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A new year is almost upon us.  I don't know about the rest of you, but for me the last year and a half has been a lot of work.  I am feeling the desire for a gentler, easier paced life for a while.  I think a focus on feeling good is in order for this coming new year.  

Feeling good seems like a simple request, but it involves making different choices - choices that are outside my self-defined way of participating with life.  It requires me to adopt different values as my actions and choices flow from my values.  What values do I need to promote a life of feeling good?

 The first step for me is to clarify what feeling good is, and what I have been chasing instead.  Most of us are always pursuing feeling okay.  Okay is different than feeling good.  Okay is more of a safety/survival pursuit, both in the present and in the future.  Getting my new office up and running falls into that category.  We are always running around striving for more in order to create future security.  This running around does not usually feel good.

Often times people confuse the excitement of success with feeling good.  Excitement by its nature is very transitory.  The quick rush of feeling higher than a kite is fairly quickly followed by a crash as the high can not be sustained.  The feeling good I am talking about is sustainable.  It is that balanced state of connection and presence that simply feels good most of the time.

When I talk to people about health, what I am really saying is "What do you have to do to feel good in your body most of the time?"  Aches and pains don't feel good.  Poor balance that makes you afraid to move freely does not feel good.  Having no energy does not feel good.  The list of possible symptoms goes on forever.  Feeling good is about not having a list of symptoms.  More than that, feeling good is about feeling the confidence in your body to do what you want to do without fearing that your body will fall apart on you.

This is where the desire to feel good meets a roadblock.  Having a body that feels good most of the time requires constant maintenance.  Our bodies are a thousand times more complex than high performance race cars and like race cars; we need a lot of loving upkeep.  We have to use top quality fuel to keep our energy production in top shape.  We have to workout our muscles and joints to maintain flexibility and strength.  Balance and posture are essential to reduce the stress of gravity on our frame.  Our nervous system needs constant stimulus and training to keep it in top running order.  This is all necessary to produce the balance and energy presence to feel good.

For some people this maintenance comes naturally.  What that really means is that they already have the values in place that put caring for themselves on top of their priority list.  They actually enjoy seeking out the best quality foods and working their minds and bodies in order to keep everything in good working condition.  Getting that next newsletter written, that report done, that project finished takes second place to caring for themselves.  Taking on that kind of value-set will be a challenge for me.  But if I don't care for myself first, I end up having nothing left for anyone else.  Self-care generates the energy to do more in life without the stress.

Too often we simply want to not feel so bad.  We mistakenly confuse using something to block our bad feelings with actually feeling good.  Feeling less bad becomes our goal because we are not willing to let go of whatever we are holding on to that is making us feel so bad.  We want things our way and when life refuses to cooperate with us, we feel bad.  Rather than let go of having to have things our way, we hold on and find something that blocks our ability to feel the pain so we can keep holding on.  I believe this is one of the biggest reasons we do not feel good.  We are too busy holding on to wanting things we can't have to be able to relax enough to ever feel good.

Being relaxed is a core piece of feeling good.  Going with the flow is an essential skill for feeling good.  The ability to chart your course and to manifest your truth, while moving with the flow is also a key to feeling good.  Fighting the flow might be exciting, but it definitely does not feel good.

So what does it take to feel good? My list so far includes sustaining a healthy life-style so that I will have a clear brain and healthy body that feels great.  It also includes an easeful relationship with life that also gives me room to be me, while letting everyone else be themselves.  My focus today is on developing the values of self-care and relaxation instead of the constant striving for more.  Nothing outside myself can make me happy, so more stuff is not the answer.  Outside me is a place for me to express my truths and get feedback that keeps me centered in the flow.  

Feeling good is about relationships.  It is the balance between my relationships with myself, my loved ones, and my relationship with the rest of life.  Feeling good about myself is not that hard once I let go of my self-demand for more in life.  We beat ourselves up when we think we should be more in some way instead of just appreciating ourselves as we are and expanding when we are attracted to do so.  That way growth becomes a joyful exploration instead of a tedious chore.

Who wants to join me on this exploration of feeling good for 2014?

Take care,

David     

 

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About Dr. DeLapp

Dr. DeLapp has been a philosopher, non-force Chiropractor, medical intuitive, and health innovator for over 30 years.  He began experimenting with  medical intuition in 1972 while studying physics at UC Davis.  In addition to physics he designed and completed an individual major in the philosophy and psychology of education.  Shortly after he choose to pursue a career in the only truly health oriented profession available at that time, Chiropractic.  He graduated with honors in 1981 with his doctorate and opened a private practice. 
Since that time he has continued his research into the effects of consciousness and learning on health. 
He developed the Biomagnetic Retraining system for correcting movement abnormalities. 
Since 1991 he has focused on developing a powerful system for uncovering and assisting the mind-body connection in health and personal growth.  The in-depth coaching, guided by the subconscious direction from the body, is called Heartflow and the simpler mind-body retraining for health and unfoldment he has named Gracework.  Both are available at Fair Oaks Health.

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