Re-inventing myself with intentions

Well, it’s Monday all. What a crazy weekend. I taught, I walked, I played soccer. Gary and I went to the long garage sale in Cleburne and checked out the “junk”. Most of it was just that. I am going into the next week of my education in Nutrition. Got work to do, study study…

Today, I am writing about how heavy my heart is as I am hearing of friends, acquaintances, who are all struggling with medical problems. I am seeing posts on Facebook and talking to people I work with, and the health of these people is not good. Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, degenerative joint disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, blood clots....the list goes on.....

While walking around the large garage sale yesterday, my eyes were open. I saw so many young people who were very large, their gaits were uneven, some even limping. Their skin, was dull, or acne marked and bumpy. Some had discolorations around the ankles, wrists. They looked life lifeless.

But I also have to point out that they were busy eating and drinking, whatever was available. This was mainly soda, and BBQ, burgers, and fried pies. There were healthier options available, like roasted corn and water, but that was not the norm.

So, as I move towards my goal of ultimately being a health coach, I realize, although my passion is there, and I really want to help people really understand how they can turn their life around. They can feel great, every day. They can be off long term medications, they can look and feel vibrant, but they have to take a step.

There are thousands of people out there, that have no clue where to start, what to do, and how to make it happen. The question for me, is, are they going to ask me? How can I start this conversation? I have plenty of people that I know, that come to me, when they need advice or a supportive ear, but most of these people are on a path to health. I meet them at the Y or they come to me for health advice, as the nurse/fitness chic.

I have had many people in my life, that I have been helpful too, that I have encouraged along the way, and they tell me how much difference I made to them. And that makes me SO Happy. But it’s not enough, I want to do more for more. The thing that makes me tick, is impacting lives through health. And I want that to be my path, my light, my ultimate goal.

I hear it all the time, “she’s the health nut”, “Barb is obsessive about health/fitness”, “she exercises too much”.  I am not trying to impress anyone, I am not training for a marathon, I am not showing off, I am trying to make my life vibrant and hopefully to inspire others.

So, I want to close by saying the body is an amazing thing. Our hearts beat automatically, our blood flows without our actions, when we  cut our skins, our bodies know what to do to heal it. We keep an internal temperature of 98.6 F and when we are exposed to illness, our bodies respond to fight it off.  This amazing system needs care and maintenance, like a car, to run smoothly. Let Nutrition be the care and the maintenance, and if you don’t know how…please ask.

In health, always,                                                                                                                 
Barb