Another 5 Steps to Have a Fantasic Day
by Christopher Walker
Step 1. Stand up
Your spine is your age line. A bad spine will make you feel old even if you are young. Slouched posture, weak abdomen, slumped shoulders, short neck, head bent forward are antidotes to having a great day.
You can see how a person feels from 100 meters just by their posture. And you can feel fantastic at the worst circumstance with a good posture. There are many tools for posture correction. And these are definitely not at the gym.
Palates, some yoga, Alexander technique, Qigong, and Tai chi are postural techniques. Lifting the inner core, holding the body well. It’s amazing to see people in countries where carrying heavy loads on their shoulders in normal.
Those who are forced to do it develop slumped arched backs. Those who volunteer have beautiful straight backs. You can easily tell when a person is carrying a burden that they don’t want.
And in the west, these burdens are mostly emotional. But the affect is identical. So straighten up your spine. Sit on a chair without a back rest, or one of those ball things, sit on a wooden crate it doesn’t matter what, just get the habit of a straight back.
Step 2. Include Challenge
My friend often calls and tells me how hard the day has been. When I ask why, he says "so much challenge"
Did you know that there cannot be a challenge without a support. So, when we speak of a "challenging day" that very same day has "supporting day" built in. However, we go where the loudest noise takes us sometimes. So, we can easily focus on the challenge and forget the rest.
When my friend rings up and says "I had a great day" I always ask "so where was the challenge?" He gets totally annoyed at me, but it’s true.
Wanting a day without challenge is like wanting a relationship without questions, or an apple without a pip, or a child without a complaint. It’s just the way it is meant to be and if we go into these situations wishing for a "gee don’t challenge me" attitude, then we’re going to be so disconnected. So unapproachable.
But more than that, we’re going to be disappointed. Because if we want the day to be challenge free, we can’t have a fantastic day. Try enjoying the challenges. It’s all part of the process.
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