With what you have...
I have long encouraged friends, patients, clients - to start where they are. Whether an educational journey, a self reflecting one or a wellness one. You cannot start where you want to be, you cannot start where you were, not even where your friends are - but where you are at that very moment in time.
This week a prominent woman was speaking to my Get Healthy Guilford community (do gooder) group and she noted that when persons such as myself aim to help the communities with the greatest rates of obesity (i.e the poorest) - we tell them what they need to eat and which foods are better for them, but we don't tell them how to make the better choice or the better cooking choice for the food that they are forced to buy (cost or availability).
I am never going to forget those very wise words and will remember to ask people what they CAN buy.
1 comment:
Wow! Powerful words and most wise. That may be why so many people choose NOT to eat healthier or exercise, etc. ... because they think they must have only certain foods or the best workout equipment or clothes. When in fact, all one needs to start an exercise program is the will ... put on whatever walking/running/tennis shoes you have and just walk. You don't need fancy clothes or shoes. You just need to start where you are, and before you know it, you'll be somewhere else. Thanks for the reminder, Deidre.
Lee Ann
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