{"id":3975,"date":"2012-08-14T13:23:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2012-08-14T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:23:15","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-club-4-tips-how-to-spread-your-wings-and-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/08\/kick-in-the-tush-club-4-tips-how-to-spread-your-wings-and-fly.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Club: 4 Tips … How to Spread Your Wings and FLY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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join Kick in the Tush Club<\/a> – with Janice Taylor, Life and Wellness Coach, Author, Weight Loss \/Self-Help Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? ~ Rumi<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUSHKATEERS!!! Greetings to YOU, one n’ all!!!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Are you ready for yet another fabulous August day!!!\u00a0\u00a0 Are you ready to spread your wings and fly<\/strong><\/em> through the summer skies (vs. crawling through the heat of summer)?\u00a0 Isn’t the above Rumi quote amazing?\u00a0 Isn’t Rumi amazing!<\/p>\n

This past weekend, we visited with friends in our building (building friends are great, for many reasons, two of which are: (1) there’s no real travel time; and (2) you can visit each other in pj’s and slippers) <\/em>and together, we watched the documentary, “I AM.”\u00a0 (I posted the promo for this on my facebook page<\/a>, if you’re interested in watching!)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rumi, a 13th Century Persian, Muslim poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic was quoted a number of times throughout the film, each quote more beautiful and meaningful than the next, which is why this week’s Quotes to Live by is overflowing with Rumi!\u00a0 (see your fully loaded KITT Club e-letter<\/a>)
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Another Rumi favorite …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This being human is a guesthouse.<\/em><\/strong> Every morning is a new arrival.<\/strong>\u00a0 A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor…Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice; meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

which brings me to the Chewing the Fat section of today’s KICK; an email from “Mary in Trouble”<\/strong><\/em> … who says “Every single morning … “<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CHEWING THE FAT:<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear OLofWL ~<\/strong> <\/em>Every single morning, I look myself in the mirror and I say, \u201cYou are NOT waiting until tomorrow!\u00a0 You are getting into gear right now, for the entire day; morning till night and that\u2019s it!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And it works (sort of)<\/em> …
\n… I automatically shift into \u2018healthy eating mode \/ happy lifestyle existence\u2019 and amazingly enough; I pack my lunch as well as lots of healthy treats to munch on throughout the day. I am almost whistling, I\u2019m so happy and on point, but then\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026 The sun sets.\u00a0 Nighttime comes and I am deep sixed by whatever.\u00a0 Could be \u2018real\u2019 obstacles, helter-skelter thoughts, who knows.\u00a0 But that\u2019s the end of that and I head straight to the fridge and the pantry and empty the contents of same down the hatch. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Please, I am begging you.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m going to lose my mind.\u00a0 Give me the biggest most illuminating kick in the tush ever!\u00a0 Desperate for a painful kick <\/em>~ Mary in Trouble<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear Mary in Trouble ~<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Thank you for your very real, honest and funny email.\u00a0 (Dare I say it \u2013 but you did make me smile, which is always a good thing; meant to be a compliment.)<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 I am positive (100%) that your plight is shared by many<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>After all, how many of us do ‘well’ all day long BUT and that\u2019s a big BUTT, are led astray, lose focus, and give up by nightfall?\u00a0 Answer:\u00a0 Too many of us!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here follows\u00a0 4 TIPS: How to Stick To It …\u00a0 Day AND Night <\/strong>, which will hopefully be a strong and enlightening enough Kick in the Tush to get your into full fly mode!\u00a0 or – 4 Tips … How to Spread Your Wings and FLY!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 LISTEN!!!\u00a0 <\/strong>Yes, first and foremost listen to the words and information that you are feeding to both your conscious and unconscious mind!!!\u00a0 You have basically instructed yourself to \u201cget into gear right now, for the entire day, morning till night and that\u2019s it!\u201d <\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you hear the directive?\u00a0 You\u2019ve told yourself to gear up until nightfall \u2026 and that\u2019s it!\u00a0\u00a0 You are (your unconscious mind is<\/em>) simply following \u2018orders.\u2019\u00a0 Come night, it\u2019s over!\u00a0\u00a0 Try providing a new directive,\u00a0 a positive affirmation or mantra that takes you past night fall and into your compelling future:\u00a0 \u201cI am committed to creating and living a healthy lifestyle in every way from this moment forward.\u201d (No end in sight.)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 OUTLINE IT!!!<\/strong>\u00a0 If you were to look at the words \u201ccreating and living a healthy lifestyle in every way,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>you\u2019d realize that your vision is vague at best.\u00a0 God is in the details!\u00a0\u00a0 So \u2026 you\u2019d best detail (and I mean detail in great detail)<\/em> what a healthy lifestyle looks like to you, sounds like, smells like, feels like, and even tastes like.\u00a0 Provide both your conscious and unconscious mind, as well as your body-mind, with complete details.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 REPEAT!!!<\/strong>\u00a0 How do we learn?\u00a0 Through repetition!\u00a0 It is vital that you take in your vision for healthy living on a cellular level, and the only way to do this is to repeat, repeat, repeat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many ways that you can do this:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n