100 Days- Day 4

Today was probably the smoothest day yet since I started this challenge. I had to keep vigilant not to slip behind on my schedule, but I stayed the course, and now it's 8pm and all is done! As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, I'd previously experienced arriving at 9pm and still having to down 3 quarts of liquid right before bed, and that is simply not fun! So today, I steered a tighter ship and pushed myself to daisy chain my morning activities, one after another- meditate for 45 minutes, walk for about an hour on the beach, and come home and prep all the day's juices. It was beautiful at the beach this morning so I did dive into the ocean to play and unwind post walk for a bit, but thankfully, I didn't blow myself out of my flow. 

After that, the next challenge centered around minding that juice schedule of 9am, 12pm, 3pm, and 6pm. I lagged once or twice by a 30 minutes, possibly 60 once, as I got caught up in some work activities, but still, I kept pace. Though it's a bit tedious setting everything up and fine-tuning all the little details right now, I'm reminding myself that building a strong foundation now will pay dividends in the future. The more dialed in I can get everything right now, the easier it'll be to sail on the grooved courses. I can't let this challenge overshadow my whole life as I still have to work and handle household tasks and I'd like to have some down time to unwind, to play, and to rest. I need to eventually become easy as it's definitely not yet that at this time. 

When I used to teach wellness in corporate settings, I'd present a workshop titled, "How to Keep from Going Bonkers," in which I introduced four pillars of wellness, specifically nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and inner work. Healthy eating and exercise are pretty self-explanatory. For the stress reduction I taught people some basic yoga postures and guided them through brief but surprisingly effective meditations that they then could practice at home. Inner work can include therapy, coaching, journalling, prayer- whatever helps folks sort through their inner chaos and turmoil and find a way to navigate life's challenges more effectively. Nowadays, I also add sleep as a pillar as research of the last underscores its true importance in our health and well-being. 

In these 100 days, I want to reset my own pillars, as things have slipped a bit over the years, and I don't like it. I'm not feel as grounded and put together as I'd like. There's a lot I still want to experience and accomplish in the years ahead, and I want to feel strong, clear, focused and present. So much of my work with clients delves into emotional, mental and spiritual transformation, rather than physical fitness and health, but I find that when individuals bolster biological health and vitality, their ability to tackle thorny issues or daunting challenges in other areas of their lives increases exponentially.  I'll write more about that symbiotic relationship in future posts, but for tonight, I just want to state that I want this for myself now too! I really want to shore up and upgrade my own physical wellbeing right now so I'm capable and strong, primed for exploration and adventure. The best is yet to come!