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54 m a s s a g e & b o d y w o r k m a y / j u n e 2 0 1 7 get it right 100 percent of the time, or I'm doing it wrong." That doesn't sound like taking exquisite care of yourself. Any time we try something new, like creating a new commitment, we're bound to mess up, get sidetracked, or go unconscious and totally forget where we are on the path. We invite you to take a big breath and be willing to mess up. Creating is messy. The quantum shift/ power move when we drift away from our commitment is to simply recommit. Commitment is crucial; however, it's only the first in potentially countless steps to bring our intention to fruition. The key to unlocking easeful transformation is recommitment. And, for those of you who like to accelerate your manifestation potential, we invite you to recommit without criticism. So often we add criticism, blame, or other punishment to ourselves when we don't get something perfectly right the first time (or even the 20th or 1,000th time). Meta-analyses of studies into learning behavior and educational design demonstrate that punishment doesn't contribute to learning in a productive or significant way. It's probably intuitive that an F grade does not motivate most to achieve greater success. Prevent trouble before it arises. Lao Tsu, from the Tao te Ching willingness is that you don't even have to know how to get what you want. There's no strategy required. In fact, you don't even need to believe it is possible to get what you're willing to receive! Willingness is its own manifesting salve to generating more of what you want. So, are you willing to make choices that support your wellness? Are you willing to make choices that enhance your potential for feeling good? Imagine if you chose to take as good of care of yourself as you take care of your clients. How would you feel? What do you imagine would be different? Would you be willing to practice taking exquisite care of yourself? As we practice being more willing to give loving attention to ourselves, we become more adept at mastering commitment. Commitment means to gather yourself, pool your resources, and take action. Many people, however, associate commitment with a burden or a disappointment. There's a false logic that if you commit to something, you can never veer from that agreement, as if you are forever locked into a decision. Not true. As a conscious chooser, you may find an agreement you made in the past no longer serves you or your interests. Another popular, yet unrealistic, assumption is, "If I commit to something, I have to BE WILLING TO COMMIT In order to exit the hamster wheel of chronic pain and prevent future injuries, we realized we needed to make new choices. We had to become open and willing to make changes and shift how we experience and express our bodies and our energies. And, as we've come to experience, we needed to be willing to make hundreds of thousands of choices—sometimes about the same thing—over and over again. If you ask most anyone, they know at least one thing that makes their body feel better. However, if you press them, people will often admit that they choose not to regularly take care of themselves in ways that nourish, support, and benefit their overall wellness and health. Even though they know what will help, people regularly choose not to give themselves the loving attention they need (something every therapist has witnessed with their own clients). Willingness is one of the most powerful bridges to creating more of what you do want, and shifting away from what you don't. Another great thing about