Zen Quickies

We don't get better from ZERO adversity, setbacks, mistakes, or resistance. We get better BECAUSE of those things!!

Marcellus Bowman III, Head Strength Coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) shared a post on Linkedin recently. It was quick and to the point. I thought it would be fun to use his tips, but to put them into context for the everyday human. Whether you consider yourself an athlete or not, the principles are similar.

We practice ALL DAY, EVERY DAY being "somewhere else" and "moving on to whatever is next"...

We WILL walk beside our clients. We WILL support, encourage, educate and offer guidance. We DON'T make things happen. YOU DO! YOURSELF.

If you find yourself complaining of low energy, complaining you have "so much to do" or you're "so busy all the time" forgetfulness/brain fog, screwing up appointment times, lack of free time for yourself etc... Take a realistic look at YOUR schedule, how often you say "YES" to opportunities that come your way and how much BALANCE your actually offer your physiology.

I'm coming at this from the perspective that MOST of us are NOT consistently practicing healthy habits. If we were (as a society) our health statistics would be IMPROVING, which they are not.

When we loathe, dred or dislike doing something, guess what happens? We tend to (inevitably) AVOID IT.

When we're NOT seeing the results we are aiming for over a period of time, creating small shifts (along with having a WILLINGNESS to do something different), allows us to create change in a positive way, without it feeling hard or drastic.

Caring for your deep health CREATES SO MANY AMAZING benefits outside of the "fancy" or "popular" goals we typically equate to health

Too often we are "pushing through" our day(s) for the sake of "looking strong" maybe? Or being seen as a "warrior" perhaps? Well, I hate to tell you - It doesn't work!

ANY parent and/or HUMAN reading this would MOST LIKELY say what to that child? "It's okay. You just need to practice. You'll get better." But we COMPLETELY overlook telling ourselves that VERY SAME ADVICE!

I don't often write posts on a Saturday morning, but I had to share this as I laughed and was shaking my head at "the battle" going on in the comments on a Linkdin post.

...with the right blend of laughter, support, learning and effort and you see positive change in your DEEP HEALTH grow each day.

Lots has changed in our lifetime and continues to rapidly change. I can tell you, over my 25-years and counting in the health and wellness industry, PLENTY has changed. Including HOW coaching can work.

"EVERY era/generation in history was living in a time where they thought the world was ending, chaos was rampant and we were nearing the end. It's no different today..."

"Normal" is NOT where health lies today.

This is a VERY sad reality, but it sure makes things clearer to see why our health is lagging behind where we want it to be.

This awesomely worded quote from James Clear reminds us that the path to health and wellbeing is from WITHIN, not WITHOUT.

"I didn't do it EVERY DAY, so I 'FAILED'"... "I got busy two days last week, so now I guess I'm 'STARTING OVER'"... "Since I didn't do it every day, I guess this just isn't what's going to work for me"... Every single one of these is very REAL and very much the kind of BS that we tell ourselves in our minds!!

I read these words the other day... Fall in love with your life. Wake up early, buy your favourite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what makes you feel confident and listen to your favourite music. Purposefully create these small moments that make you fall in love with your life. Read these words again if you have to. We ALL get caught up in life. Yet we forget that we are SO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!!! To BE YOU is approximately a 1 in 400 TRILLION chance. 😳 (that's