What Is Driving Your Habit Loops?

Your mind needs to arrive at the destination before you do. You have to clearly see what you want, where you want to be, and whom you want to become before you get there. Your mind and thoughts are very powerful. They control the direction your life goes. The Universe responds to your energy levels and your thoughts and actions control that energy. If you are always negative and in a bad mood, you are eliciting vibrational energy that is not on the level of success, abundance, and healing. That is why so many people stay stuck. Their energy is on a channel full of static and noise. It is time for us to change your channel. 

What do you desire? What type of job do you want? Where do you want to go on vacation? Do you want to build a house? Take up yoga? Hiking? Do you want to get married? Do you want a second home? What is your vision for your life? Dreaming creates momentum, momentum creates change, change creates results. You can accomplish anything you put your mind to.

Pleasure is what drives habit loops. Habits are the actions we take on a daily basis that determine our quality of life. Our habits are built on what feels pleasurable to us. If it feels best to wake up a 5 am and go on a run, we will. If it feels best to hit snooze on the alarm instead of going to yoga class, then we'll do it. Since pleasure drives our habit loops; if we change what pleasure is linked to in the brain, we can exponentially increase our motivation to follow through. This is one of the secrets to building healthy habits that stick. 

Spirituality is a key factor in all of the above. It is as important to me as breathing. I am very connected to God, a Higher Power, The Universe, and my intuition. All of these beings are my guides. We are all meant to be right here, right now. Please know this! You are exactly where you are supposed to be in life. You're not too late, and not too early.

I am not promoting any religious beliefs or asking you to believe in anything other than what feels good and right to you. Here are some questions and suggestions to help you get stronger in a connection to the Universe. If you are not open to them, it's okay! As I always say, take what you need and leave the rest. 

• Trust: Do you trust that various highs and lows have meaning and purpose? Without having direct proof of something resulting in a positive outcome, do you trust you are being prepared for something magnificent? In the midst of not having answers, do you trust the next step will be revealed when it is time? Do you experience synchronistic events, where everything seems to fall into place?
• Connection: In what way do you feel connected to God, or the Universe, or something which is greater Do you have a sense of connection when you admire the beauty in nature, experience or witness an act of kindness, feel courageous to step out of your comfort zone? Do you have any daily or weekly practices in place to actively nurture your connection?
• Community: Do you have like-minded individuals around you that you get to interact with often? Do you have places where you can completely be yourself and share your thoughts and feelings about your connection to that which is greater? If not, it is okay. My spiritual practice is with me, myself, and I.
• Gratitude: Do you have a daily gratitude practice in place? Do you feel you have many things to be grateful for? How often throughout the day are you present to your surroundings and seeing through the lens of gratitude for all that is?
• Surrender: A connection to something greater allows one to release control, anger, pain, and distrust, to allow joy, happiness, abundance, faith, hope, and forgiveness to flow in. When something is not turning out the way you would like it to do you tend to try and control the situation or to surrender and be guided?

I can tell when I am not in spiritual alignment when I feel empty, I distrust the world, I need to control everything, I fear the unknown, I have a hard time enjoying myself, and everything feels like a struggle. I know I need to connect to something greater than I, again! 

You're out of alignment when you feel bad. The Universe is always saying YES to every thought you have; whether you like it or not! Every thought and intention you put out into the Universe, you will always get a yes back. You can dictate where your life goes, with your thoughts. Stop focusing on what's not working and start focusing on what's thriving and what you want. 

Are you a yes for wellness or illness? Start thinking about how healthy you are! Are you a yes for lack or abundance? Start acting abundant and thinking only abundant thoughts. Are you a yes for romance or loneliness?

I am asking you, what are you a yes for?