Living in an Alternate Universe Where Red Wine No Longer Exists?

I know I'm getting a little far our here but bare with me. Last week was a huge challenge for me, on one hand I had a very productive work week but on the other my self care went down the toilet and with it my joy, peace, calm and pure indulgence. Yesterday, Sunday, I sat filling out the prep form for my session with my coach today (Monday) and began rallying up my self care. I acknowledged all that I had accomplished and vowed to hit the gym on Monday. Mission accomplished, I got back in the saddle, literally, I like to go to spinning. But boy was it hard work, part of me thinks I had a dud bike today and the other part of me says "stop whining and get on with it, your out of shape", I'm giving them both equal time and the jury is out right now and whose right.

As I struggled to get the pedals to keep moving, one of my favorite songs came on, Fighter by Christina Aquiliera. Did that make pedaling easier? NO, but it brought to mind a lesson I was working on today in one of my continuing education classes for coaching. I suddenly saw the connection between red wine and the lesson, which focuses on the present being perfect, as it is right now. As Christina belted out "makes me that much stronger, makes me that much wiser, thanks for making me a fighter" I saw the connection, but damn it sure is a pain in the ass being a fighter some times. I pushed through the song and another and made it through the class.

Seeing the present as perfect darted in and out of my consciousness peppered with "why me" and "help" until I turned the corner (wow didn't see the metaphor before) onto Huntington Drive on my way home. That's when it hit me

What if red wine did not exist, or any alcohol for that matter? A sense of excitement came over me. It amazes me the shifts that can takes place when we change our thoughts. When I think of the idea of never drinking red wine again I have a sense of loss, of deprivation but if it does not exist that all goes away.

I am sure I am not the only one Christina is singing too. Many people struggle with challenges in their life; money, relationships, sex , chocolate to hit on some of the big ones, but what if these things didn't exist or more specifically we were to act "as if" they did not exist. Definitely food for thought.