Some people seem to have it. They're really good at working out consistently, eating healthy, doing the right things for their health... and it seems natural and effortless for them.
Most of us are not in that camp. I certainly have never been the sort of person to be super motivated to work out. And hardly EVER have I had the willpower to stick to a food "regimen" for more than 3-4 weeks.
Never. EVER.
Over the past few weeks, I read a couple provocative articles on the subject of holiday gift-giving and consumerism.
The first was from Paul Jarvis, who writes a newsletter I read weekly. In his last newsletter, he shared how he doesn't participate in the holiday tradition of gift-giving. Instead, for him and his wife, Christmas Day is a quiet day of resting.
There was something about his perspective that really appealed to me.
Last week I wrote about my most recent health challenge and how difficult it has been. It has made me reflect on the balance between doing and being, which goes hand-in-hand with the balance between giving and receiving.
Vitamin P (for pleasure) is a term coined by Marc David. He is the founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, and was a guest professor at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition when I studied there. Pleasure is essential to life.
Today I find myself pondering the following question:
Let me tell you how I got here. It's been a confluence of insights from different readings, in addition to experiencing what's currently present in my life.