New Year, same AMAZING you

Happy New Year loved one!

How are you? I hope you enjoyed the festive period and I'm wishing you all the best and more for 2021!

How have the first few days of 2021 been for you so far? Begun the resolutions? The health kick regime? Become a Better You yet? 

But why do we need to become fitter, leaner, cleaner, have shinier hair, be more productive, upgrade our house/car/phone ...life? We're sold this idea that we need to be BETTER. We're told that how we are right now is not enough. Those same marketeers that sold us the indulgence of Christmas now tell us January of *every year* is when we must begin to be BETTER, and.. the fitness app, new recipe book, latest fashionable sportswear, new online course is going to get us there. We all know it doesn't work, because the majority of the habits creep back in by Feb and most people have broken their resolutions within weeks. That is, after they've invested in all the stuff and spent money on the "improvement tools". And are left feeling hollow from "failure" instead.

Consider this crazy notion. What if right now there was nothing you NEEDED to change? What if you were exactly perfect in this moment? What could I sell you then? NOTHING. Because you'd know you don't need it. There aren't any deficiencies in you and no improvements to be made. 

Well, that's the truth. There's nothing you NEED to change. You're not a problem to fix. And don't you think that from this place of believing - of knowing - you're ok as you are you would naturally want to move your body? You'd feel like getting up and dancing or jumping on your bike or walking in nature? Don't you think you'd want to feed your body what it wants and needs? You'd find yourself reaching for that apple instead of another mince pie? You'd wake up taking a few breaths and thanking your body for being alive rather than immediately reaching for your phone?

This state of I AM ENOUGH, I AM OK AS I AM is INCREDIBLY POWERFUL.

From this state you don't need the latest fitness gear to make your arse look perky. You don't need another blender/smoothie maker appliance to entice you to nourish your body. You don't need to take a course on procrastination. You don't need anything. You don't have gaps in you that need to be filled, that's just the messaging we receive. It's the fear and less-than thinking we're sold to make you buy another book or workshop promising to make you a NEW YOU. But what's wrong with the old you? She/He is AWESOME. And from this powerful state of truth you don't need to use/buy things to fill up a gap that you're less than. You don't need to contort yourself into a New You. The current you is wonderful. 

Remember, the old you got you through 2020 - she/he is INCREDIBLE and resilient. Celebrate that 🥳🥳 not tell yourself you're deficient in some way and need to be more. 

And, from this state of power, you may choose a fitness app or recipe book or exercise bike to support you - because you FEEL to move your body in a certain way or want creative meal ideas etc. The difference is that it's a desire that comes from within to support, not a need told to you from the outside. It comes from WITHIN not WITHOUT. 

So hang up the NEED to be more or better and remember, you are already ENOUGH. 

Enjoy the first full week of 2021 being AMAZING YOU! ✨