I had a nurse friend of mine make a very interesting observation about chronic illness. She said that "chronic illness is something insidious that consumes bits and pieces of a person's self-esteem, independence, quality of life and quality of relationships. And most people are not even aware of it."
I see this a lot in my work with people who are trapped in a body that is too big for the life they want to lead. Unfortunately, being overweight is basically a chronic disease and most people are not aware of it until . . . the light goes on.
The light, however, is different for everyone. Most of the time it arises from some kind of discomfort. An extreme uneasiness about where you are. For me, it took an actual diagnosis of per-diabetes. Since my vision of myself included that I was NOT chronically ill, this new (reversible) diagnosis was my light bulb. I don't mind telling you, I was really uncomfortable with the idea of being sick, blind and legless depending on the help of others for many of my basic needs.
The key to making this discomfort bearable is to recall the words of M. Scott Peck- “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
Often this discomfort is created from getting in touch with where you want to go. Visioning what you want so vividly that you can feel it in your bones. Wanting it so bad, you can't help but to be committed. I mean all-in committed.
Once you have that vision, it becomes like your true NORTH. It is the ONLY magnetic pull strong enough to keep your motivational compass pointed toward your goal. Your vision is what keeps you going in the right direction.
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