There is No Silver Bullet

Tonight I am thinking of a Personal Training client who has been difficult to reach.  This individual seems to always look for the one answer, the one exercise that will make all the difference - now the orthotics will rid me of my back pain.  The problem is, I don't see it that way at all.  Sometimes there is a single answer to a problem or a challenge, but usually it takes changes in a few different areas.  Isn't most of life like this?  Maybe take up some core strength work?  Work in some various kinds of cardio work?  A little less dessert and a little more moving.  Whether it be losing weight, getting stronger, or becoming a better listener - there are many pieces to the pie.

I am finding myself learning a valuable lesson this week, too.  I like to be busy and in turn I tend to create this kind of environment for my kids.  I like to involve them in lots of things.  There's so much to see and do that sometimes I overbook myself (and them) thereby making it all too hard to enjoy what's in front of us because we are so busy rushing to the next thing.  Sophia is doing a few camps this summer - which she is loving and I am glad she has the chance to experience.  The problem is, this week, I have her in camp in the morning and another one in the afternoon - all the way on the other side of town.  She eats her packed lunch in the car (which she thinks is cool) all the while I'm stressed and running Avery around missing naps.  NOT a good idea.  Lesson learned the hard way. Scale back and life will be much more fun and simple.  One camp a day is good enough - two - not so good.  I will never be a homebody but sometimes I need to reel in my drive to go-go-go.

And so, I'm working on scaling back to 'good enough.'  It's a hard line to draw.