GOING LONG

If you read my last blog post you'll remember I wrote about the short and long ends of the stick. If you didn't read the post, then going back and doing so now will only take a couple of minutes and will catch you up to speed. It's about establishing priorities and time allocation for those priorities. So I took my own advice and did just that.

You see, it's easy for me to set aside time to get into the woods this time of year. Fall foliage, crisp morning air and rich adrenaline pouring through expanding veins at the thought of what might be seen or heard with the next step. It's been a part of my life even before my own birth. Yes, the last statement was correct. I was five months along in the womb when I was first introduced to the woods on a September hunting trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, and it's been a calling of mine ever since.

To all those that may not consider archery hunting their thing, consider the following possibilities and recreate them to fit your lifestyle. I spend my days in the city creating workout programs for my clients and myself to include as much variety as possible enabling the body and mind to be stimulated in appropriate and not so ordinary fashions. This will ultimately help one to reach their goals in a timely and healthy manner.

That said, their are just some things that can't be simulated in a gym or with your regular workouts. Placing a pack on one's back and trekking through the woods on uneven ground stimulates the central nervous system in ways that a gym workout cannot. The sheer beauty of the surroundings and all that lives within it's walls evokes the mind to communicate with the body and spirit that can't be replicated in a room with mirrors, machines and scripted movements.

Everyday stresses and thought patterns mysteriously vacate their residences leaving room for possibilities and newness. This is the pure essence of being. This is a place where revolutions and revelations take form. When was the last time you placed yourself in such a rich environment?

Take the time to get out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary. Find that place that summons the extraordinary inside you. Spend some time there and see what may be provoked within you. It may very well change your life. First step in this process is create the time. It already exists, now it's up to you to make it a priority. After all, time is given to us free of charge. We just don't know how much we have. So take advantage and fill the moments with that which feeds you richly.

The faster we go in this fast paced world, the further away we get from what is true and essential. Set aside some time to slow down your being and relish in that which truly calls to you. That's the truth and the essence of the Habitsforming lifestyle.

Speaking adventurously,

Rochelle Gravance