You want to be physically fit, yet you do not exercise. You
desperately need help to get started, to become motivated, to move. It would be
helpful to see through new eyes just how really wonderful are the changes
exercise can bring to your life. You would most likely keep exercising if only you
had enough encouragement to stay the course, to keep moving, to keep your body healthy,
fit, and in shape.
No matter your belief system or your take on the manner in
which the cosmos is ultimately organized: Are you ignoring signs from the
universe that might help you toward your goal?
If you would only open your eyes and ears, and then
recognize it was there for you, would you accept divine intervention meant to
encourage you to exercise?
My advice is to take a clue from your environment. Pay
attention. The rationale for maintaining a habit of exercise is something we
all know, but how often do we ignore an opportunity to exercise? How often does
it seem the universe is conspiring to make us move our bodies, but we find a
way around it and refuse to cooperate?
We cannot find a parking spot near the store entrance, so we
are forced to walk a very long way from the far end of the parking lot to the
door. Instead of acknowledging that the universe is helping us to exercise, we turn
the car around, go home, and plan to shop another day when the parking lot is
less crowded.
We are in the basement, and suddenly we recognize that the
item we are looking for is stored in the attic, so we are forced to walk up three flights of stairs. Instead, we give up the task we were working on, turn on the
TV, and forget about doing that much exercise.
It hit me this morning. I was working on my writing on the
computer, when my daughter woke up, came downstairs and into the living room,
and said, "Mom, let's do yoga!"
"Later, after I finish this and then take a
shower." I had lots on my To-Do list for today.
Immediately, I remembered I WANT to exercise, I NEED to
exercise, and here was an invitation from the universe, an encouragement to do
what I already knew I needed and wanted to do.
I stood up. "Yes, I changed my mind! Let's do it now! Yoga.
I need the exercise," I said, allowing the sign to finally reach my mind.
How many of us have a beautiful, thoughtful, sweet, adorable
young girl come to us first thing in the morning, when we are most ready to
exercise, and ask us in a loving way if we are ready to do the thing we really
need to do? It is as if God himself came on a cloud to be my exercise partner.
"Thank you so much! I'm so glad we did yoga together.
Let's do it again tomorrow!" I said when we finished our session and rolled up our exercise mats, putting them away until next time.