One step forward....one setback!

Like most folks, I believe part of life involves setting goals, planning and executing action, with the hopes of achieving success. Of course, there are more details involved as well: professional/personal, long-term/short-term, independent/interdependent. So as 2017 is about a third over with, I am pleased to see that some of the goals I have set in the beginning of the year have begun to fall into place within my daily routine. In addition, I am dealing with less mental resistance, which I usually find to be more difficult to deal with as it has sabotaged many important goals.

This past week was no different than previous weeks: planning and adjusting my schedule for things out of my control, like weather for example. But what I didn't plan for was an internal issue......vertigo's reappearance. If anyone has ever had this, you know what kind of havoc this can cause in your life. If not, the best way for me to describe it is if you spend six hours on a roller coaster and then get off. Your equilibrium is such an important part of daily functioning...something you forget until it is out of order.

Everything I planned for came to a screeching halt. Head met pillow and the mental games began....blaming, shaming, praying, worrying, thinking and reflecting. It was during this time that I realized that your soul is married to your body.

So I imagined before arriving on Earth, my soul met my future body and accepted all of its gifts and limitations, knowing there were a litany of societal and familistic pressures that would be part and parcel of the experience. In my mind, I heard the vows between the two..... to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part. The union was thus created, with the purpose of living to the fullest extent possible, knowing quite well that there will be an end to the union, not an end to the life of the soul.

So as I regain my health and return to my plans, appointments and events that pepper my calendar, I must remember to make time for both body and soul, and realize that I need both functioning well to well....function. To your health!!!! And mine too.