What's Holding You Back?

Happy Summer everyone! I hope you had a great Memorial weekend and I apologize for being absent for so long.....

The question I pose to you today is, What is holding you back?

This can mean a variety of things to you, or maybe there is one thing that comes to mind immediately. Speaking of the 'mind' what is the mind really? I recently started reading a book called, 'The Way of The Peaceful Warrior'. It is a spiritual book suggested to me by a friend because of the place in life I am and my earning to grow and for betterment. I am only 60 pages in, but the book has just mentioned the mind and what it is. It is not your brain, it is not knowledge, it isn't wisdom, nor does it hold your experiences. That voice that is constantly chattering in your head and holding you back is your mind.

Ladies (or men), what is your beast? You know, that ferocious voice in your head that dominates any of your positive thoughts on body image. I would say all of my friends are interested in health and fitness, workout, eat relatively healthy, and are beautiful inside and out. I would also say that all of my friends have a beast. We could go to the beach in a bikini and I guarantee each one of us has an 'issue' and our mind is preventing us from being 100% confident.....even though we are most likely the top 5% most fit on that beach. So why do we fight this beast? Why not embrace our bodies? My favorite group X fitness instructor always says, 'what can your body do?' We will always have an area that is not our favorite, but hell we aren't super models! Our bodies are strong and functioning, they look good in clothes and I bet guys would tell us they are perfect out of them as well, they are a picture of a healthy REAL women! Let us embrace this and walk with confidence. Make peace with your hang ups and let go let flow. Once we do this, we can really enjoy life. We only have this one to live, so let's not waste another minute listening to that pesky mind of ours.

It isn't just about body image of course, but I know that we can all relate to that example. What else is holding you back? Anxiety of social settings or meeting new people. Weariness because you don't know who you are. Financial strain. Relationships with the opposite sex. The list goes on. Many times we dabble in drinking, partying, sex, etc and say we are happy, but those things are just masking the anxiety that your mind creates. We all want to be warriors, but we must make peace first. More to come on this topic......I need to finish the book first, but it will be good stuff. That is certain. 

My heart goes out to those that are waiting....waiting to live their life. I can't do this or that because of x, y or z. Life is what you make of it. It is about the experiences. It is about the interaction with others. We are all connected. I know that is strange to think about. We are all made of energy, share energy and bounce around in this crazy universe together. Get out and socialize with each other, share love, and create.

I want to leave this short and let you stew on what is your beast/s and what is your mind preventing you from doing or being.....