A few years ago, when starting on my 'healthy lifestyle journey', I definitely got some funny looks and cheeky remarks when starting 'The Conversation' on healthy living. I call it 'The Conversation' because it is clearly pretty controversial depending on where you fall on the spectrum of living a healthy lifestyle! I'm sure some of the funny looks etc were due to my total lack of knowledge and understanding yet still being totally impassioned that this healthy-lifestyle-journey-thing was the way forward. Most likely it was very annoying for people at the time! A few years down the line and I feel I have a morsel more knowledge and understanding and a thimble full more experience, but remain ever as certain that we NEED to treat our bodies well if we are to live life to the full.
Over the past few months a friend and I have been exchanging interesting and controversial articles on healthy living via email and it's been fascinating. The thing that's struck me the most is that more and more people are entering into this conversation, this 'healthy living malarkey' (as it has often been referred to in conversations I've had with people!). I love that there is more emphasis being put on it all, particularly from the Government - they certainly haven't got it right yet (aren't we all in that place though?!) but it's more in the forefront than it has been and traditional ways of thinking are definitely being challenged.
Less and less do I get funny looks when broaching the subject (although I think I will always get some!) and more and more people are starting the conversation for themselves. I love it! I love it when people have revelations, when they feel different, when they start to love a different way of living and find they can join and find their place on the journey of living well. It feels like there is a new openness to 'The Conversation', something I am enjoying and making the most of!
I pray that this conversation gets bigger and bigger, reaching further and wider into all areas of society. My hope is that it doesn't become about a set of rules, about what we CAN and CAN'T do but about looking at the individual whole person and helping each of us to live well and love it.
For anyone interested, here are a few news articles that make for some interesting reading. DISCLAIMER - I do not necessarily agree with all of these! Interesting all the same ;)
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