The Power of the Mind

Something I have become significantly in touch with has been the power of my own mind.  It is interesting how much more aware I become when I remain conscious and awakened.  In essence, I have become the observer of my thoughts, my experiences, and with what’s cultivating within the confines of my own mind.  I have also noticed how I have become not only the observer, but the master of my experiences.   I find that when I remain in the moment I also remain conscious and this is where my true power lies when it comes to challenging a mind that is both disempowering and undisciplined.

My mind is so powerful that it tries to sabotage me daily.  I have become aware of the power of my mind especially through my lifestyle change.  I have learned that I cannot fight with what’s happening within my mind without consciousness.  For if I am not conscious, I would not be the observer nor would I be successful with challenging and working within the confines of my mind.

I remember a particular incident where my mind was so powerful that it affected me psychologically. I have been on this life changing journey for 29 weeks and each week I have consistently lost weight, however; it was this one weigh in that I actually gained .6 of a pound.  Well, I felt like it was the absolute end of the world. How could my body do this, how could it betray me especially when I have been doing everything the way I have always done, eating healthy, sleeping well, exercising and drinking plenty of water. I fell into a funk, had I not been consciously aware I would have fallen prisoner to my old unconscious behaviours.  I felt it all, the inner struggle, the fight within my own mind, and what quelled the storm was consciousness and the power of healthier choice.

Remember, it's not about the weight, it's about what was taking place, psychologically, in my mind.

The week prior to my body showing this .6 gain I had a 4 pound loss.  This is a significant amount of weight loss in one week and likely a shock to my body.  I learned that my body is a wise machine.  Interesting though how the week after the .6 gain I lost 1.5 pounds and continued to do so.  I learned that I need to stay the course no matter what the scale says and that my body will fluctuate accordingly and if I remain focused and continue to, persevere, my body will continue to let go of the excess weight and the body fat.

It takes time to create change and for the body to transform body fat into muscle.

I cannot stress enough how powerful the mind was and what it took for me to move through that process.  Without the consciousness I am convinced that I would have reverted back to my old behaviours which would have only led me to have gained the weight back again and to have given up on what I had worked so hard to cultivate.

This was a great experience for me; I learned through this experience that remaining focused, committed, determined, patient, disciplined and by persevering with consciousness I was successful at staying the course.  It was also extremely helpful when I wrote this experience in my daily journal and spoke with my trainer about my experience.  The support was absolutely essential in this process.  It was great to articulate what was happening in my mind and more pertinent to this process was the support I received and the validation of this experience being very much a part of the wellness process.

One more important thought, because I exercise daily I feel the benefits of my mental stability.  I attribute this stability to my success with battling the mind.  So it is evident that even though I was being challenged I had the armour to battle this challenge.  Now I recognize when I have other experiences of this nature, regardless, it is a battle, a battle within the mind.