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Saturday, April 14, 2012

WHAT'S STUCK NEEDS TO MOVE

     Here's the answer to sluggishness and feeling stuck and hopeless: get moving- do something. As our blood begins to circulate, so does our outlook. Perspective changes as muscles engage. We are relieved from obsessive thinking as we focus on walking, stretching, lifting, and pulling. If stopping and becoming internally quiet won't fix what ails us, then chances are that movement will!
     Our life solutions are generally so much simpler than we think they are. We fancy our problems as megalith and certain to crush us. But the truth is that more often than not our solutions are fairly obvious. We either have to stop doing something that is creating a problem in our lives, or start doing something to move in the direction of correction and healing. The solutions seem so difficult because we don't want to change. We want everything to improve without our having to make any effort.
     But the efforts are never as huge as we think. They start small, and remain forever bite sized, no matter how complex the problem. We begin by stopping completely, or by getting moving; by eating something healthy, taking a walk, calling someone, saying a prayer, or gathering more information. We wait and see. We listen to our gut. We have the courage to step up or walk away. Whatever it takes. If we are overwhelmed, we stop; and if we are stuck, we get moving; and by doing so, we allow for the new direction to appear, the space to open, and our next step to be revealed.

If I feel lethargic and unmotivated, I get moving. Circulating my blood will shift my mental perspective, and give me just the fresh start I need.