habits slip.  If you haven't, congratulations!  This post is not for you.  :-)   If you are like me, you know that we are almost one full month into the year and I don't feel any "better" than I did one month ago.  My scale has moved in the right direction…but not as much as it should.  I've eaten more kale salads and but I've also had greasy fast food.   I worked out and tried new workouts.  But I didn't make anything consistent.   I took my vitamins more than I have in the last couple months.  But, I still miss a few days/week. I've made some good choices and some bad choices.  But, nothing really tipped the scales towards better health. 

A phrase I hear in my yoga and meditation practice is "being again".  "You can always begin again".  "If you get distracted, it's okay.  Just begin again".  I've come to loathe that phrase.  It's like fingernails on a chalkboard.  "Begin again".   Begin again?   Why do I have to start over?  So, I failed?  My reaction to this simple phrase is not because I don't agree that we can always start over.  My reaction is because I feel like it means that I failed.  I set my goals and worked to create new habits.  But, I fell short of the vision that I set for myself.  I failed.

What I want to say to each of you (and to myself) is that failure is not bad.  Failing is not a representation of who you are.  You (or I) are not a failure.  And failure is not permanent.  We have the ability to change. We have choices every day.  We can choose to make healthy decisions. 

So, how do WE get back on track and begin again?  It's simple but not easy.  Pick one thing you are going to do differently this week.  No, I don't want you to pick some monumental task.  I want you to pick something that will make you feel accomplished.  If we extended the timeframe for one month, what one task would make you feel most proud?  Personally, while I always struggle with food, lately consistent exercise has been more difficult.  So, my one task for this week is to workout 6 days this week.  That's it.  I'm not pinning it down to specific workouts. Yes, I have workout goals.  But my daily task for this week is to get a workout in, regardless of what it is.   Please hold me accountable on social media! 

What one thing are you going to do this week to get back on track? Yes, you can begin again.