Be your Best #370
- Susie Csorsz Brown
- 6 days ago
- 3 min read
“To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections.” ~ Simon Sinek
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Happy Monday! Today’s link is a story about true marital devotion, physical stamina and upper body strength. https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/u-s-couple-makes-history-at-wife-carrying-world-championships/
New recipe: My birthday gift to you in July are favorites cookie recipes. Today’s is a Chocolately sprinkled tasty option that impresses old and young alike. Awesome for those last minute Mom-I-need-cookies-for-school-tomorrow moments as well!
New post: Your response to stress can be a constant negative source of energy, or you can help yourself with a more positive self compassionate response.
Wellness News Around the 'Net
Physical Health
Eat Well
Nuts are indeed full of good-for-you nutrients (fiber! Omega 3 FAs! Vitamin E!) but they also contain nutrients that can cause complications with certain medicines or foods. What a person to do? All things in moderation, my friend.
Be Active
Yep, don’t feel well. So … should you get a sweat on?
Let's move!
No weights? No problem! Grab your water bottle for resistance with this workout! Start your music!
Spiritual Health
Are you holding onto something you no longer need? "just in case"?
A man on a long journey comes to a wide, rushing river blocking his path. With no way around it and no bridge in sight, he chops down a tree and uses the wood to build a small boat. The boat is remarkably sturdy, and the man is able to navigate across the river safely.
Before walking on to continue his journey, the man has a thought: "What if I come across more rushing rivers that I need to cross? This boat will really come in handy."
So he attaches the small boat to a pair of straps and begins to walk, dragging the boat behind him, just in case it becomes useful later in the journey.
After an hour, he has made little progress and finds himself exhausted, as dragging the heavy boat through the bumpy terrain is very difficult.
It becomes clear: Holding onto the boat beyond the river was a mistake.
This is a metaphor for life:
Throughout our own journey, we build "boats" to navigate the various rushing rivers that we encounter. These boats help us, even save us, in those moments.
But sometimes, we choose to hold onto those boats far beyond the banks of the river, far beyond their usefulness to our life. We worry about future rivers, and about our ability to build similar boats, so we cling to the old out of fear of our inability to build something new.
But when you hold onto something you no longer need, you are holding yourself back from becoming the person you are meant to be.
What boats are you still holding onto? What tools, habits, experiences, relationships, or mindsets served you once, but no longer provide value in your current terrain? Trust in your ability to adapt, to build a new boat. Move forward at full speed.
Mental & Emotional Health
Your brain really wants (and needs!) you to use it. And yes, I know using AI is easier.
Social Health
As a people pleaser myself, I know it can be really really hard to hold your boundaries. Let's try and be a bit stronger willed.
Be your best, friends
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