When I set on this journey three years ago, I knew it was going to be difficult, but I also knew I'd have a ton of support along the way. One of the things I'm discovering about me, is my passion for working out, for being healthy and for helping others. Finding this passion is the very first step into finding my zen.
However, there's a lot more to it. I know what I love to do, and I know what my passion is, but how do I fully get to it? The first thing was trying to get out of my head that I can't achieve it. The biggest obstacle there was my own mind. Learning to conquer that, that's always going to be a never ending battle! The one thing I am able to control however, is how those thoughts effect me.
I learned a something the other day that has stuck with me, and is helping me learn my own mind. They said "Don't try to fight your thoughts. They are your thoughts and you will lose. Let them come, think them, acknowledge them, let them go." For the last week, everytime a thought has come to mind that I've been trying to forget or trying to let go of, I stopped fighting them. When I realized, this is me talking to me, I let those thoughts in. HOWEVER, the difference is, when I let them in, I was able to release them. Money issues, weight problems, friends, family, whatever it may be. Instead of fighting with my own thoughts, I embrace them.
Now don't get my wrong, I still get those knots in my stomach thinking about things. My nerves are still very present, but I know now how not to let them rule me. It's teamwork within yourself. Once you figure out, they're thoughts, not your actions, it's so much easier to let them all go!
P.S. Sometimes finding your Zen requires a little help from others (No, not like the Daily Show's moment of Zen!) So here are a couple thoughts to help ease and clear your mind!
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
(Buddha has it right I tell ya!)
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