Lifestyle

It wasn't until my practices became more normal in my days/weeks that these lessons and realizations began to unfold, and I'm only STILL just beginning this lifelong experience. The connections have begun to make sense between my practice and every day life.

YOUR time and YOUR energy are IMPORTANT and neither are infinite. Practice and learn to PROTECT both of these elements. YOU deserve it.

The "ah-ha moment" that I just love, because it signals LEARNING, GROWING and CULTIVATING a root system or foundation within that only makes us more RESILIENT in this wild, wacky life adventure.

The problem is NOT in the age, but rather our mindset toward aging (especially in Western cultures). The NUMBER has MUCH less to do with how we feel, than does the LIFESTYLE we've chosen to live and the habits within that daily lifestyle.

I'm very interested and intrigued by Buddhism. "The study of the self". And boy do we need more of this in today's modern world in my opinion. Whether you're interested in Buddhism to any extent or not, I hope you'll continue reading this post.

As much as it's not easy to revisit some of these moments for me, it IS actually a good feeling when we recognize WHAT WE LEARNED from the good and/or not so good experiences in our lives.

I don't like SPEED. I don't like HEIGHTS. Therefore I'm NOT an extreme sports guy either - clearly.

The concern is when these three things become your NORM. It becomes a PRACTICE to hold yourself, your fun, and your happiness back more often than not. What we practice most, becomes our reality.

Somewhere though, over our lifetime, we've become "shocked" by the fact that some things require PRACTICE, TIME and EFFORT. Our deep health being one of those things. With that, the principles of the process remain the same as what James Clear eludes to in his words.

We are SO COMPLEX that focusing on ONE DAY, ONE WEEK or even ONE MONTH will NOT give you a clear indication as to how you ARE progressing.

And this is just what's happened so far. The story continues. My point of this example is to show how one action for our health and wellbeing IMPACTS other aspects of our deep health.

We are IGNORANT to the fact that there are SO MANY WONDERFUL ways to be a healthy, happy human. Yet we continue to do things that "other people" around us are doing or say "we should be doing".

Participaction recently released an awesome report on the state of physical activity in Canada. Why is this report so special? Because it addresses REAL concerns of people across GENERATIONS.

I had a conversation with a client this morning that brought me to wanting to share some quick thoughts.

Training for longevity and a healthy lifestyle has non-negotiables too, but they're MUCH broader and open.

After a quarter century working with people and their wellbeing, I can safely say for a FACT that we are VERY GOOD at TWO things

Humans are here, today, BECAUSE WE ARE RESILIENT and incredibly ADAPTABLE. We learn to manage challenging situations (minor or major) and from those we GROW and STRENGTHEN in many ways. Ways that sitting in your comfy spot on the couch and saying "Hey Google! Turn the temperature up 2 degrees" can't do for us.

Did you practice your "reasons" this weekend OR did you practice action??

YOUR mind, YOUR inner dialogue, YOUR approach is what's holding you back. NOT your physical abilities or knowledge.

This type of Canadian winter is when we need to CHOOSE to utilize the tools we've learned through our life experiences to help us manage and move through the winter months.