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How heavy is your dead weight? – Janice Taylor, Life & Wellness Coach, Weight Loss Expert\/Weight Loss Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How heavy is your dead weight a.k.a. anger and upset?<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019d read about a teacher who asked her students to bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes to class.<\/p>\n

For every person the student refused to forgive, they were to write the person\u2019s name and date of upset on a potato and put it in their plastic bag. As you may imagine, their respective bags filled up quickly and proved heavy.<\/p>\n

The moral of the story:<\/strong>\u00a0 We are lugging around some pretty hefty amounts of anger that is weighing us down and keeping us stuck.\u00a0 I call it “dead weight.”<\/p>\n

How many barrels full of upset and anger are you carrying around with regard to others?\u00a0 How many platters full of upset and anger are you carrying around with regard to yourself?<\/p>\n

For your:<\/p>\n

– Dietary transgressions?
\n– Lack of exercise?
\n– Imperfections?
\n– Whatever else is on your personal list of upsets and failures?<\/p>\n

How heavy is your “dead weight?”\u00a0 How much energy, focus and determination is it robbing from your core self?\u00a0 Are you ready to give it up?<\/p>\n

5 Steps:\u00a0 <\/strong>from Anger to Forgiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 1.\u00a0 Write It Out:<\/strong>
\nTake a moment, a minute, an hour \u2013 the entire day! \u2013 depending on how long your \u2018self-upset\u2019 list is to\u00a0 write out each upset on one of a potatoes.<\/p>\n

You can either draw your own potato, or use mine. Dead Weight : Potatoes<\/a> pdf<\/p>\n

Step 2.\u00a0 Bag the Anger<\/strong>:
\nPut the potatoes into your bag of choice. A paper bag will do.<\/p>\n

Step 3.\u00a0 Carry the Anger<\/strong>:
\nCarry the ‘anger’ around with you all day long. I realize that your bag of paper potatoes won\u2019t have the same physical effect as a heavy bag of real potatoes, but it will provide an opportunity for a mental light bulb or two to flash.<\/p>\n

Step 4.\u00a0 Shred the Anger<\/strong>:
\nAt the end of the day, read through your paper potatoes and then ceremoniously rip or shred each potato.<\/p>\n

Step 5.\u00a0 Transform the Anger Into Art<\/strong>:
\nPut shredded potatoes into a clear container.\u00a0 Voila!\u00a0 You have created a kick tush paperweight for your desk.\u00a0 A reminder to forgive others and yourself.<\/p>\n

For more discussion on how to be let go of your “dead weight,” be sure to visit a Kick in the Tush Club<\/a> on Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 not the icing!<\/p>\n

Janice
\n<\/em>Life & Wellness Coach, Author, Weight Loss Artist
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