What’s Stopping Us?

The biggest challenge that keeps most of us from self-nurturing and from doing other things that are priorities in our lives: Procrastination.

What stops us?  What stops you and me from accomplishing what we want in life or work, for family or community?  Isn’t it crazy, when you’re ready to clean your desk, fix the yard, write a book, go for a run, etc., that the only thing stopping you is YOU?  Ugh. (I feel the same way.) When I have time after a long day to pay bills, do laundry, or catch up with friends, I would rather (perfect honesty) buy a great bottle of red wine or see a film on K St.  But for you and me, for us, to overcome, we must face the truth. We are the roadblock on our life journey that stops us from moving forward.

So, if we just pretend that is true for a moment, what do we do?  We take it on that the distractions our thoughts create are what pull us from priorities.  (Test yourself: would you rather keep reading, or eat a piece of Belgian chocolate? Easy answer here!).  We want to sleep enough, eat well, take a walk through beautiful Burleith every morning; or we ponder reaching our long-lost brother or asking our boss for a raise.  Logically, it does not make sense why we just don’t do these things.

Subconsciously, procrastination is a defense against our fears. These may be fears of not being on top of things, not having money for bills, not having something to offer others, not being perfect.  (Only you can sort out what your fears are, and it may go back a kid in third grade saying you didn’t fit in. You do!)  With willingness to look, we consciously shift our thoughts. We see our stumbling blocks were just something someone else suggested that we took on as truth.  We are free to affirm what we want, shifting from the procrastination mode of “I will be…” to “I am…”

Through shifting intentions, we start to subconsciously believe priorities are reachable (even if they are not yet).  Then, we take it on that things are different and somehow the new perspective gives us energy to do the dishes, write that paper, or be courageous and ask someone on a date.  We get that we can do things, even if in an imperfect way.  It is only my power and your power, to create what we want as real, that allows our lives to be full now.  I invite you to join me in a conscious shift… a walk versus an extra lazy hour of sleep, or a yoga class instead of television one evening? Then, our daily lives are congruent with our priorities.

by Cristin Tighe, Director & Owner of Spiral Flight Yoga (www.spiralflightyoga.com), serving Burleith from Wisconsin Avenue in Upper Georgetown since 1997.

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