Okay - so sometimes life wants to get in our way - In the way of goals we set and plans we have. Sometimes "life" is the choices we make and their consequences - good or bad - and sometimes "life" is relationships - again - good or bad.
I have had a chance to experience "life" this last week - grandparent with cancer, kids that have lots going on, disagreements with spouse that really irk, etc. When you have a lot going on, not only is it difficult to eat right (or you could be like me and eat emotionally - wanting comfort from things that taste good and don't talk back ;0) ) and it is difficult to take the time for yourself - whether that is because of commitments or because of guilt - guilt that you want to take time for you. Who knows. All I know is you have to press on. Don't let "life" rob you of being healthy. Not just healthy, but active also. I have been physically very, very tired - probably because of all the emotional stuff, but so tired none the less. I haven't wanted to exercise, but I have been making myself. I do feel so much better when I do. I have not been eating great - but that is something I plan to rectify.
So - when "life" gets you down or tries to get in your way - remember -
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
So, keep on pursuing health and activity - don't let your joy be robbed - and continue to carve out that time for yourself. Maybe that means no TV, or whatever you love (since exercise is not yet a true "love" for me) - just trade that time and you will thank yourself later!!
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