A vision without a compelling why can easily become a division between what we say we want and what we are actually prepared to do. Why do you want the healthier body? Perhaps because you want energy to play with your grandchildren one day, says the writer.
THERE is something wonderfully hopeful about September. Perhaps it is the warmth returning to the air, or the first green shoots appearing on branches that, only weeks ago, looked bare and lifeless. Perhaps it is the flowers beginning to bloom, shamelessly showing off their colour, or the sound of birds singing a little louder in the mornings.
Spring arrives and somehow the whole world feels alive again. And I wonder if nature has been trying to teach us something all along. There is a time to bloom, yes. But there is also a time to retreat. A time to rest. To recover. To be quiet. To shed what no longer serves us and conserve our energy for what comes next.
We look at a tree in winter and never call it a failure because it has lost its leaves. We don't dig it up because it isn't producing fruit. We understand that beneath what appears barren, life is still happening. Roots are strengthening, preparation is taking place and then, almost without warning, spring arrives.
