Lesson 1: Mastering Your Life
7 - Practising Choices
In reviewing your life, give careful consideration to all possibilities and be selective in the choices you make. Without some goals to direct us, we tend to drift aimlessly through life. We must make choices that are important and satisfying to us. Growth means putting fears and doubts aside as we define and attempt new challenges. Remember we experience failure because of our own self-doubt. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? That question can lead us to some exciting possibilities!
Before we begin to practise making choices, consider nurturing the physical part of our being. Exercise helps the body in a variety of ways, which in turn helps the mind and the emotional outlook.
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“He who cannot find time to exercise will have to find time for illness.” Lord Derby |
Perhaps you have never given serious thought to this extra “bonuses” of exercise. It is easy to appreciate how exercise keeps the body agile. Exercise is nature’s tranquillizer and antidepressant. For example, most people have experienced a tension headache. Often exercise helps relieve the pain and reduces the general level of anxiety without taking prescription drugs.
Some may say, “I was never good at sports.” So, start with something easy but effective, such as walking. After you do that for a while, you might be ready to get into something more strenuous. Physical activity can increase a person’s sense of power, stimulate creativity, and boost mental performance. Getting into a group activity with a social support system is very valuable.
Now, try another Self-Quiz to start you thinking about who you are, and later to focus on some of the choices you can make. Once again, the self quiz is strictly for your own benefit and enlightenment. You are not expected to share it with anyone unless you choose to do so.