Getting better and better
If I want to lose weight I need to change the way I eat.
I don’t eat terribly unhealthily but I do eat too much, I’m often tired from travelling and that tends to make me pig out in the evenings. I also do enjoy a beer (or two) – probably a bit too often. More recently when I’m tired I’ve realised that carbohydrates (peanut butter sandwiches!) literally put me to sleep.
As I said in my post about washing machine brain, I started meditating regularly last summer. I thought I’d tell you how I started, give you a few pointers to things that worked for me and an update, almost a year on, of the difference it has made.
So here we are… I’m now past my 40th birthday (this summer) and I need to make some changes. I’ve tried to take a close look at myself and my habits and decide what what matters to me. I want to improve my chances of living to a ripe old age. I want to be less tired and I want to feel comfortable in my own skin. My wish list of changes is enormous, however I think to start with I’m going to focus on one thing: Lose weight – get healthier
What can I do to achieve this? Well, taking it step by step is probably a good start!
So, work is incredibly busy. You’re under pressure to deliver various projects and you feel you just don’t have the time to do X. Sometimes we focus too hard on work commitments and the excuse of being ‘too busy’ is an easy way to avoid thinking about the repercussions of our actions.
If you, like me, receive hundreds or even thousands of emails in a day, then it can sometimes feel like you have no way of controlling them or the demands they make on your time. Even trying to find a solution can result in an enormous list of different ways to manage the influx. So, being the helpful soul that I am, I’m going to add to that list of options in Google’s search with my own simple methodology.
Having a busy day? Need to find a quick way to calm yourself and think? Need to reach a calm state just before a presentation? I have one way that works for me that I’ve seen mentioned all over the web:
Repeat this a few times to feel almost immediate calm.