Several years ago, a colleague of mine changed the way that I view New Year’s Resolutions. She broke the word down for me–to resolve is simply to re-solve your problems. No wonder so many people are unable to keep their resolutions! If we are simply re-solving things that we see as “problems,” not only do we stay stuck in a rut, year after year…it’s not exactly very inspiring.

Part of the problem with resolutions starts immediately in our brains. See, our brains can’t process a negative. The only way for us to create a negative statement is to first see the image…and then try to get our brains to forget it. Think about it–if I say “Don’t think about a green giraffe,” the first thing you do is imagine a green giraffe and then tell yourself to stop thinking about it. This phenomenon is explored more deeply through NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP).

This is why some goals become so difficult for us to achieve. Smokers who wish to quit and tell themselves, “I will not smoke. I do not want a cigarette. I will not smoke” are conjuring up images of themselves smoking…and then trying to forget it. If we change the statement to “I want to be the healthiest I’ve ever been. I am in the best shape of my life,” rarely does that image include a cigarette dangling out of their mouths.

In just a few weeks, Freeman Michaels and I will be leading a class based on his book, “Weight Release.” A big part of my excitement in creating this class is that it is not about setting resolutions, deprivation diets or extreme exercising. The Weight Release program is about exploring our stories, offering self-love to each and every part of ourselves, releasing judgment and changing our beliefs and practices.

How refreshingly different!

I don’t know about you but I don’t want to make myself believe that I am broken in order to have problems to solve. I want to stand firm in the fact that I am right where I am supposed to be. I want to start from where I am. And I believe that Freeman’s program supports that. 
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If you’re still unsure or want to learn more, please join us for the first class on January 22nd. We’re offering this as a complimentary session so you can start to see just how powerful this program will be.

I’m looking forward to sharing this journey with you.