give this a try

This morning, I rolled out my mat to take an UNMEASURED barre class.

I was excited to move.

Then, I started to take the class — a class I’d taken a few times before (heck, I was the one who created it in the first place) — and it felt hard.

Like, harder than any of those other times.

And this is one of those small moments that I’ve learned is actually a big moment. Because how I respond to the experience is going to pave the path for where I go next.

Do I want to beat myself up because it was easier last time? Do I want to make this mean something is wrong with me and I better fix it? Do I want to give myself the third-degree about why it’s harder now?

I bet we can all see what path that would take me down, right?

OR, do I want to ask myself a simple question that could allow me to feel even more like MYSELF and change my life for the better in the process?

I want to choose that second one.

If you want to choose that second one, too, here’s the question:

What belief do I say that I believe, that if I really lived aligned with, and embodied right now would completely change the way I experience this moment?

You already hold the belief on some level — if you were to really believe it right now by aligning your thoughts, self, and next steps with it… what could happen?

In my morning movement example, the belief I already hold deep down is this:

Our bodies are not static, they are changing. They naturally feel differently on different days and need different things on different days.

When I align with and embody that belief? Suddenly, I can meet myself with understanding, compassion, and care.

I take an entirely different path from the one that was lined with judgment, frustration, and “fixing” a problem that was never there in the first place.

I get to feel more like ME because I’m actually living in a way that honors my deep-down beliefs.

And, in a fully different headspace, my day shifts. My experience in my body shifts. My life shifts.