Dear Chris,
Which leads me to your homework. I loved how you put it into the “Christmas” letter format. The dreams you have in that letter are going to come to fruition. You have embarked on a life change that is
developing more momentum every day. Please take the “letter” and read it every single day. Again, read it every single day. One more time….read it every single day. You are allowed to change it and
modify it to make your life even healthier and happier. This is your destiny. You have to keep reminding yourself on your dreams and goals.
They need to be the focus, not the negative energy that has taken over you body for years. Often times, we have to rid ourselves of negative people (kind of like detoxifying your life of the negativity). It’s
difficult, just like anything, but is so worth it in the end. If people are negative in any way, leave, avoid, change plans, whatever it takes.
Dr. Jack
When I was a few weeks into Dr. Jack’s program, he told me that he wanted me to do an assignment for him. I was supposed to sit down and write all about where I thought I would be in one year. He told me that the assignment was to think about it as if I had no limitations, not physical, not money, the sky was the limit.
I thought well this will be fun! So I sat down with a piece of paper and a pen, and stared at the paper. Thirty minutes later? The paper was still blank. I made a lot of quick excuses. I must be tired from the day. I must be hungry. I must need some fresh air. I must need to take a little walk and clear my head. But I was lying to myself.
The truth was I was struggling to do it and so I put it away and went to bed. The next day, I sat there again, another thirty minutes clicked by and once again I had nothing on the paper.
Why can’t I do this? Then I realized why. It had been so long since I had any dreams for myself. I mean, when was the last time I actually sat down and thought about what I wanted out of life? I was always so busy, just getting by. Weekends would come, and what did I worry about? Getting my housework done, laundry, errands, catching up on bills and paperwork, extra work for school. But when was the last time, I sat down and started thinking about me, and what I wanted from my life.
I looked at that paper for almost a week. I kept thinking he was going to ask me for it and what would I say? I kept thinking, that I couldn’t do it because none of it could ever happen and that was when it hit me square between the eyes. That was exactly what he was talking about. I was looking at it with all the limitations. So, what if for just a few minutes I dreamed about it like it was just what he said, in an ideal world.
I decided to write it like one of those obnoxious Christmas letters we sometimes get from people, about how great their lives are. So that is just how I started it, “Dear Family and Friends, I have had a great year…..” That made it a lot more fun! I sent it and I got back a note where Dr. Jack told me to read that letter every single day because that was all possible. I was glad he didn’t see me looking at him with disbelief because I thought there is no way any of that can happen to me.
But, guess what? I put that letter in my dropbox, so it was accessible to me wherever I was. I can read it on my phone and on my ipad and my computer. I HAVE read it almost every single day, with few exceptions. And………… some of it has already happened!
I really had underestimated how much of my life could change if I was open to it. I hope I can make everything in that letter come true. Dr. Jack told me that even if I couldn’t? That was okay, and it was okay to keep changing it and modifying it, to open myself up for new dreams. He really is all about you as a whole person.
So what did I learn from that? Dream BIG, and remind yourself that there is nothing in life stopping you from having your dreams come true, except you. Get out of your own way.