Feeling heavy? Not just on the scales I mean,but also heavy full stop – stuck, bogged down, noose around the neck, pit in your stomach type stuff, going no-where or same-old, same-old scenario?
Are you wanting to feel lighter – more free, going somewhere, energetic, light in your step, freer in your body, less weight on your mind….?
Here’s something to think about DePRESSion, in the very essence of the word – means PRESSed down. That feeling of heaviness and dross that we sometimes feel. DeLIGHT however, has a very different feel. When I am delighted, my smile goes up, I feel lighter in my body, I feel freer, I feel uplifted.
So how can I change that heavy, sometimes dePRESSed feeling into deLIGHT – full – ness. Fill up with things that delight you and delete other heavy things. What things can be heavy – people can! People, for example, who are always complaining, whinging and talking in the doldrums. Stop associating with them and/or stop indulging in such heavy conversations. Activities can be heavy when you do them out of obligation and guilt. Start saying “no” to things that actually don[‘t fill your soul and deLIGHT you. Start instead by nourishing yourself daily with activities and events that put a spring in your step.
Feel lighter by delighting in energising food – not just food that will fill you and perhaps bog you down. Typically the more alkaline type fruit and veges make us feel lighter and more energised versus stodgy carbs. I am not suggesting you start judging food and restricting, denying and all of the rest. I am simply suggesting to start your day asking your body for what it needs to feel nourished, energised and lighter and to align your choices with that. Also find pleasure in eating – not just as a means to an end, but enjoying the lightness that can come from enjoying the cooking experience or round the table social experience, or even the going out to a beautiful restaurant experience with great friends.
Lighten up on your judgement words – especially about your self, your body and your life. Choose to focus on the good things and speak accordingly. That will lighten everyone’s day!
Indulge in your creativity (again) or find new avenues for your creativity – music, language, arts, sculpting, speaking, building…whatever it is you LOVe. There is nothing more uplifting than being in creative flow. Flow – more literally in terms of flow of nutrients through our body – assimilation, digestion and elimination – is also great for reducing our heaviness/weight…..because quite frankly, stagnancy stinks, blocks us up and makes us feel heavier. De”LIGHTen up” and get things moving!
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Thank you Janelle, I really enjoyed reading this post and look forward to lightening my load with some of your suggestions.