Choosing

I walked the Butte yesterday with my husband and took note of others walking too.  This time I noticed paces.  One guy was riding his bicycle up and down the butte - he made at least three trips to our one; others ran, some walked briskly, while still others were in groups laughing and talking about something fun.  I overheard women complaining and smiled when I  overheard one young father teaching his daughter how clouds are made.  Greg and I, we had a moderate steady pace with few words all the way up and down; it was just nice to walk side by side.

It may be similar with changing one's diet.  We are all different and rise to challenges at random paces.  Some, like me, will go all or nothing.  In other words, when I was diagnosed with allergies to dairy, corn, soy, peanuts, gluten, and processed sugars I immediately set out to eliminate each ingredient from my diet - I killed the hill on my bicycle.  Others will run by discarding the allergens quickly, but not all at once.  Some will steadily exclude items one at a time getting used to going without before moving on to the next item.  A few will make a game of it, not taking things too seriously while others will complain daily about the process.

It's a choice.  What I know is that after almost two years of living allergen free, I am a healthy woman who has the brain power to dream again and the energy to go after those dreams.  Pick a pace and begin; your dreams will breathe again...

Sunny