Several months ago I confessed that I had lost the ever important mojo in my journey to become a better me. I pondered this dilemma for a while and ultimately
came up with three key points to get me back on track.
Rewind & Remember – When you’re on journey
like I am, I think it’s easy to forget where you started because you’re always
focused on going forward. I found it necessary
to stop thinking about the next 5 or 10 pounds to lose, but instead remember -
find those old hideous overweight pictures of yourself, try on those now huge
jeans that are several sizes too big for you.
Remember how you used to feel about exercising and eating right and how
much you have learned since you began your journey. I found it VERY rewarding and uplifting to stop
beating myself up about what I was or was not doing ‘right’ and focus awhile on
what I have accomplished.
Below is a picture that my mom took of me and my family
dying Easter eggs in 2011. I never knew
she took the picture and she gave it to me, along with a stack of other pictures,
almost a year later – right in the middle of me losing my mojo. Not knowing this little gem was hiding among
the stack, I took them home and started flipping through them and this one
stopped me dead in my tracks…I felt sick, tears filled my eyes and then I
showed the hubby the picture. It left us
both speechless; he gave me a hug and simply said “I’m so proud of you!”. At that moment it hit me how critical it is for
me to concentrate on the positives and not the negatives in my journey.
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| This was approx 45 pounds ago |
Affirm – I learned about affirmations from my
previous employer. The organization used
to ‘highly encourage’ you to attend a personal development class which had a
lot of emphasis on affirmations. For
those of you that are not sure what affirmation are all about, here is what
Dictionary.com says about it:
- The assertion that something exists or is true.
- A statement or proposition that is declared to be true.
- Confirmation or ratification of the truth or validity of a prior judgment, decision, etc
I think I was on Pinterest or Instagram when something
popped up and reminded me of the concept of affirmations. I thought about it for a while. I wondered if I could make it work for me and
my then-lost mojo. I decided “What the
hell” and decided to give it a shot. I
came up with about 5 statements that I wrote down and began saying to myself
while looking in the mirror, it then evolved and I started saying them to
myself during my long commute from work to the gym and sometimes even during my
workouts (I’m sure those around me thought I was a nuts, lol). I discovered in a very short time, IT WAS
WORKING - just hearing the encouraging words coming from my very own mouth
would be the perfect medicine to help cure my lack of mojo.
Here are some of my affirmations:
- I am a work in progress; which means I will get there a little at a time, not all at once.
- I have it within me. Right now, to get where I want to be!
- I am in charge of my future
- I am a force to be reckoned with! (personal favorite)
- It does not matter how slow I go.
- I CAN do this!
- I am a role model for my family
Go ahead, try it - what's it gonna hurt??
These are my three main concepts that I used to get my mojo back, but there are several mini ones that I used too. No worries, I'll be sharing those soon. In the meantime, I hope everyone has their mojo and rocks it hard!
Later Gators!