Shake

How appropriate that I found a song that will accompany the start of my journey and it contains the word "shake" in it.

I was watching glee with the kids and the female cast sang a song about fighting demons and those thoughts that get in your head. Shake it out by Florence and the machine.

Why so apropos? Because next week I hope to start a new diet starting with a cleanse and 30 days of shakes. I need a jump start into losing the weight and shake things up if you will. Pun intended.

And while the song could be a bit melancholy in tune it has a hopeful message. A message of wrestling with and acknowledging those dark places and yet knowing that one has the power to get rid of them by letting go.

And that's the rub of it. Letting go of the mental tracks we have invited in and worn so comfortably even though they destroy us each day. Why is it so hard when we could be holding on to the good and not the bad? Why do we choose to believe the negative and block out the positive?

Well today is the start of something new. A change for the better. It's time to shake it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj-xZ_gdwro&sns=em