakes than we are of ourselves.
The people we love – and those who love us – know we are not perfect. Yet, they love us anyway, just as we do them.
We are entitled to love because we exist, not because we are infallible.
We get confused. We think the universe if limited. It’s not. It has no end and no limits. The more we give, the more we get.
Give more. Get more.
Note: This piece is from the newsletter by Mike Robbins; one of the best speakers (and nicest guys) you’ll ever meet. I’m honored to be able to use it. If you would like to know more about him, you can find his information at the end of this post. Enjoy.
With Thanksgiving upon us here in the United States, I’ve been thinking about my own love/hate relationship to this great holiday. It can be a wonderful celebration of gratitude, appreciation, and family connection. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving also tends to be about feeling obligated to spend time with the people we’re “supposed” to, eating too much food and feeling guilty about it, and pretending to be grateful when we’re actually annoyed and stressed out.
What if we could make this Thanksgiving less stressful, more fun, and actually be able to enjoy ourselves, appreciate our family and friends (even the ones who drive us nuts), and focus on what we’re thankful for in a genuine way?
Here are some important tips you can use to make this year’s Thanksgiving one you truly enjoy and remember (in a good way):
1) Be you – Instead of trying to be who you think you “should” be with your family, friends, in-laws, or guests – just relax and be yourself! So often we put undue pressure on ourselves to be a certain way, impress people (even those we know well), or do or say the things we think others want us to. When we let go of trying to please everyone and we’re able to be true to ourselves, we create a genuine sense of freedom and peace. This also means that we think about what would be fun for us and our immediate family to do for Thanksgiving and communicate this to everyone else (in-laws, extended family, etc.), even if it may upset or disappoint some of the people involved.
I don’t know whether this is real or not (it looks like it to me) but I found it real sweet and uplifting and wanted to share it. It’s from someone’s facebook page which you can find here (they have several other real cool images too).