D59 – What is My Why?

This Is Us is a tv show that really lets you see inside the life of someone struggling with obesity. Chrissy Metz is so real. If you have never seen this show, Chrissy plays a woman who is REALLY obese–I would guess she weighs over 450 lbs. In the episode I just watched, she went out to dinner with her husband and couldn’t sit in a booth because she just wouldn’t fit into it. This used to be me. I’ve come a long way. And, even though I still have a long way to go, I’m making great strides in the self-realization department. And, every single one of these strides is necessary for me to get where I want to go.

Another character in the show, Kevin, is a recovering alcoholic. He was talking about how the thing that was helping him stay focused on his sobriety was his nephew and a visualization he’d created to remind him of his commitment when he was feeling the waves of addiction flood him. He was basically anchoring himself in his “why.”

While watching this, I realized that I need to freshen up my own “why.” I need to practice visualizing the things that are important to me. Not just the obvious things like feeling less pain (in my hip) and being healthier. I want to lose weight for those things, but it’s so much more than that. Sometimes, we think that we know why we are doing things and so we just go along, striving for them, without returning the the reason we are actually trying to accomplish the goal.

I believe that your “why” expires. If it becomes something commonplace, not remarkable or inspiring, it isn’t doing it’s job. It’s been a long time since I’ve really focused on my “why,” so I’m going to take some time this week and figure that out.

What is your “why?” What motivates you to “get the job done” when you are tired, sad or simply don’t feel like it? Take a look at that this week. Join my journey and figure out what your own “why” is.