Mind, Body, Spirit Moment

A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. ~John Locke

At this point I probably sound like a broken record, but a couple of conversations over the past week prompt me to restate a former comment: When you start working on improving one element it prompts you to make changes in the other areas.

Last week we a had a pow-wow before TriCord Fit Club that uncovered for one participant that the work she needed to put in was not just physical. How we view ourselves and the self-talk in which we participate effect what we do and how we do it. If I'm constantly telling myself that I'm not worth much, that I'm nothing special then why would I even attempt to go beyond my comfort zone? And are we really comfortable in that "comfort" zone?

The other day I talked to a friend who has been working on improving her health. During the course of that journey she realized that she had been holding on to a relationship that was not healthy for her and if she continued to hold on she would only repeat the patterns that had led to her weight gain.

For me the journey began when I woke up from depression one day and realized that I could get more and do more with my life if I decided to do something different. I started looking for opportunities to make a difference in my community. I let go of a relationship that was not healthy for me. I took time to know my family. And then I was ready to start on the weight loss journey. Now it all moves like the cogs in clock, moving me forward.

Every day is not perfect, but if you take the time to nurture each aspect then we progress toward true "fitness." Maybe that's too deep for some people. Maybe they only care about a dress size. Maybe they only concern themselves with the spiritual things. Maybe they only seek knowledge and mental health. What I know is that a deficiency in one aspect makes for a life lived less fully than God desires for me.


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