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I came across this from a fitness trainer named Tony Horton. I find there's little gem there about living in the moment which is a topic that came across in our
discussion the last two weeks.

You can find his blog at tonyhorton.blogspot.com/

In The Moment from Tony Horton

When I first started acting in the mid 1980s I worked with an acting
coach by the name of Darryl Hickman. Darryl introduced me to an
acting technique and life philosophy he called "Being In The Moment."
He felt that to be a good actor, you needed to stop acting or
pretending and start listening. The words you'd hear from another
actor had to be felt on a deep emotional level. It's affect on the
actor needed to be real, not pretended. He'd say that poorly trained
actors rehearse scenes with preconceived attitudes and/or fake
emotions. If the stage direction in a script says a wife and husband
are yelling, it doesn't mean that the actors needed to think and act
angrily. His method taught actors to learn their lines and let things
happen organically. He felt that good acting happened when two or
more people in a scene re-acted to the events around them, as opposed
to acting with some kind of a preconceived interpretation of a
script. This was a very scary undertaking because it forced actors to
trust a process that constantly left them open and vulnerable.

I tell you this because far too often I see people in the "real
world" try to present themselves in a light that they think others
want to see them. We have found a way to protect ourselves by putting
on an act. Many of us aren't real in the real world. We're acting for
others. The second
we wake, we start writing the script, and act our way right up to the
point before we fall asleep. It's because we're afraid to "live in
the moment." Living in the moment sometimes means appearing imperfect
and vulnerable. We think we're better off if we present ourselves as
busy, smart, important, brash, tough or cool. Most often, this kind
of show doesn't allow us to really be us. The crazy thing is that
most people aren't even aware that they're doing it. Boasting,
bragging, excuses and little white lies are all part of the act. We
get so used to acting this way that it feels normal. It's a way of
protecting our fragile egos because we're afraid to appear human.
It's only in the quiet times alone that this acting routine we
present to the world feels empty and wrong.

What does any of this have to do with Health and Fitness? Everything!
Being, living and working out in the moment allows you to release the
ego and the act, so you can re-act and enjoy the reality of the
moment. My beach workout today is a perfect example of letting go of
the act (loaded with expectations) and allowing my body to listen. It
turned out that my main job today was to show up and pay attention
moment to moment. Were my reps down today? Yes. Was my form less than
par? Yes. Was my range of motion compromised do to the cold and damp
weather? Yes. Was my strength and ability less than the week before.
Indeed. Did the workout, the way it played out deter me? No! Did it
mess with my ego at first? A little. Cest la vie. It is, so therefore
I accept it. The acceptance of each moment as it's happening makes it
easier to come back the next day, and coming back another day is the
most important part of fitness.

How you act (or don't act) through the process of getting fit is
equally important. There's a fine line between a humble person, who
works hard and is proud of their results, and someone else who shouts
from the roof tops pleading for others to notice them. This "look at
me" routine is part of the ego-fest that can jeopardize your long
term health and fitness, because it's based more on your need to be
seen and less on your desire to be healthy. Turn off the act, be in
the moment, listen to what's really happening, stop looking for
approval, and believe that your own health, fitness and quality of
life is far more important than the dog and pony show of scales, tape
measures, after photos and how you want to be perceived by others who
could care less.