{"id":5615,"date":"2014-04-30T15:05:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5615"},"modified":"2014-04-30T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T19:05:08","slug":"weight-loss-wisdom-there-is-no-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/04\/weight-loss-wisdom-there-is-no-future.html","title":{"rendered":"Weight Loss Wisdom:  There Is No Future!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4886\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4886\" alt=\"Janice Taylor, Life and Weight Loss Coach, Living in Possibility\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/05\/Janice-bathroom-210x300.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janice Taylor, Life and Weight Loss Coach, Living in Possibility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How do you know that there is a future?\u00a0 Seriously Tushkateers.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not as if anyone has ever been there.\u00a0 <em>(Am I right, or am I right?)<\/em>\u00a0 Yet, we imagine that there is a future and we visualize this future based on our past.\u00a0 A past, which no longer exists.<\/p>\n<p>If the past no longer exists and there is no future, then there is only the present moment.\u00a0 Now, I know that you&#8217;ve heard that before and that you &#8216;get it.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 Yet, sometimes we speak in absolutes.\u00a0 Absolutes that are based on past experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Absolutes like:\u00a0 &#8220;I always&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;I never&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;everybody&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;nobody!&#8221;\u00a0 Absolutes have an all-or-nothing aspect to them.\u00a0 When we speak in absolutes, we basically kill off the possibility of other outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;next time you hear yourself saying, &#8220;I always fail&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;I never win&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s better&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;Nobody cares&#8230;&#8221; remind yourself that the past is over.\u00a0 There is no future.\u00a0 Only possibility exists.<\/p>\n<p>Live in possibility!<\/p>\n<p><em>For more wellness and weight loss wisdom,<\/em> <i>join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <\/i><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Wellness Coach,\u00a0Author, Artist, Positarian<\/em><br \/>\n<em> wise * fun * utterly useful<br \/>\n<\/em>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Newsletter\/SignupProcess.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-newsletter!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know that there is a future?\u00a0 Seriously Tushkateers.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not as if anyone has ever been there.\u00a0 (Am I right, or am I right?)\u00a0 Yet, we imagine that there is a future and we visualize this future based on our past.\u00a0 A past, which no longer exists. 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