Are you Interested in Complaining About Your Life or Doing Somthing About It?

Posted on March 30, 2010 12:00:00am, by Gerrianne Clare

 How many times have you heard yourself telling the same story over and over about how this thing or that thing is not working in your life? Do you feel like a broken record? What are you doing to make things different in your life? 

The truth is, many people are addicted to the drama in their lives. They would prefer to talk about what is wrong and get agreement from others than take steps to change or improve what they can.

What about you? 

Do you want your life to be better or are you comfortable in your misery? I know that can sound a little harsh but making a decision not to do anything is the same as deciding to keep things the way they are.

This has been coming up for me alot lately. I have had some physical ailments that have crept into my aging body. My knee has been hurting since I went for a long run  a little while ago. Until recently I thought I was doing everything I could to make it better – at least that is what I was telling myself. The truth is, I think I was more committed to the story of a sore knee than the work of making it better.
 
What can I do right now about my knee?
·         I can book an appointment to see a physiotherapist to learn exercises to strengthen my knee
·         I can look up info about knee strengthening on the internet and make a practice plan
·         I can ice it after I go for a walk or a run
·         I can take ibuprofen when it is sore
·         I can get new runners as the ones I currently own have been in two marathons, time for new ones
·         I can lose some weight so there is less stress on my joints
·         I can visualize it healing
·         I can take supplements to build healthy, new cartilage around my joints
·         I can pay attention to my diet as I know I feel achier when I eat gluten
·         I can do lots of things –
 
What was I doing – I was talking about it a lot, and taking the odd ibuprofen.
 
If I really want to feel better in my whole life, there are many things that I can do to make that happen. I am beginning to recognize how much my desire to have pain and get attention has been stronger  than my desire to feel healthy and whole. That sounds perverse I know, but as I tell the truth about this, I feel more in control of my decisions. 
 
What do I really want? I want to live my life fully – feeling strong and healthy. To make this happen requires action on my part. Today, I am committing to take the action.
 
How about you? 
 
Take care and I will blog with you soon.
Gerrianne
 

 

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Posted by mike on April 13, 2010 at 9:57:31am

Thanks so much for last week , you have made me look at my life and all the stuff in it a little clearer, and I am going to change it
Thanks
Mike

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