the payoff is me

"A vision is not a goal.
A vision is much broader
and more compelling than a goal.
It's a complete,
overall picture of your life
that includes personal
and professional endeavors....


...Your goals will be roadside targets
which you can use to measure your progress
on your way to your vision....



...If you don’t have a vision,
life can be like a bumper car ride
where there is no general direction
and you will continually run into walls
or other cars...


...It may even seem fun at times,
but ultimately you will not end up where you choose,
you won’t be fulfilled
and your life will be spent completing
someone else’s vision."
- Burn Sports Vision Worksheet

I'm looking at the Vision Worksheet
from my nutritionist trainer (click here if you haven't already)
and thinking...ugh, do I have to??

That's a bad sign.
When you sit down to create a vision of a life that you will love
and your first instinct is to procrastinate and take a nap instead, you're in trouble.

That's been my go-to response for everything over the past decade or so:
I'm tired leave me alone.

MIND YOU
I don't give in to those urges.
I push myself.
My moods don't make my decisions for me.
But just to be clear: I'd rather be sleeping.

That's not a character flaw.
It's adrenal fatigue.

Adrenal Fatigue??
Don't go looking for the mainstream medical community to explain it.
Remember when fibromyalgia was NOT a legitimate ailment?
Then the drug companies decided to manufacture pills to manage it.
There was big money to be made.
They saw an opportunity for enormous profit.
Now it's fibro is a "real" ailment.

Same with adrenal fatigue.
(click here if you want to learn more about adrenal fatigue)

I have it.
Short, nutshell version of what I have?
Exhaustion.
An actual physical depletion of bodily resources as a result of
awful, crappy low fat and diet foods,
awful, crappy food in general,
poor sleep habits,
caffeine abuse
stimulant abuse
stress
overcommitment
and poor self care.

And that's just the nutshell version.
Wait till I write my book on bouncing back from adrenal fatigue!

In the meantime,
how about I tackle section one of the Vision Worksheet so I can start rebuilding my life.
Ok.
Here we go.
Section One.
Let's read what I'm supposed to be visioning...

I.} Personal (mental/emotional)
a) This is your wealth of knowledge and experience. It's the combination of
facts, skills, talents, and life experiences and your understanding of how the
world works.
b) Emotional balance and perspective?
c) What makes you unique? What do you want to feel most?

sigh
( I am now resisting a nap
resisting playing Word Challenge....decide to do the right thing
aaaaaaand ACTION!)

a) I see myself calm and wise.
I see that everything is unfolding as it should be.
I have the peace that comes with knowing when I need to involve myself and when I need to step back and let things unfold without my involvement.
I understand the source of all things as expressing itself and my partnership with it as a form of the Highest in expressing its glory.
I see myself as aware, awake, at peace and always open to learning more.
I see myself as a teacher and a student perpetually.

b) Emotionally I am joyful, appreciative and light hearted.
I am angry appropriately and not compulsively.
I am loving, forgiving and patient.
I see myself happy, joyful and fascinated (and fascinating).
I am fulfilled by the company of others and at peace when I am alone.
I see myself with love to give without fear of being depleted.
I see myself open to receiving love from others.
I see myself experiencing emotions as an expression of the spectrum of feelings rather than feeling guilty or feeling crazy or too manic.
I am passionate and expressive.
I sense the needs of others and am aware of my own emotional needs placing my well-being first while being kind to others in the process.

c) I am unique because of my particular experiences.
My way of expressing my experiences is illuminating to others.
I have a way of making my life stories relevant to others so that they can learn from me.
Most of all I want to feel joy.

Whew!
That wasn't so bad.
It was kinda nice.

When things feel tough, and they do feel tough, I can look at my visioning and see what the payoff is.

The payoff is me.

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