Welcome!

Thanks for looking at my blog!  As I go through life, I find that the things that interest me most relate to health, fitness and making the best out of life.  Some of the specific things I enjoy are good food, gardening, running, biking camping, and being with my family.  I also enjoy art - including playing cello, pottery and painting. 

My biggest irritation with my life is that I do not have enough time to work and play in all of these areas.  Another issue is how the "business end" of life sometimes takes the joy out of things.  For example, if we are having a low-cash incident in our family and have to count pennies, that can be annoying.  Of course, if I work too much, that takes time from these other aspects of life.

I'm sure everyone has these issues, too.

So, let's concentrate on the good things.  The healthier we are, the better we are able to enjoy life.  The healthier we are, the better we are able to provide for our families.  Being healthy involves all aspects of life. I have heard descriptions of our natures, but find the best inventory to include our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual natures.  These natures feed into our overall health.  If one or more are under- or over-developed, then we are not in balance.  If we are not in balance, then we may not enjoy life to it's fullest.

And we need to start now.  Start with what?  Start by making choices that are in line with our goals.  Do you want to be healthy?  Then get moving in that direction.  Sitting in front of the computer wishing for it, researching for it or reading someone else's blog will not make us fit.  It may aid in your understanding on how to do it.  But only if we are working at it on our own, too, will we reach the goal.  Do you want to grow a garden to provide more natural and local food for yourself, family and friends?  Then let's get started.

Now, to get started, it doesn't need to be a big, grandiose start.  Just steer your boat in the right direction, for starters.  Take small, planned step to start.  Once the boat is pointed in the right direction, then give it a little momentum. 

So, for whatever those smaller goals may be, I am aligning my actions, work and efforts to that end...but that will just be the beginning!