(photo: Last week at Epcot. Today, November 11, 2014 is Veterans Day)
Wellness scales. When we grow, strengthen and nurture our physical wellness, everything else in our life improves. This is the law of the ripple effect. Simple as that.
(photo: The same can be said in reverse…persistent neglect and apathy will mean a consistent decline)
Will a person admit to themselves that their life, and their weight, are slowly and steadily spinning out of control?
Could they wake up one morning and realize that the food choices they’ve been making, the disrupted sleep habits they’ve been subjected to (maybe self-imposed), and the lack of exercise have contributed to creating a serious health issue?
Not to mention a person who doesn’t even look like the person they used to be.
The devil is challenging us all the time. And sometimes, more than others.
These are the most important tests we can take – the ones where the frustrations with progress, pain, and lack of fun are overwhelming evidence stacked in the devil’s favor.
Just yesterday, in the final minutes of a leisurely four-mile run, a cramp-like pain in the calf.
Crazier still, it was in the cool-down phase – an almost walking pace – just before the 800 meter cool down walk home.
Iced, stretched, ibuprofen – still hurts this morning.