While visiting my dad recently in Florida I picked up THIS journal and decided I was ripe to develop some healthier habits. The big idea behind the journal is it challenges you to commit to some health/fitness goals for 21 days with the hope that many of them would become part of your lifestyle. This is different from a diet in that it extends beyond the 21 days. I am excited about this and trust it will be a worthwhile adventure. Beginning tomorrow Feb 1st I am committing to:
- Eating smaller portions
- Making healthier meal choices
- Not eating at restaurants that have drive-thru’s
- Absolutely zero pop/soda (this will likely be the hardest one)
- Visiting the gym 6 days a week
- Running one mile every day
- Attending at least one Yoga/Meditation class each week
- Keeping a daily journal of what I eat and how much I exercise
Would appreciate your encouragement and feedback along the way…let’s do this!
concert or sporting event. In the center on the floor is where the action is at and then the seats circle around that action. The courts would be the hallways around the arena, like where the food and bathrooms were…the hallway that you use to get to your seats within the arena. Whew…not sure how much I would enjoy a concert or sporting event from standing in those crowded hallways…and yet this is precisely what this Psalmist is saying…better to be on the fringes near God’s action then any where else!
night I watched: 
I suspect that we would feel a great deal more confident in our lives if we agreed with Shakespeare and viewed our past as prologue. I also think we would have an easier time making peace with our past if we thought of it this way. The good, the bad and even the ugly stuff can bring about great things in our future if we choose to let it.
What does being busy do for us? While we don’t typically give it much thought…I think we are often busy simply because we think it’s what “normal” people do. In our culture the people who aren’t busy are often labeled lazy, weak, mentally/physically handicapped or some other title that isn’t a positive one. I know personally life can seem just plain overwhelming at times. While it can run at a pace that I usually keep up with, I don’t feel like I am excelling in much of it. This is what I believe Socrates was driving at with this quote…we tend to think that it’s the busy people who live fulfilling lives and yet if we aren’t careful, being busy can steal life right out from under us.
We have increased our skill of relating to lots of people on a shallow/surface level and yet at the same time have lost many vital face-to-face relationships that are required when life gets rough. Think about the toughest moments of your life…when you were experiencing something that brought you low, drained your emotions and you were in great need. Who called you? Who showed up? No doubt I’ve discovered friends I didn’t even know I had in these seasons of life. Ironically some of the people we wished had called or showed up were no where to be found. Though we longed for their care and concern they just didn’t come through. Life has a way of revealing who our true friends are.
