We have been so busy redesigning the new website, getting all of the new programs ready, the Sanctuary ready, and we have had a few glitches. As you know, I am no techie-babe, plus Friday was my birthday and I was ready to play. Last year was the BIG birthday, so this year was easy. My kids were spending the week with their Dad, the weather was gloriously sunny and dry, and I got to have lunch with my favorite women on 3 different days, which is a total treat for me- I am usually housebound all week, writing, working, and such, eating my usual salad at my desk… Last week was a blast! And then my husband and I had a wonderful night out Friday-all in all a great birthday week!
I was reading an article in recent issue of Vogue while waiting to get my hair cut this week. The article had an interview with LeBron James(I know nothing about sports- seriously), the star basketball player. He describes how he keeps his edge in this paragraph:
“During a recent practice, LeBron looks and feels good….all goes well as he sinks ball after ball. And then- a bad shot, a little off. As the next ball reaches his hand, he pauses, just for a millisecond, as if hitting the reboot button. Next shot, and all the ones following- dead on. ‘It’s all about refocusing yourself’, he explains. ‘For me, it’s such a habit, and I know what I’m doing out on the basketball court, so if I do something wrong, then I know how to switch the switch and turn it right back on, to readjust myself. Right there and then. It doesn’t take me a day. It takes me just’- he snaps his fingers-‘one play’.”
I was really struck by his ability to refocus and come back to center in each moment. As he said, it doesn’t take him longer than that.
What if you were able to be that focused on your goals? What if every time you veered away from your core intentions, values, desires, you became immediately aware of it? And what if upon finding that awareness you were both willing and able to pivot your attention back on course?
To be that CLEAR- that was what really just blew me away. The clarity of knowing what you want, and keeping that in the forefront of your attention, and IN-tention so that you could immediately sense when you were going in the wrong direction, and could quickly right yourself- with no fuss or resistance, no excuses or defensiveness. Simply notice and “reboot”.
These athletes know a lot about focus, intention, and desire. They keep their eye on whatever their prize is all the time- and they don’t spend much time analyzing, defending, explaining or getting distracted from where they want to be.
What if you were able to move through your days like that? Staying completely focused and committed to whom you decided to become- what would that feel like? Let yourself consider what living that way might do for you. What if you believed that you could choose to stay as focused on your goals and desires as an all-star million dollar athlete? Go ahead, try that on. That kind of ability to focus is your ticket to really getting where you want to go- whether around commitment to what you need to do to get out of struggling with compulsive eating, or anything else.
Wishing you love and every blessing,
Lisa
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