Dessert Sampler: Enjoy the Balance!
Back to "joie de vivre." The ebb and flows of the days continue; some bring pain and some bring joy. Since I prefer joy, that is where I am parking myself. Back to fun and silliness in pursuing the important things in life.
I was searching for this picture I took a couple of weeks ago. I thought I had taken it with a camera minus the the card, but I found it! Yippee!
And then the batteries gave out, and I took a few shots with Tianna's camera, but couldn't remember which pictures were on which card. We had a fresh snow the other morning and I had a couple of those shots also...but they are on the other camera...
So on to silliness and quirky observations...
We had a meal at church a couple of weeks ago. Now, these are dangerous events, especially if one is wanting to lose a little padding from, say, thighs or hips...
Self control, balance, moderation, discipline...all those things go into making a healthy choice. But isn't that true of life in general? Moderation and balance.
So instead of diving head first into the chocolate, I made myself up a little dessert sampler, complete with the sugar free diabetic option...
And I am following the same process for life: A sampler.
A sampler of choices, which is where we exercise those muscles that lead to moderation and balance. Saying "no" has become a key choice with the goal of choosing not what makes everyone else happy, but what is honoring to those people closest to me (it's back to relationships...)
So one of the things I just did was perhaps irritate my entire neighborhood, but, well, I guess it will reveal a thing or two.
We have neighborhood bunco, and in a moment of haste, I signed up to host February. The 12th to be exact. I had a vague recollection that I had done this weeks ago, but emailed the group yesterday that due to family health concerns and a big list of unknowns surrounding those concerns, I had to step back. Of course, it would have been more prudent to NOT do it, but in such a thing we all take turns. So bunco may need to go. Probably the wisest choice.
We'll see what happens.
Off to another day of chart review. Not in a manic sense, but in the balanced rhythm of doing what I am able and then moving on. Without any guilt.
Peace.
I was searching for this picture I took a couple of weeks ago. I thought I had taken it with a camera minus the the card, but I found it! Yippee!
And then the batteries gave out, and I took a few shots with Tianna's camera, but couldn't remember which pictures were on which card. We had a fresh snow the other morning and I had a couple of those shots also...but they are on the other camera...
So on to silliness and quirky observations...
We had a meal at church a couple of weeks ago. Now, these are dangerous events, especially if one is wanting to lose a little padding from, say, thighs or hips...Self control, balance, moderation, discipline...all those things go into making a healthy choice. But isn't that true of life in general? Moderation and balance.
So instead of diving head first into the chocolate, I made myself up a little dessert sampler, complete with the sugar free diabetic option...
And I am following the same process for life: A sampler.
A sampler of choices, which is where we exercise those muscles that lead to moderation and balance. Saying "no" has become a key choice with the goal of choosing not what makes everyone else happy, but what is honoring to those people closest to me (it's back to relationships...)
So one of the things I just did was perhaps irritate my entire neighborhood, but, well, I guess it will reveal a thing or two.
We have neighborhood bunco, and in a moment of haste, I signed up to host February. The 12th to be exact. I had a vague recollection that I had done this weeks ago, but emailed the group yesterday that due to family health concerns and a big list of unknowns surrounding those concerns, I had to step back. Of course, it would have been more prudent to NOT do it, but in such a thing we all take turns. So bunco may need to go. Probably the wisest choice.
We'll see what happens.
Off to another day of chart review. Not in a manic sense, but in the balanced rhythm of doing what I am able and then moving on. Without any guilt.
Peace.
Labels: Balance and moderation in life, dessert samplers, making choices based on relationships
posted by www.kathypride.com at
6:42 AM
3 Comments:
Ah, yes, good ole' moderation. I love the sampler idea. It's close to my favorite way to dine -- by noshing. A little of this, a little of that -- try everything!
My grandmother said, "Enough is as good as a feast." I would go further, thinking of overeating here - enough is better. When you eat just enough to feel full, and not more because either you love the taste of it or because you are really not paying attention, you end up feeling better than you would if you overate.
And with exercise -- it you push yourself to your very limits, you will most likely not be able to do it again the next day. Whereas if you exercise moderately, not only will you be ABLE to do it again, you will be more LIKELY to keep it up. In the long run, this is the healthier option. Plus, I've learned when I push myself too hard, I get hurt and then can do nothing (except p/t).
Now, the big test: can I apply it to my marriage? Maybe you can take this idea and do a post on it? I'm in dire need of guidance with this one.
Love ya lots!
Katy
P.S. We do in fact have a dance competition the weekend in March you mentioned. Bummer! I used to do a girls' weekend camping trip -- interested? (Much later in the season, of course.)
OK, Katy, the dessert sampler of marriage...I will think about that and share my thoughts.
Good stuff! You "sound" a lot better...I like that!
HUGS!
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