Be Better!

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The big lesson. The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care."

Michael Dlouhy

I have been slogging my way through an online course on Mindfulness and becoming a Mindfulness practitioner.

What's that you ask?

Beats me which is probably why I have been going at it at such a leisurely pace.

I have yet to figure out what I can do with this other than being better at being .

In a particular lesson this week, the instructor dealt with the concept of being better is better than feeling better.

Given my quest to be 1 degree better each day than I was the day before,I kind of felt validated in my approach to life.

Feeling better is a temporary fix.

I used to eat to feel better.

Some people take a pill to feel better.

Others resort to a cocktail or 2 to feel better.

All reactive solutions.

 Being better is a more proactive approach. doing things that make me better.

Watching what I eat.

Going to the gym.

Writing.

Even getting more sleep.

All of these take effort as well as the "C" word....Commitment".

Feeling better is fleeting.

Being better is progressive.

Being better takes a lot of effort.

Like continuing to work my way through this course!

Shavua Tov!