Balanced Existence

Yesterday I got up early, ate a big breakfast of eggs, bacon and an apple and then drove by myself up into the Blue Mountains. I regularly plan days such as yesterday. This is because I feel it is very important to occasionally take time to reflect on where I am, what I’ve been doing and where I appear to be going.

I feel this is very important for a number of reasons. For the last couple of weeks I’ve been locked in front of the computer. I’ve become involved in some things and formed some habits, both of thinking and of behavior. So I go off by myself to a place that is outside my current set of micro-habits. I leave the familiar day-to-day environment in which my current habits of mind, behavior and attitude were formed. As a result I am able to step outside what is currently myself and see clearly upon reflection what is and has been the state of my being.

I refuse to take advice regarding health and fitness from a doctor or nutritionist who are themselves unhealthy or overweight. Sick people cannot help other sick people get well. So, just as I would not take advice from an unhealthy and overweight person, I don’t expect you to either. To that end today I my girlfriend took some photos of me while I played with my kettlebells. This way you can see the product of my knowledge and experience despite the hands life has dealt me.