Walls, Part Two

   

 We all put some kind of walls up.  We don't think we can do something, we don't want to get hurt, we have aches and pains, etc.
We build the walls to protect ourselves.  Are we really denying ourselves?
     Life is full of experiences.  Skydiving, rappelling, white water rafting, are things that might seem a little extreme to some.  Running up to the top of  "30 Rock", running with thousands of people at Peachtree in Georgia, striving to get my PhD, all accomplishments I am proud of, but may definitely be hard for some people to even consider.  Even though my hip gets achy, my back might get a little stiff, some days I don't want to study or write papers, I would not stop doing any of it.
      What wall do you have up?  Do you think you can't exercise, so you don't even try?  You don't have time?  You have some aches and pains?  You can't change your eating habits because you really can't plan ahead?  Time to start taking the walls down brick by brick and realizing that excuses are just that...excuses.  No one wants you to jump out of an airplane.  I just want you to live a little more.  If you have never done something, how do you know you can't?   I always say, a little is better than nothing.  Eating right at one meal a day is better than eating poorly or on the run at all three meals.  Taking a look ahead at your week when you go to the grocery store and making some healthier, more convenient choices will help you do better during the week.  One step can turn into 100.

All in all it's just another brick in the wall...