Saturday, February 13, 2010

Small Moves...

I love the scene in the movie "Contact" where young Ellie is trying so desperately to make contact w/ anyone or anything on her short wave radio and her dad so lovingly gives her the advice.."Small moves, Ellie. Small moves..."


I believe this advice can be applied to soo many things! Whether you're trying to move up in your career, trying to build your relationships with others, trying to increase your faith, or even trying something new- such as a new way of eating!

There is soooo much information out there on nutrition that sometimes it can feel a little overwhelming when you are first starting out. You hear so many different approaches to a healthy way of eating... "raw foods are the best", "cooked foods are better", "juicing is the only way to go", "everyone should do a 40 day fast",... the arguments go on and on. So, how do you determine the right choices for you? "Small moves"...

Begin with one move in the right direction. It doesn't even have to be a big move, like giving up meat or dairy. It can be something as simple as giving up diet sodas for 3 weeks. When the 3 weeks are up, take a look at how you feel. Did giving up the sodas have a positive or negative affect on your body? Do you feel the change was significant enough to continue? Great! Now, make another move. Each time you take something out of your diet or add something new, listen to your body. Always take time to ask yourself how this change is affecting your overall sense of well being. You will begin to see what works for you and what doesn't. Everyone is different. What works for one, may not work for another. The important thing is that you try. Little by little these small moves will begin to have a profound affect on your overall health.

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