Lifestyle

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.

Sharing thoughts from Kate Solovieva's newsletter (again). Her words, and approach always make me smile and we all need to hear them.

As of this morning, my body has done 690 pushups (and counting), with next to NO effort or brain power

We get caught up in the "busy-ness" of modern life and we ADD MORE noise/stuff/stress on top of those same things that have us feeling low and unhealthy. STOP building MORE up. START taking things AWAY.

All of these posts and conversations are to get us to SLOW down enough to understand HOW these times make us FEEL and HOW they impact our HEALTH. Stress in all forms IS essential to our lives. It helps us grow, learn and become more resilient. Chronic stress however (in this case chronic "busy-ness") is NOT healthy

Change only feels hard because it's NEW and DIFFERENT from our current "default mode". Practice the change you want, and it will BE your new "default mode".

Once again, we want to find our BALANCE. A little searching and busy-ness, paired with a little action (on ourselves) and slowing down for a bit will have you feeling drastically different in your energy levels and wellbeing.

Your individual existence is a near-miraculous event, occurring against "stupendous odds,"...

SLOWING DOWN and SAYING "NO" is NEVER a bad thing when it's for YOUR HEALTH. We ALL need to practice this FACT more.

It sets my mind on a track to do this as my day unfolds. I know, even when I'm busy or feeling a bit rushed - it's ONE minute.

A week into the challenge, I noticed she had marked NOTHING. Again, it's totally optional, but I found this odd for HER.

Leaving "cracks in the foundation" is practiced CONSTANTLY in our modern society, because we all just want to be "THERE". At the goal. At the end point, where we think "everything will be great".

Slowing down, especially during busy times like the holidays, is a STRENGTH that will feel SO GOOD you can only understand by EXPERIENCING IT FOR YOURSELF.

Beginning to practice one or two of these will help give you TWO things NOW: 1) You WON'T keep practicing putting yourself and your wellbeing off for "later". 2) It will help you more easily reach for SIMPLE and DO-ABLE practices instead of TOO BIG TOO SOON.