Resistance

Don't you just love synchronicity? I put a book down for almost a month when I started The Artist's Way, and when I finally picked it back up, everything that I was reading felt like it was being read on a loud speaker.

I am still riding the honeymoon phase of my 29 days of movement. So far, I am excited. I have a week of movement under my belt, but I know the resistance is coming. The inevitable moment when I just. don't. wanna. do. it.

But the Universe has been listening and preparing me for this. Danielle LaPorte shares five tips for working through resistance in her book "The Desire Map" (if you are not familiar with this book, I strongly recommend that you check it out). These tips come from her friend Todd Herman who is sports psychology coach: 

1. Breathe.
2. Grip your power thought (aka: your core desired feelings).
3. Remind yourself that you are growing and that resistance is just a signpost of this growth.
4. Script the process (not the outcome).
5. Make tweaks and keep going.

While all of these are important reminders, the fourth one really resonates. I choose to make the month of March about MOVEMENT. Not about running a certain number of miles, benching a certain weight, or how many yoga poses I "master". Rather, I chose to focus on the process and practice of movement. When I hit the resistance phase, which I know is inevitable, I am plan to just make tweaks and keep going.