Most of us have experienced a state of “flow”, especially when we workout regularly, eat right, hit the sack early, get plenty of fresh air, have a treat the weekend to balance it out, and everything starts to feel better we move better and less pain in our bodies, its the closest thing we have to being “at one” with ourselves emotionally too, things have rarely been been calmer and happier once we achieve this state.
We have a higher state of mind and we have mostly positive thoughts.
Then “separation” threatens that peace and feeling of well-being. Temptations of all kinds are always all around us.
We start to miss our workouts, then when miss the workouts, we don’t feel so motivated to eat well, we stay up later because we aren’t so tired, and we usually sleep not so well.
Then doubt starts entering our minds.
After all, often the people you work with often discuss their lives, they often eat much more poorly than you, often have a drink a few times in the week and may call you “boring” if you exercise.
Soon enough the pride, satisfaction, and emotional uplift we experienced through our regular gym visits, gets replaced with a lower state of thinking.
Frustration, doubt, unhappiness, anxiety, depression, a sense of what could have been if we stuck at it, will soon come once we realise eating rubbish most night didn’t make us “happier” or “more fun”, the same thing will drinking more in the week, it didn’t really make us more “fun” that was promised (only one life we have they told us?!), and the severe come down’s after a a few drinks in the week often did nothing for our moods, irritability, emotional health and often our relationships over time too with everyone around us suffering, i’ve seen it happen too many times in too many families, that’s no FUN for everyone involved picking up the pieces.
Temptations are always around us, and its up to us to take responsibility and their consequences.
We can either stay in the “flow” which keeps our lives on an even keel, living in good health without pain or medication and still have a balance with treats fun etc on the weekend, or we give into everything that will take us away from our true peace in life that can ultimately make us happy and healthy which makes us enjoy life for longer, without making endless hospital visits in our later years which are almost always caused by some people’s version of “FUN” (getting the balance all wrong) that turned out to be a massive lie by society and all the advertising you have been bombarded with your whole life.
Everyone has a choice, we are meant to be happy and fulfilled, we deserve that, not insecure, anxious, and feeling disconnected from everything making our lives a miserable one.
Stay in the flow and beware what separation from that lifestyle from that can lead to.
