Tuesday, December 29, 2015

it's not about weight loss then what's it about?

why is it at this time of year (December) all the supposed fitness bloggers and subject matter experts 'harp' on about the 5 best exercises to keep weight off, the 1 secret to weight loss at christmas time. 

Its ridiculous in this day and age to think that any with access to the internet and the overwhelming wealth of information didn't realise that the salted caramel pudding you are putting in your face isn't going to make you fat. 

The equation, incase you forgot is simple, energy out must be greater than energy in. 

End of story.

Beyond the fitness realm there is so much more going on in peoples lives than simply looking skinny or hot. There are countless, boys, girls, women and men all over Sydney focused on how amazing they can look. It may very well stand up as being an indicator of success and having found balance in our life. But on a global or world scale where do these first world issues play a part in self realization and being of service to others.

This is not a stand up argument, it is perhaps a pointless and weak observation through personal struggles to genuinely care about getting my body to a point where I have got rid of every pleasure in my life to parade it down the street.

In the wellness realm the main idea is to establish harmony with ones addictions, flaws and struggles. Harmony by way of dissolving or accepting one's self for the perceived misbehaviours outlined by fitness gurus.

It's all just a matter of opinion in the end anyway but narrow minded conservative media still portray a skinnier and skinnier self to equate happiness amidst all of the global issues of poverty, war, global warming, refugee migration. Its so much easier to turn a blind eye to all of these issues because none of us can immediately fix any of them! But haven't we fitness buffs already learnt that its starts within.

Monday, December 28, 2015

creative jizz

energy that once came so effortlessly, so courageously, so freely feels as if defeat and the harshness of not listening to that little voice within is the scream of the universe demanding my attention to listen closely, more attentively, willingly and honestly. To take action and not be the victim of my own mind telling me not to let people, failure or negative thoughts patterns chase me out of everything I have worked so hard to achieve.

Accept that like everything in nature, emotions and feelings happen in cycles so that we have time to rest, reflect and revision the direction of what is to come.

The unforeseen and unfortunate end of life long friendships are also cycles and evolutions of time and growth and a reflection that even the best of friends do not grow in the same direction.

family connections, disconnect for much the same reason, stubbornness, aggressiveness, to be right! these all the qualities of ego that inadvertently we are here to dissolve, yet sometimes families and those that are the closest to us make it the most challenging to undo, so its far easier to sweep it under the carpet.