Hello Friends! Hope you are taking a moment or two out of your busy fall schedule to notice Mother Nature’s performance art; each day a soft movement from one colour to the next. She’s an incredible artist! The change of seasons in our area is inevitable whether you’re a scarf and toque fan or the sandy beaches kind. Summer ends, fall kaleidoscopes in, to frosty winter days, melting towards the rebirth of spring. The end result is essentially the same. We humans can control our results. What results are you thriving towards, striving to incorporate into your wellness journey? I struggle with weight loss being a finish line, it is a side effect when living a healthier lifestyle, it will just happen if you stay consistent, your body will find its comfortable place to land and that number may be different than you think it should be. Weight maintenance for pain management is the only reason I step on a scale. Thankfully the infrared warmth at the studio is my daily anti-inflammatory! So many options out there to finding your results. The question arrived to me while observing a person tying their shoes last week.
She tied them well and it was effective... Yet I have never… In my 51 years on the planet, seen anyone tie their shoes that way! Yet, the end result was the same. Her shoes were tied! Simple right? It really got me thinking... how do I tie my shoes? Who taught me? I asked this woman the same, she works with children and she teaches them to tie the only way she knows... Completely different from mine.... Yet again.. With the same result. Tied shoes. In the field of wellness, fitness and the four-letter word "diet"..." So many ways to get the results you are seeking. So let’s dance through it quickly... Maybe we should lace up first? Notice this act is so second nature we don’t even need to look. My Mom taught Deja how to tie her shoes, just like she taught my big brother and I. We knew nothing else. The end result is still the same. I love how life educates me through metaphors in very unexpected ways... If I pay attention. My brother, for example, has been very successful with Keto finding a fitness level in his 50s that surpasses any other time in his life. He embraced something that worked for HIM and continues to stay consistent. The end result... A happier, healthier Eric! For someone else, it may be completely different yet a similar result... I’m plant-based and have essentially the same results as my bro. Reading a book via page-turning, kindle or audio... The end result... The story is told. I’m sure you get where I’m going with this, and it could go on and on. Maybe... Notice... Take a second and notice. Are the results you’re focusing on, worth the effort? Are you honoring yourself or punishing? Does that path have other options that will offer the same result and do they need exploring as well? Maybe we do several different things to achieve a result, maybe we’re a stickler for routine and shine there. What if... We stepped outside of what we’ve always known to be "the only way" and tied our shoes another way? While the end result is the tied shoes... The "journey" may have taken the mundane to a slightly more interesting place. Keeping us present, aware and tiny bit more in the "now."
Keep living YOUR life to the fullest even in the smallest ways... You’re worth the effort... It’s your life … LIVE IT NOW!
