Breaks vs. Break-ups

As might be expected, a break from writing correlates strongly with a break from wellness in my life. Or at least a break from running. But I've got an excuse. In fact, I've got excuses. I won't get into them right now because they all boil down to one thing. I was busy. really really ridiculously busy.
Everyone gets busy. Everyone has times in their lives where the people they care about, or the job they do, or some combination of important things takes precedence over the quest for good health. I have three things to say about this.

1. Don't beat yourself up about it! This is medium wellness. Not uber wellness. Normal people need to take breaks from time to time.

2. In wellness, there is a difference between a break and a break-up. For example, often I will think I am just not going to run during a particularly busy week - just taking a break. But that leads to me not running for 3 months. That's a break up. With running its easy to tell the difference. If, by the time I get back to it I can't run a mile without my lungs feeling like they're going to explode, its been too long.

3. Finally, it's important to find wellness tips that fit into your already busy life without much adjustment. That way, when you totally fall off the running wagon, or find yourself partying 5 nights a week rather than sleep, or whatever, you wont give up on those little tips that have become a part of every day life - like brushing your teeth. or wearing pants. you know, things you just do.

So now that I am back, I am going to focus January 09 on those little things. Those things you can just do whether or not you are sticking to your bigger wellness projects.