55: How to Accept What Seems Impossible to Accept with Aly

Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 2:12 p.m.

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Do you relate to yourself as a constant self-improvement project and find yourself overdosing on personal growth? Maybe, you should take a little break to enjoy life. Being in a state of learning and growing is different than coming from a place of \\u201cI need to fix me\\u201d. You can not be fixed because you are not broken. Self-love includes accepting and being gentle with our inner critic when it pops up. We are human. We are not going to love everything about ourselves at all times. Self-love is a daily practice of forgiving ourselves so we can take responsibility for our actions without beating ourselves up. Today\\u2019s caller, Aly, wants to move into acceptance of an illness but she is attempting to do it with a lot of judgment about herself and not from a place of love. Women endure a lot of negative energy and pain about their bodies. Practice appreciation over criticism and pay attention to the gifts your body brings, rather than the way it looks. If you really want your body to look different, commit to treating it differently. Be mindful of the food and substances you fuel it with. Be committed to moving it in a way that keeps it healthy and fit. Our relationship with our bodies boils down to choices. If you have a disorder, illness or are going through a job loss, what are you making it mean about you? We can not always control what happens to us but we can control what we make it mean. You can approach it from the orientation of being a true seeker rather than a fix-it project. Being a constant learner allows you to look at the most challenging things in your life through the lens of \\u201cWhat is my soul seeking to learn from this?\\u201d And, be cautious of always being right about your story. Be honest with yourself about how attached you are to your story. Often, people don\\u2019t think they are able to change their story, but they may just be attached to it. We need to believe we have the power to shift our relationship to our stories. Pay attention to your \\u201cif-then\\u201d scenarios. Believing in \\u201cWhen I do this, I will be that\\u201d is conditional acceptance. I am putting together all of my best tools and resources for you. My video course is coming out in October and it will focus on acceptance \\u2014 because acceptance is the first law of spirit. My gift to you is to be on the list for the first announcement and for the early bird discount. Visit ChristineHassler.com/VIPlist to sign up. Australia friends, I will be in Sydney from September 27 - October 6. I am scheduling one-on-one sessions, half-day intensives and full day intensives. Sunday, October 2nd, I will be leading a workshop on building a meaningful and profitable business with heart. Email Jill@ChristineHassler.com for my scheduled openings. Also, applications are available for my Secret Sauce program which can help you take your business to the next level. Email Jill@ChristineHassler.com for program details. \\xa0 Consider/Ask Yourself: \\u25cf Do you see yourself as a constant self-improvement project? \\u25cf Do you approach self-love with an all or nothing attitude? \\u25cf Are you hard on yourself \\u2014 Especially your body? \\u25cf Is there something you are attempting to get rid of by sweeping it under the rug or hating it? \\xa0 Aly\'s Question: Aly has spent many years trying to get rid of chronic disease and would like to know how to accept it and get unstuck. \\xa0 Aly\'s Key Insights and Aha\\u2019s: \\u25cf She feels she is not good enough \\u25cf She can\\u2019t seem to accept who she is \\u25cf She is afraid to be happy \\u25cf She uses her weight as a happiness meter \\u25cf She abuses herself and feels guilty about it \\xa0 How to get over it and on with it: \\u25cf She needs to realize she is not broken \\u25cf She should get the anger out by writing letters to the guys who broke her heart \\u25cf She should write an apology letter to her body \\u25cf She should give her body a love bath every morning \\u25cf By realizing she is proud of herself \\xa0 Assignments and Takeaways: \\u25cf Give yourself permission to write an F-U letter \\u2014 write it and then destroy it. \\u25cf Write an apology letter to your body using these sentence stems: \\u25cb I\\u2019m sorry because\\u2026 \\u25cb I\\u2019m learning from you that\\u2026 \\u25cb I forgive myself for\\u2026 \\u25cb I forgive you, body, for\\u2026 \\u25cf Give yourself a body love bath. \\u25cf Make self-honoring choices and make new agreements with yourself. \\xa0 Sponsor: Onnit Wellness - Receive a 10% discount on your purchase when you order through this link. Audible - Free audiobook download and a 30-day free trial. \\xa0 Resources: Christine Hassler New Video Series VIP List Christine Hassler Podcasts Christine Hassler Free E-book @chrishassler on Snapchat @christinhassler on Twitter @christinehassler on Instagram Christine@christinehassler.com Jill@christinehassler.com

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