Life is a journey - we never arrive, but we do need to take time at the rest stops to check our course. Acceptance is the door to open, willingness is the key. Coming to terms with a major health issue, acceptance of the disease and changes or new doors to open is a major crossing the threshold of another of life's paths. Rest stops renew our energy and re-evaluate our goals and motivation. Everyone needs motivation to grow.
Renew your commitment to your health and you'll reap the benefits. In the Summer, 2012 issue of Diabetic Living magazine, are 3 ways to pump up your attitude. Although the short article is focused on Diabetes, the words of wisdom can be applied to any major health changes.
Three ways to pump up your attitude
1. Review and revise. Motivation waxes and wanes with age, life circumstances, relationships and more. John Zrebiec, CDE, chief of behavorial health services at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, advises periodically reevaluating your motivators, especially when you start to feel them fade.
2. Partner with providers you relate to and trust. Take an active role in your diabetes care. Be prepared for visits with records, observations, and questions. Almost 100 percent of managing your diabets is in your hands.
3. Remove roadblocks. Turn negative thinking around and knock down faulty beliefs, say Joseph P Napora, Ph.D., a psychologist at Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Diabets Center in Baltimore. Just because a parent suffered complications doesn't mean you will. His credo: Don't believe everything you think.
Enjoy the ride
Connie
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