3 Quotes Making A Difference in My Life This Week

1. “You are how you move.” Tracy Anderson

I’ve never been one to buy fitness magazines, but I picked up the latest issue of Fitness Rx for Women because Tracy Anderson, trainer for Gwyn Paltrow and the like, is featured on the cover. She says in the article that she doesn’t believe in body types. No pear shape or apple shape, etc. She says that you are how you move. Swimmers have swimmer’s bodies. Dancers have dancer’s bodies. Runners have runner’s bodies.

Wow. This is so obvious but it’s very empowering. It also explains most succinctly why I have sitter’s body. Or reader’s body. Or both. Either way, it’s good to think about as I move around {or don’t} on any given day. With my work, there’s lots of driving, writing, reading, computer time…all sitting. I start to feel like Prudence in Once Upon A Potty.
She sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat
and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and
sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and…

Not complaining, just putting pieces together.What I love about it is that it shows just how powerful these things we tell ourselves can be. I’ve thought a million times: this is just my body type. What if that’s just another lie I have told myself? Sure, it would seem that my shape is what it is, but if anyone is going to re-write this little script running in my head, it’s got to be me. Particularly since the script is about the only thing that has been running consistently.

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2. “If it can be done, you can do it. It’s a matter of choice.” Marian Robinson

Loved this interview with Marian Robinson (the first lady’s mom) said about parenting: “We wanted them to have the feeling they can try anything. The saying was, ‘If it can be done, you can do it.’ It’s a matter of choice.”

I love that. How many times have I discounted myself before I began. This is more than saying to your children that they can be astronauts. It’s telling them to look at what is possible and choosing -active voice- to do the work it takes to get there.

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3. “Your home is the airport for your life.” -Peter Walsh

So true. The runway is looking better around here, but I still have some work to do in baggage claim.