PSTM: A Week of Acceptance
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The idea: The thing you’re resisting is often proof that what you’re doing is working.
I am a perfect example for this: hunger.
I have been looking to stop snacking late at night. It’s a weakness of mine. The clock hits 10 and I get hungry. I hate it. I want to eat something right away.
The next morning, I look at my calories in, look at the scale, and feel ashamed. Again and again and again.
Until I realized: “Wait, the hunger is the point. It isn’t something to be resisted. Instead, I should notice it, ask myself how much hunger could I feel…Can I picture it as a separate thing from me?” All of a sudden, hunger got a whole lot less scary, and the snacking has subsided…for this week.
I’ll report back next week. :P
The quote:
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.-ALICE WALKER
The Advice: Pick something you’ve struggled with in the last few weeks. Exercise, diet, productivity, and ask yourself what it’d be like to just accept the negative feelings that come along for the ride. The exhaustion from running, the sweating, the tiredness…is kind of the point. The stress and pressure of work is kind of the point.
Not crippling negative feelings. Just the normal human ones that come along for the ride. Being a human has all kind of human debt.