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Day: April 18, 2012

Daily Maintainence

April 18, 2012 by gracefulfitness 2 Comments

“Begin at the beginning….and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

I was grading papers for my college dance class earlier today and one paragraph in particular stuck out to me.  One of my students, a young women with type 1 diabetes, wrote that the strongest focus in her life was reaching a healthy place; a healthy weight, healthy habits, a healthy diet, regular exercise.

First of all, I love that she sees her physical health as paramount to her well-being.  Second of all, I had to refrain from writing a novel on her paper in my red grading pen.  What I wanted to say was “oh honey, health isn’t a destination, it’s a journey”.

Is it ever really possible to reach health?  I understand that making dietary changes, losing/gaining weight, or increasing/decreasing exercise can make you healthier but then we must maintain this newly achieved health.

I just congratulated an acquaintance on buying his first house.  He said that he just wanted it to be over.  I replied, “it’s never over!”.  Home ownership is a bit like health, it takes consistent maintenance, TLC, and there are always ways to make improvements.

HAWMC Day 18!

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I am Faith Levine, a movement instructor, home gardener, mountain biker, hiker, pickle maker, closet poet, and best of friend to some of the most amazing women in the world.

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