Tom can attest to my (now no longer) secret wish to be on a makeover show. I have watched episode after episode of What Not to Wear – imagining it was me being humiliated in the 360 degree mirror, and then eventually exalted in my triumph over bad fashion.
Though Mama Makeover is not a fashion makeover show, the allure of transformation is strong and I so wanted to be the big winner. A team of experts, focused solely on your success, help guide you through a revisioning of yourself. No wonder so many women applied for this! I was thrilled to learn that I had been chosen as a finalist, but in the end someone else gets to live out that dream this time.
Luckily for me, “losing” the makeover contest opened up a different opportunity. I was asked to participate in another way, by sharing my writing and by helping create a community of mamas who commit to taking better care of themselves. There are 600+ people following Mama Makeover on Facebook. Getting to write in front of this audience is completely a dream come true.
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Here we are in Week 2, and I am inviting the MM followers to set intentions for what they want to change or improve in their lives. In my MM application, my response to that question was a three-part answer:
- Mind: more focus, clarity and resourcefulness to manage all the many roles I play in my life
- Body: increased strength and fitness
- Spirit: more skillful ways of sharing spirituality with my kids to encourage them to live a meaningful life
I’ve encouraged readers to set their sights and intentions on one small thing that can be addressed over the coming month. Since I’m not the ultimate winner with the whole packages of services available to me, I’m going to narrow my scope and focus on my body goal.
I’m going to try Pilates for the next six weeks. In fact, I am going to my first class tonight at Pod + Kin, which is a MM sponsor. My goal is to learn enough that I can take this home and do it on my own. I’ve got other regular out of the house commitments, so adding a weekly Pilates class long-term may not work for me. But I’ll commit to it for six weeks and see what happens.
I’m particularly interested in awareness of mind-body connection and will be exploring how the wellness of my physical body helps or hinders the wellness of my whole self. Seems like a no-brainer: healthy body = healthy person. But I want to make that connection on a deeper level. I have some interesting thoughts to share on that in the days ahead.
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What’s one thing you want to do over the next six weeks to take good care of yourself?
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