‘It was a golden year beyond my dreams.
I proved you’re never too old to achieve
what you really want to do.’
Heather Turland
(Australian Women’s Marathon gold medalist)
I took time off last week to celebrate my birthday and spend time with family and friends.
For the last 10 years the week before and the day of my birthday were very difficult for me. Each year I kept thinking, I was a year older and what was I really accomplishing with my life. After getting through the day of my birthday, I felt better ans started thinking this was a new year and I would be accomplishing great things.
After a few days of feeling sorry for myself, I made a decision, this year would be different and I would enjoy my birthday. I started making a list of all my accomplishments and was pleasantly surprised to see how I was achieving my goals. Doing this simple little activity, changed my outlook and this year I had a beautiful birthday week.
Some of my achievements:
· Maintaining a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy and exercising.
· Having loving and supportive relationships with my family members and friends.
· Being a loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
· Willing to take a risk and learn from the experience.
· Managing a successful coaching business.
· Blogging and loving it.
What are some of your achievements, I would love to hear about them.
‘Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.’ Tennessee Williams
Living in the moment was a very hard concept for me to learn. I was always thinking about the future and hoping that my life would get better. I remember that when I was a little girl thinking things would be better when I got older; then as time went on I kept thinking things would be better when I graduated from college and so on.
In 1983, I took the EST training, now known as Landmark Education. In the training I learned how important it was to live in the present moment and that only I am responsible for my life. Learning these two concepts and putting them into practice was another story. After reading self-help books, taking other trainings and sharing my ideas with other people, I learned many tools for practicing how to be in the moment and remembering that only I am responsible for my life. Some of the tools I use in practicing these concepts daily are as follows:
Living In the Present Moment
- Stop what I am doing and ask myself, “What is happening right now?”
- Think about what I am grateful for right now.
- Take a moment to look out my office window and watch the birds eating from the birdfeeders.
- Sit in a chair with my cats and listen to their purring and relax.
I Am Responsible for My Life
- Remind myself constantly that I have choices and am responsible for whatever action steps I take.
- Remembering I am Important and the only one who lives my life is me.
- Expressing my feelings so others know who I am and what my desires are.
- Taking care of myself by living a healthy lifestyle. Eating healthy, exercising, and doing something nice for myself everyday.
It is so important for me to learn from other people what tools and techniques they are using to stay in the moment and being responsible for their lives. By learning from each other we can create our best lives.
I would love to hear from you please send me your feedback and comments.
