What’s one of the first things to go in our daily schedule?
Exercise.
Somewhere along the way, we have allowed our physical responsibility to not matter.
Where did we learn this?
What will it take to fix?
Ever have days like this?
Planned to run in the morning, but it didn’t happen.
Planned to go to the gym later, to work out, but it didn’t happen.
Planned to eat well, but it didn’t happen.
What did you tell yourself?
Hotel Sokos in Lahti, Finland 2009
Are you ready and willing to compromise? I mean, literally, every single day?
And if you are ready, what allows you to be ready? Have you always been like this?
Or have years of practice led you to the place where you are today?
Yesterday, it was pick one:
Rest is a critical part of our overall health, and sometimes doing nothing (sleeping) is more important than exercise.
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Have You Not Read About This?
You know what blows my mind?
The fact that you know you should exercise and eat better, but don’t.
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Don't Stop
You heard me correctly, it’s not a typo. Your expectations are not high enough.
There are people who publicly and privately think I should back off, or slow down.
And sometimes it’s easy to start to think, “Maybe they’re right”. But it never lasts long.
A song, a movie, a thought, a blessing, a tragedy – all these things snap me out of doubt, fear and uncertainty.
Last night, it was a movie, Invictus, an inspiring story about Nelson Mandela and the South African Rugby team.
Start walking, get moving.
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in a small (hell) prison cell.
And you’re telling me you can’t walk 4 or 5 days every week?
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What If You Wait Three More Years?
Good health, meaning proper (not perfect) diet, regular (not compulsive) exercise, and adequate (consistent) rest are the keys to good health.
Good health doesn’t fall from the sky.
Good health isn’t going to get easier as you get older.
Good health isn’t going to wait until you have more time.
Good health is hard to come by.
Do you want it?
No seriously, do you?
Slow And Steady Wins Life's Race
Today is National Running Day. Who knew? As a runner, I had never heard of it. Showed up on Facebook this morning. Many people say things like, “I hate running”, or “I’ve never been a runner”.
Given a choice, it would almost seem like many would also add, “I hate walking”, or “I’ve never liked walking”.
And it doesn’t stop there, it continues with, “I hate vegetables”, or “I’ve never liked vegetables”.
Absurd!
We All Scream For Ice Cream...
Yesterday’s post ended with an epiphany. So much so that it’s reposted here because it demands deserves our attention.
There will never come a time when not exercising will suddenly bless you with good health.
Yesterday At Walmart
Are you crystal clear about why you do what you do?
Are you crystal clear about why you don’t do the things you do?
Most aren’t. It’s the difference between living “on purpose” or “going through the motions“.
Going through the motions doesn’t make a person bad, and it certainly doesn’t make a person thrive.
You have the opportunity to take a stand, for yourself, and live more on purpose than you ever have. Because if you don’t, it’s guaranteed that you will experience physical and psychological discomfort.
Not exercising feels rational and easy good at the time, but when you feel unhealthy, you realize you should exercise. There will never come a time when not exercising will suddenly bless you with good health.
Health Is Wealth
Health is wealth.
That’s what the 93-year old woman said.
She always said it.
She had a wisdom about her that only comes from seeing it all. A lifetime of sorting through the “meaning of life”.
In 1989, Cheryl and I returned to Pennsylvania for our Best Man’s wedding.
It was during that trip that Grammy died in my arms.
And for some unknown reason this morning, I’m recalling what Grammy always said like it was yesterday.