Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

Tiny buddha has an AWESOME article about seven habits that will keep you strong, even when things go wrong.

• tiny buddha – 7 Habits That Keep You Strong (Even When Things Go Wrong)

Their seven habits are:

• Use your power of choice.
• Accept what is, no matter what.
• Be grateful.
• Neutralize the negative.
• Return to the present moment.
• Trust yourself.
• Forgive.

The MOST important one to me is to accept what is, no matter what. I spent so much time judging myself and the others around me that all I could see was bad. Accepting things for what they are has helped me so much in the last year and a half. Many times, I overate because I was angry about something that “shouldn’t” be. Whether I felt that it should be or not, it was and once I accepted the world on its own terms, I was a much happier person. I binged less and my weight dropped.

I love this list of habits to learn to keep strong. Considering how much strength and hope I’ve received from just the Acceptance habit, I am eager to see how the rest of them will help me.

Image via: Nature’s Sunshine – 7 Ways to Strengthen Your Brain Naturally