The shocking truth about your health: Lissa Rankin at TEDxFiDiWomen

In July 2013 I went to the gym every day. I wanted to lose weight and increase my energy levels. But nothing changed - my measurements were the same, my weight, my body fat percentage was I think 24%? On August 13, 2013 I began doing two things - meditating every day for an hour at 4 in the morning at my mosque and trail running in a beautiful national park with my father. I began to remember my worth. I realized what I wanted. I thought perhaps my stint in communications work wasn't as passionate a subject for me as my years of training/educating and creating change was.

Two weeks after I began to run and meditate regularly (consistency is key) I got a job offer that made me so happy, I wanted to cry. It was perfect for me. I began work a month after I got the job and didn't stop running or meditating. I looked at my blessings. I was gentle and forgiving with myself. I continued to see my worth, my strength and all the blessings in my life. I've been working in this new job for a month now and I love it. I don't run or meditate every day but I now take high intensity interval training at work, am taking a yoga teacher training course which is very intensive, run at the gym at work, and I trail run and meditate on weekends.

After watching this video, I believe that Lissa is correct. I had found love in my life, I was grateful and I had let go of my preconceived notions that I wasn't smart enough or as "put together" as some of my colleagues. I am smart, put together and now I weigh my ideal goal weight with a great body fat percentage (20?) and athlete-level BMI (18?)... something like that. The point is, I feel great and good things happen to me.

Louis CK - Being White

“Real dishes break. That's how you know they're real.” ― Marty Rubin

Is to be vulnerable a "first-world problem?" I think it's a human experience valuable to all. We don't just get hungry for food, but for love too.

The struggle to jump off the cliff, not be scared and take risks says something about the character of a person. Numbing ourselves or denying opportunities because we are scared that we'll fail ensures that we'll lose out on part of the best human experience is - happiness.

It's a tough lesson but important to remember: you can't control anything but you must live and accept what comes, good or bad.



“What happens when people open their hearts?"...
"They get better.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood