Mind Set Go

Is it enough to find inspiration? 

If you are one of those who think you could not like a dubbed movie, think again.  The 2024 movie, “What We Wanted to Be” (“Lo que quisimos ser) starring Eleanora Wexler, Luis Pubio and Antonio Agresti, directed by Alejandro Agresti, will make you think again.  And it is one of those places where you can find inspiration. 

One quotation from the movie is this:

“The moments that really matter are the ones you dare to invent in your own world.”

Inspiration isn’t inspiration unless you are inspired to do something; otherwise, it’s just an idea or a passing thought.  But what if, when you have an idea, you were to act on it?  What if you dared to invent your own world?  What if you stopped thinking about things and began doing?

And… what if you acted not necessarily in big ways, but little small steps?  What if, for a moment, your mind stopped analyzing and critiquing?  What if you let all that unrest rest?

The prospect of “what if” isn’t doing at all.  So let’s change the dialogue.

When you have an idea, act on it.  Stop thinking about things.  Do.  Don’t underestimate small steps– just take them.  Let the unrest rest.  You’re not daring to invent your own world, you are acting on the one you have.

If you have ever been in a position to go to Physical Therapy, (PT) you have had the opportunity to change using very small incremental steps.  An AI search indicates that over 51% of Americans have gone to PT, yet another search reports that an estimated less than 35% “adhere” to the prescribed exercises.  No search need confirm that 100% of all people could benefit from creating positive change in their own bodies and minds, and 100% have what it takes to do so.  What does it take?  I’ll give you a hint: it all starts with mindset.

But setting the right frame of mind is not entirely what mindset is all about.  Setting the right frame of mind opens the door.  You have to walk through it.  Whether you walk, crawl, ride in a wheelchair, stay stationary or go there through mind only, you can get there. 

One way to begin moving is to attach something you love to do with something that you either don’t love or can’t seem to motivate yourself to do.  Let’s say you love… playing the game Crossy Road.  And also let’s say you’d like to learn a language through Duo Lingo.  HELLO!  Associate the two.  You’ll soon be craving to do Duo Lingo just to have that moment of whatever game or other thing that you find compelling.  That’s a way to trick yourself into rewards that create change. 

The best way to invoke change, however, is to dare to decide what you want, to dare to believe you are worthy and then to simply do it with confidence that you are worthy and can take steps in that direction.  Be aware that not all you want is possible.  If you want three legs to run a marathon, it ain’t going to happen.  But if you want to run a marathon, you can start somewhere.  Only things that start amount to anything.  Things that start small, when done over and over, often become big.  Think of snowballs.

Your biggest impedance isn’t that comment someone gave you, maybe now decades ago.  It isn’t what others think at all.  Dare to believe in yourself, and do not listen to the voice in your head that may be chiding you that you are not worthy.  Dare to believe in yourself, and listen to the grace that comes from gratitude.  Pray for guidance.  Pray to be open to new beginnings.  Then open your eyes and see that the opportunity is now. 

If you’ve ever stopped doing what you set out to do, in, say, an exercise regime or a diet or a study plan… perhaps when you stopped, all you felt was how far away that thing was.  It seemed like a world away.  You might have thought, “Ah, and I was so close.”  And yet, if you have ever started back at something, instantly you felt really good again.  It’s not about what you want to do, what you didn’t do, what you stopped along the way.  It is about right now.  Don’t let stopping get in the way of doing.  (Notice I didn’t say get in the way of “starting.”)

In music, silence is the time between the sounds. 

In exercise, rest is recovery.  It’s not giving up.  It’s all about healing and recovering.

In life, things sometimes stop, too.

You would think it ridiculous if when silence occurred, you were scared to create the next utterance or note.  It’s the same with exercise.  The same in life.  Falling off the band wagon is, perhaps, a state of mind.  Stopping something is quite different than imploding or exploding.  You have the opportunity to continue on.  The stop is not the destination.  If you’re going somewhere, stops will be inevitable.  Be kind to yourself if you have stopped what you intended.  Focusing on the stop will not get the gears moving again.  Momentum is direction.  If you are headed in the right direction, does it matter how long it gets to get there?  Maybe it does.  But if you have stopped, you can be dead certain that you are going nowhere. 

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, smile and continue the step.  It’s not the first step.  You did that a long time ago.  There may be no cheering section at this stage.  Oh.  Yes.  There can be.  That’s what you can do for yourself and others.  Coach yourself and share the wealth.  That is what makes the world go round, and the smallest step and the hand outreached to pick someone else up as you steady yourself or the one that is lifting you up, can and does matter.

Finding the way is more than looking where to go.  Finding the way is going there.