What If You Commanded Yourself In A Positive Way? You CAN Respond Without Reacting! You CAN Find Calm!

What if you commanded yourself in a positive way? “You CAN respond without reacting!” “You CAN find calm!” “You CAN choose nutritious food!” “You CAN move just a little more!” . Does it feel weird to talk to yourself as if to another person? Studies suggest this might be the best way to get your own psyche’s attention. Think like a supportive team captain😀... “You’ve got this!” “You can do this!” “C’mon, you!” . Are you trying it? It feels both weird and kind of awesome, yes? You become your own driver and best coach and cheerleader... 🤸‍♀️... Command yourself, and earn your own respect. 😊 . The better we get at using this approach in one aspect of our life, the easier it becomes to use it in others. I am definitely better at it in certain aspects of my life than others!! 😜 . . . PS. If you would find it helpful to be part of a health and fitness accountability and support group, one that encourages positivity, you’d be welcome in mine. DM me for more info. March openings happening now. 😊 . . .. . PPS. Tip In case you are religious: try adding this to your self-commands: “With God you can ________!” 🔥 (Or whatever you call your deity). . #motivation #selfmanagement #selfdevelopment #wordsmatter #selftalk #peptalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CL8hCs_gmMc/?igshid=y90rg2kq1ltt

Winter posture can ruin you! Without realizing what you’re doing you can inadvertently develop neck aches, shoulder aches, and back aches!... Do you get the winter slouch, too?... IF SO, as I say in this #tipTuesday video, remind yourself to straighten back up once your body warms up. Your spine will thank you! 😍. . . #posture #beatthecold #standtall #openup #pilates #healthyback (at Pilates Northwest) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5WPJOxAR_j/?igshid=algm2iczrenl

What is out of your control that drives you crazy? Other drivers? Or government? What your partner buys at the grocery store?… 😜... . The only things that we really can control are ourselves, our reactions to the world, and how we move ourselves through the world.…. . Joseph Pilates called his system of exercise and alignment “Contrology.” He knew that a body that was working properly in conjunction with the mind made one much happier and better able to move through the world in a positive manner.. . What do you do for your physical self and your mental self that helps you move through the world positively?😍. . . #thinkThursday #Pilates #Contrology #Mentalhealth #calm https://www.instagram.com/p/BzN1tC-gWZj/?igshid=pj1fw89441ti

Waking up to snow! ❄️.. . Does it fill you - at least for a moment, before your jaded old adult voice turns on - with a particular mix of excitement and serenity? 🙂. . I hope today you’ll allow yourself a moment to marvel at beauty and feel a sense of wonder, and enjoy a little play. 💕. . #seattlesnow #snowday #bodymindspirit (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/teammona/p/BtdyziBnn5V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l1os35pnibad

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I think I self-sabotage SO many things that I actually want in my life because something - the timing, my energy, my outfit (!) - isn’t perfect... . “I’m not going to be able eat healthfully 100% today, so why bother?” . “I’m too tired from ____, so why even try to exercise?” . “I’m so not as athletic as those people, so why even join their support group?” . “That at-home side-gig looks fun, but I’m don’t look like I [workout/know skincare/have fashion sense/whatever].” . So what? So what! (That’s what I have to shout at myself). TAKE THE LITTLE STEPS. Notice what happens! You might find yourself energized by your actions, and taking MORE LITTLE STEPS! 😀. . Cmon, what’s the thing you’re shuffling your feet on today? What’s ONE LITTLE THING you can do? Because, my friend, you CAN do! ❤️ . . *~*~*~*~* If you could use more positivity in your life around your health, fitness, and nutrition goals, DM me. My next 8-week fitness support group is opening up soon. Would love to have you in it. 😊 #motivation #yesyoucan #takeaction #perfectlyimperfect #fitatanyage #keepliving #emptynester #oldbutyoung #nevertooold #faithoverfear #positivity #bodypositive https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLtc0HgCsj/?igshid=gm97p3w63jku

Not saying there isn’t hard stuff happening in the world, I’m just saying: Feel. The. Love.... It’s out there in the world, too. ❤️.

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In fact, there’s so much love, the more you look for it, that it can be as overwhelming a feeling as when you feel hopeless against all the hard stuff - EXCEPT! Except you are overwhelmed by the glimmer of hope you feel, and maybe of how you are afraid to believe in the goodness and hope....

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But it’s there! So take it in... let it fill you with a moment of wonder... and then notice the very next thing you feel like doing... Maybe you feel like reaching out to an old friend, or helping out a favorite charity, or going out in nature, or doing some self-love like a workout...

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Whatever it is, let that moment of feeling how big love is carry you into the next thing you do... with love. ❤️