Monday mornings have always signaled new beginnings to me. The start of a new workweek, the start of a new diet, and the promise of a brand new me!

Problems is, as most of us know, the best of intentions can go terribly awry when a well meaning co-worker shows up with donuts, or that mandatory staff meeting goes into overtime, requiring an extra hour of my life at what should be the end of the workday (can you say weak boundaries?).

Oh well, mission for a new me abandoned, looks like it's just the same old me that's always been there. Guess I'll have to wait till next Monday for that shiny, clean, fresh start. Right?

WRONG!

I know, it sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But that was the way I used to think. For many years I'd been an "all or nothing" girl. I was either dieting and exercising by the book (literally, diet journals and all), or going hog wild (again, I mean this literally... think bacon) waiting for Monday morning to roll around so I could "start over."

Fortunately, since I left the rat race of corporate America, I've been able to overcome a lot of those old beliefs and habits... or so I thought.  

But last night, as I basked in the soft glow of the refrigerator light, and stared blissfully and hypnotically at the bags, trays and containers of delectable remnants from Saturday's Spring Equinox dinner party, I thought, "What the hell, tomorrow's Monday, I'll start over then."

And so I gave in... but not just to the temptation of empty, if not delicious, calories (no diet journal in sight) but to an old, outdated and extremely self-sabotaging pattern of thought.

Truth is, there is no shiny new me waiting on the other side of Monday. There's only me, right now; there are only the decisions I make in this very moment. And all the Mondays in the world aren't going matter if I'm not living my life fully conscious from Tuesday to Sunday.

So if I'm starting over today, it's not because it's Monday, it's because it's NOW. And, in truth, now is all we've ever really got to work with. So happy Monday everyone. May today and every day be the start of a brand new you!

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