Its hard to remember the warmth and the light of the sun when you are caught in a dark threatening thunderstorm. Its frustrating to feel trapped and that any and every step will get you drenched or put you at risk. And then the rain stops, the lightening and thundering fade, and clouds part and there it is -the sun; bright and ready to shine.
I get the momentum and everything is clicking on the healthfull journey and then lightening storms pop up. Colds and their icky symptoms flood our household. We throw away our routines on vacation. And the locomotive of health stops in its tracks and retreats. I tried really hard to stay on track with at least being active on our vacation. We didn't even go to the beach and still played outside. This has not always been true for us. But we found two awesome playgrounds to have our whole family engaged. But as I admitted I ate the opposite of healthy in New Orleans - but their food is so good and rich (if you choose their delicious sauces and such - and I DID!). So I kept up with half of the healthy lifestyle. Well before I corrected my eating habits - I got hit with the big old cold that drains energy and had me walking less and less....and less! And the eating not improving so I started to feel threatened that I would never catch my locomotive of health. So with purpose and thought I would dig in my heels and force myself baby steps. I am back drinking soda but not the three - four cans a day. I bought Coke Zero in 7.5 oz can. And I am trying to allow myself up to one a day. 1 and half days in and I have had two. So we'll see. I got myself back to walking after a couple of days rest for the cold. And I felt the break I took as I attempted our big hill and started pushing myself mentally mailbox to mailbox (there are eight on one side of the big hill :) And today I ran a couple of quick errands. The two both could be ran via drive thru. Because its convenient I tend to use this advantage. But I figured this is an easy extra two hundred steps I can choose to take. The world is making it easier and easier to be lazy. We have to make a commitment to make decisions to be active in our own lives. Don't get me wrong that I will NEVER again use a drive -thru but when I have time then I need to remind myself this is a choice I can make to add years to my life by taking three extra minutes here and now.
Its easy to get lost in those dark clouds. But I promise you if you seek the sunshine you will eventually see past those threatening clouds.
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit." - Proverbs 15:13
May your heart and body be healed on your own HealthFULL Journey when you seek the SONshine and that His light and warmth protect you from those threatening dark cloud kind of days. 'Til we meet again. . .
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