A lady slips and falls off the edge of a cliff. On her way down, she manages to grab on to the end of a vine. As she hangs there, her grip begins to loosen. Desperately, she looks up to the clouds and decides for the first time to pray - to pray for her life.
“Is anybody up there?” she asks.
After a long silence, a deep voice bellows down from the clouds:
“Do you believe?”
Without a beat, she frantically replies “FFS, yes, yes I do! All of the yeses, and all of the beliefs!”
“Then let go of the vine,” says the voice.
The lady pauses for a second, looks down and then up again, and responds, “Is there anybody else up there?”
This is something that is hard to admit to ourselves after testing out a gym or investigating all the best ways to stay fit and healthy. We find out how hard it is and then look for a second opinion. This usually involves an alternative, subjectively easier solution - pills, surgery, workout dvd's, starvation (read: juice cleanses). It's overwhelming and some of us return to do nothing at all.
One reason is that "losing weight" or "getting fit" is not powerful enough to provide self-motivation when things get tough. One solution is to go back to a grass-roots level. Find out where your values and priorities truly lie and then figure out the next step or next habit change that you need to make, so that you truly live them.
You don't need a second opinion to ride out the rough times when solid, healthy values will drive you towards that next workout or healthy meal.
Kevin & Victoria
