It’s really easy to forget to exercise, and yet, I pay for it when I don’t. My thinking is muddled and it becomes harder to focus. I’m able to focus more easily when exercising, but when i focus better, it is really easy to get absorbed in just one project. If I do this for a few days, my computer screen sits blankly in front of me, cursor blinking slowly until i realize I’m frustrated because I can’t think…if I think hard enough and long enough, it happens that I’ll realize that my heart rate hasn’t been elevated naturally. (Caffeine is not equal to exercise!)
One of my favorite pastimes is dancing. Dancing doesn’t just make me feel good but fulfills multiple core values including being social, exercise and participating in activities I’m good at.
It struck me today that I *AM* a dancer. This is a funny thought, but I’ve always thought of dancing as something I do, maybe a hobby, but I’ve never considered assigning myself the label “dancer”. Yet reading blog and Facebook status updates, I”m often listing these very words to describe myself.. Saying I AM ___fill in the blank___ is one of the most powerful phrases in our mind. It’s how you identify your self, the images you create and believe and relay your self concept to others to help them understand you. A friend recently actually described me as athletic, even though this would be one of the last words I use to describe myself. Maybe it’s time to let go of old labels and use some new ones that the world sees me as.
What labels do you use for yourself? Are they positive? Can you change any of them or should you?
