Sunshine after the Rain…

Fortunately, we humans tend to be fairly resilient and optimistic, regardless of the time of year, we always feel that better days will follow. Not just necessarily regarding the weather it may be life in general! It can only be considered a positive outlook to be optimistic, but that may not always translate into taking control now, It can be when things improve I will!! All too often, the amount of work required and length of time to achieve is way too short and you are disappointed with both the progress and results.

Spring always follows Winter, Summer follows Spring, Autumn follows Summer, and lastly Winter follows Autumn and our healthy eating habits need to be learnt to last for All seasons!!

Healthier eating, habits, behaviours and lifestyle are ALWAYS a work in progress, as opposed to an All or Nothing? approach. That enables you to continue some aspects, rather than abandoning the whole lot. It may be that you’ve struggled with the snacking, but have managed to be more active, sleep better and stayed hydrated, it’s more important to celebrate the good parts and continue to work on the others. Giving up just because you aren’t getting everything right, means you won’t get ANY thing right!

There will always easier days, as well as the challenging ones, not throwing away the successful parts that we have worked hard on improving, when times are tough, is such a positive step towards that balanced healthier life that we are all looking for.

After all,

• you don’t slash all your tyres on the car just because you have a puncture in one!
• you don’t destroy all the roses in the bouquet as one has lost it’s flower!!
• when the going gets tough, the tough get going
• tough times don’t last but tough people do!

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, the the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

jack ma