Free your mind and your butt will follow

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's IOWL is to free your mind, and your body will follow. Ex: Do you believe

you can be fit & slim? If not, why not? THAT is your limiting belief.

Here's an example I used yesterday. I was running & my knee started to hurt. I

started thinking, " Oh no, my knee hurts. I'm prone to shin splints. Now my knee.

I remember when I couldn't finish a run last week. " My limiting belief was that

I can't run because I'm prone to leg pain. I identified my limiting belief, I

questioned it, and decided to change it.

So I tried relaxed intent. " I intend to run with no knee or shin pain. " But that

wasn't positive; it has to be stated as a positive. I tried again. " I intend to

have comfortable legs, happy legs. " Over & over I told myself. And, just like

that, the pain receded, then went away. Maybe by believing I would have a

comfortable feeling in my legs when I ran, I ran with a lighter impact, or maybe

the pain centers adjusted themselves to my beliefs. But it worked. It really was

a nice pain-free fun run.

So, like I can change other limiting beliefs: I don't like to sweat, I have fat

genes, it's harder to lose weight at my age, I don't have time, or money, or

energy, I hate tracking my food, etc.

What are your limiting beliefs? How have you turned them around?