ALL IN or DO IT ALL???

Well, if you've ever seen this blog you can probably already guess what my approach is...

I'm a "oooh yeah, I can do that" kinda girl. Here's the thing, I'm a Gemini with a healthy dose of attention deficit and an even healthier dose of enthusiasm!!! I see the world as a huge opportunity for discovery! I feel sad and mad and bad if I miss an event or opportunity to experience something new or cool or interesting or different... I want to see it all!!! I want to breath it all in, take it all on, wear it, breath it, smell it, feel it...

Uh what??? Touch what? Where? LIFE!!!! There's so much of it going on all around us all the time!

Here's the trouble with this kind of enthusiasm...

1. Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none syndrome: It's true, this approach to life can sometimes leave me feeling inadequate about anything and everything I am interested in. If/when I find something I love, but don't have the time to cultivate the skills of said interest then I am indeed a failure...right?

2. Skimming the surface-itis: The issue here is just like it sounds, never getting too deep; never exploring the depths of an issue, an idea or a process... for example, taxes... ugh (now really I have no intention of cultivating a love for doing taxes, I will let the experts handle it, but I also don't always get the full depth of cool things either like the space-time continuum, antidissestablishmenttariansim and of course hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia).

3. Exhaustion-lama-ding-dong: Pretty sure this speaks for itself also... Here is the blatant effect of being so tired that one either falls asleep at red lights, or is such a ding-bat in daily function that people stare and whisper when such a person walks by...

OK OK OK so those are the problems, BUT what are the benefits??? There has to be some good that comes from being a born spazzzz!?!?

1. Jack-of-all-trades: CONNECTIONS, CONNECTIONS, CONNECTIONS. I LOVE LOVE LOVE connecting with people and I find it easier and easier with the more and more diverse life experiences I encounter... I love meeting someone new and finding a common ground within minutes... too cool! Because connecting with another human being is incredibly fulfilling! It connects me not just to a person, but to a community, to a state of mind, to the world and to this universe!!! This universe is a pretty big place and when I have the honor of connecting with a new friend I feel less like an insignificant spec of dust floating among the cosmos and more like an important part of an intricate web that ties all life together.

2. Skimming the surface: well, I guess the good thing here is that I don't get too bored :)

3. Exhaustion: becomes the indicator that lets me know I am living my life to the fullest...

With all that being said, finding the pros and the cons, I still think I will continue to have the goal to cut back on the servings on my plate... I mean NOT RIGHT NOW, but you known over time...we'll see :P

SO, to help tie this in to a GYM JIVE perspective...

For those of you who have full plates and are finding it hard to do any justice to a workout routine, might I encourage you to get 10, 20 or 30 minutes in today of walking or jogging or push ups or sit ups... I know you're probably thinking you don't have time to put in an hour, but 10 push ups and 10 sit ups is still better than that 10 min of digging into the Ben and Jerry's (the reason I know this is because I just tested my own hypothesis - don't get me wrong the B&J's was super yummy, I'm just saying give the push-ups and equal opportunity).

For those of you who are all-workout-all-the-time, might I encourage you to pick up a new book, call an old friend or your MOM!!! Create a new play list, run the vacuum, walk the dog... give yourself permission to breath so that when you are ALL IN you can truly be ALL IN.

I will be constantly working on this balancing act

so ummm, I'll see you soon with egg on my face (or pie on my face, I like pie)

I'm sure {I mean that figuratively and literally (totally talking about the pie now)... I'm just saying perfecting this art is gonna be tricky}.

Ciao!