MY POT-BELLY
Yes, I don't like my pot-belly.
And, that's the first step to send it in.
No, it is not.
Then, what is?
Loving a lean, flat and healthy belly is.
Yes, the more I remain an anti-pot-belly crusader, the more it bloats. All my resolutions go for a toss as soon as I make them; my efforts remain half-hearted ... and, lo! there it grows: my majestic pot-belly!
So, I decide, instead, to be a pro-flat-belly activist. I fall in love with it; day in and day out, I visualise it. I feel the smoothness, the well-being. My resolutions are motivated by my love for health, and not the hatred for my bloated tummy. My efforts are constantly prompted by my positive life-energy of love ... love for something beautiful - my lean body, my health, my longevity.
Habits get formed, over a long period of time, through our repeated actions and non-actions. What begins as a result of an impulse, when persisted upon, come to stay with us permanently. It becomes a compulsion, a mechanical response, a habitual behaviour... eventually, our character, our personality. All habits are formed and sustained like this ... be it our simple habits of eating, drinking and sleeping, or, our serious addictions to tobacco, alcohol, drugs or porn, and, even, lying, cheating and wife-beating. In no other manner, a habit is formed, or come to stay.
To do away with my habit of lying, first of all, I must be aware of the impact my constant lying leaves on my well-being, the damage it causes to my self-esteem. Next, I must desire greatly a life of healthy self-esteem; I must desire an integrated and confident life. The more I focus on this upbeat state of life, the more I gain the strength to drop my old habits, to break away from the old patterns. It is the sheer force of desire - and love for something of lasting value, of greater significance - that helps me navigate through this crucial transition.
Yes, what we deeply love, we attract. What we constantly focus on, expands in our life.
And, oh yes, a pot-belly, included!
GERALD D'CUNHA
And, that's the first step to send it in.
No, it is not.
Then, what is?
Loving a lean, flat and healthy belly is.
Yes, the more I remain an anti-pot-belly crusader, the more it bloats. All my resolutions go for a toss as soon as I make them; my efforts remain half-hearted ... and, lo! there it grows: my majestic pot-belly!
So, I decide, instead, to be a pro-flat-belly activist. I fall in love with it; day in and day out, I visualise it. I feel the smoothness, the well-being. My resolutions are motivated by my love for health, and not the hatred for my bloated tummy. My efforts are constantly prompted by my positive life-energy of love ... love for something beautiful - my lean body, my health, my longevity.
Habits get formed, over a long period of time, through our repeated actions and non-actions. What begins as a result of an impulse, when persisted upon, come to stay with us permanently. It becomes a compulsion, a mechanical response, a habitual behaviour... eventually, our character, our personality. All habits are formed and sustained like this ... be it our simple habits of eating, drinking and sleeping, or, our serious addictions to tobacco, alcohol, drugs or porn, and, even, lying, cheating and wife-beating. In no other manner, a habit is formed, or come to stay.
To do away with my habit of lying, first of all, I must be aware of the impact my constant lying leaves on my well-being, the damage it causes to my self-esteem. Next, I must desire greatly a life of healthy self-esteem; I must desire an integrated and confident life. The more I focus on this upbeat state of life, the more I gain the strength to drop my old habits, to break away from the old patterns. It is the sheer force of desire - and love for something of lasting value, of greater significance - that helps me navigate through this crucial transition.
Yes, what we deeply love, we attract. What we constantly focus on, expands in our life.
And, oh yes, a pot-belly, included!
GERALD D'CUNHA
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