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Watch your thoughts

Have you ever paid attention to the way you feel when you have inner dialogue? Have you ever noticed a shift in your emotions when you instantly shift your thought process? Do you know that you can modify almost anything if you simply just change the way you look at it? Our reality is exactly what we make of it: for the better or worse. Anything we focus our energy on will become our reality. Many of us often say: "that happened TO me." What if you looked at what you learned from the experience, how it improved you as a person and said, "that happened FOR me"?

I try to be mindful of my thoughts in stressful situations, and it always helps to say, "this is happening FOR me because..." When I list reasons for why something is happening FOR me I can more easily watch my thoughts. Plus, that feels a WHOLE lot better than saying, "I can't freaking believe this is happening TO me right now!!!" Everything we encounter is meant to shape us as individuals. It's not really WHAT we experience, but HOW we choose to experience it, that makes all the difference.

This also applies to our fundamental health and the state of our bodies. The other day, I overheard someone say, "no matter what diet or kind of exercise I do, I cannot lose the fat on my stomach." First of all, I thought she was perfect just the way she was. And secondly, I wanted to ask her, "how often do you tell yourself that every single day?" When we tell ourselves that we are a certain way, we synergistically do things to keep ourselves in that box in both negative and positive ways. Our body will believe ANYTHING we tell it. So someone who tells herself: "I cannot lose the fat on my stomach" will also do things to fulfill that prophecy.

I bet she would lose the weight she wanted to if she would just stop obsessing about it, i.e., not weigh herself every single day, stop trying a new diet after the last one stops working, or exercising in an upstream way. I lost at least 20 lbs. when I moved to Spain in 2004 because I stopped focusing my energy on the fact that I was not happy with my size. I walked everywhere, ate bread everyday, sensible servings of ice cream most days of the week, and sun bathed on the beach every chance I got. I relaxed and I breathed in life. I occasionally went on a jog or climbed stairs and I did yoga in the comfort of my home when I felt like it. I think I weighed myself twice in the 7 months that I was there. I just gently R E L E A S E D the fixation on not being able to lose the weight. And then I did.

Today I trained my team of Agents on a Mission in Santa Monica and then I went on a jog with a friend right after because it was SUCH a beautiful day! I came across a vegan restaurant on Wilshire and 11th called Golden Mean Cafe. I ordered the gluten free pizza and the owner insisted that I also try the spelt flour vanilla/cinnamon/blueberry cake. So I did. I ate the whole piece, and I loved every bite. Everything we do in life should be enjoyable with a healthy amount of variety. That includes eating and working out!

The intent of my website, and at the same time the purpose of Mission Possible™, was to create something that offered subtle suggestions and alternatives to enhance the lifestyles of millions of people. I want to share with everyone the things I encounter while on my path to optimal health. I enjoy everything I eat and I have the most fun exercising when I lead a Mission! Mission Possible™ is everything except serious. We always just M O V E and S W E A T and L A U G H and F E E L amazing during and after the Mission! Get out of your comfort zone with food and fitness! Try something new this week!

Posted: 7:49 PM, Saturday, September 19, 2009

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Yes!

This is so fantastic and true!!! You're doing great things, Jenna! Keep it up. The world needs more of this.
Posted by Debbie Denova-Baker at 8:16 AM, Thursday, September 24, 2009	Link

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Thanks Debbie! I appreciate your acknowledgement!
Posted by Jenna at 7:56 PM, Thursday, September 24, 2009	Link

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