Faith= Taking Risks

I'm going to say this first. I am a cautious person by nature. I guess all of us are that in a way. We always move toward the familiar because it's a safe place to be. However, I have learned that when this comfort invades our life, we never truly start to live. Sure I've gone on many adventures but not without careful planning and consideration before this so called adventure started out. I always knew the end result or knew what I was getting myself into.

I've never been sky diving, bungee jumping or gone deep sea diving. I've always have played it safe, I put my toe in and then once I know it's "safe" then I jump in or rather wade into a situation. This is going to be changing this year. I'm not one to make New Year's Resolutions because I know I will always fall short of any of them. I am setting goals that I am to accomplish this year.

These goals are not only attainable but goals that I believe in and have some risk involved in them. I have already completed one of my goals for this year and am proud that I actually stuck with it and followed through to its completion. I am going to start taking more and more risks each and every day even if it's uncomfortable.

When I put my faith in Christ, I gave Him my life to do what he wants to do with it. I however have been trying to play backseat driver and that's not fair to either one of us. It's not allowing Jesus to be fully involved and I'm not fully experiencing all the amazing opportunities that He has for me. There have been things that I have been thinking about and because they are sensitive topics, I'm not going to be sharing in this public area but leaving it up to God and sees what he does with them.

I'm excited about being more open and more willing to say yes instead of dragging my feet with a decision.

Sorry a short post but I felt that I needed to share and put it in the open.

Healthy Lifestyle

In the news and media today, you see a multitude of magazines and articles that have lists of thing sthat you can do to make yourself healthier, looking younger and being your best self. It can get overwhelming to most because a lot of those contradict each other. It's all about eliminating this or not eliminating that and adding this or doing one exercise and not the other. Even for me, I get confused at reading those articles. I know it's not a black and white area but rather a grey area.

What do I mean? Well there are some areas in life that can be right and wrong like the law or how to fix something but when it comes to our health, there isn't a one size fits all answer. Maybe one thing will work for someone but not for someone else. Maybe one person who eats grains can lose weight but for another person, it makes them gain weight. 

Being health (talking about physical health here) is not so cut and dry, you need to experiment what works and what doesn't work for you. It does take time to figure it out; sorry no quick fix here :) I know because I'm in the midst of figuring out what works and what doesn't work for me. I know for myself, if I remove certain types of food from my diet, I feel better and start to see changes taking place.

I am in the midst of a 21 day challenge of fitness and food. It's been interesting thus far. I call it the elimination diet because we have eliminated foods that most people have sensitivities to. When I first looked at the foods that we are able to eat, I didn't think it would be possible. However, I'm a week into this challenge and I have found that I have more options than I thought I had. I've discovered foods that I actually enjoy eating and can eat those foods in place of other foods that I'm used to eating. I have discovered that my cravings for foods that are on the "do not eat" list have gone down considerably and know that I'm able to survive without those foods in my diet.

It's a process that you can't go at it alone. You definitely need supporters and friends to encourage and guide you. For myself, two people that have been the source of encouragement are Trainer Travis and Trainer Jason; both of them are doing this challenge with the group as well. I know I can count on them for any concern or question I may have. Both ahve huge hearts to want to help people be a better version of themselves.

So while having a healthy lifestyle is hard and tricky at times, it is rewarding in the end because you know you are extending your lifespan and can do more than you thought you ever thought possible. It has given me a new found freedom and has spurred me to do other things that I didn't think I would see/do. Hope this serves as an encouragement to all of you.