Motivation comes in all forms

to some the motivation to start a training program is what is required for some it is loosing weight for others it can be as painful as needing motivation for carrying on with life.

I do apologize for such a lengthy time between post I make no secret of the fact, my sport and my adherence to a healthy Raw food life style is a complex at time and slippery relationship I have with functioning in this world without the weight of depression taking hold of my life.

This is not the place I talk about depression I have other places I post for that info but I just felt after the absolute depths I went down into over the past few weeks I had to bring it up as the more I get challenged and overcome I would hope it might help any other who has a journey that has similar challenges.

I speak often about the power of exercise and diet to be at optimal functional place I am a practitioner of all I write and speak of so when I go down into such abject places as have been my reside over the past few weeks I question why and wonder if I am speaking a lie and advocating something that is only a good idea in my thoughts.

I have not understood how I have been training well and gaining form and strength, summer has arrived and the beautiful fruits are with us, my garden is producing and the ocean water is warm .

Yet I could not stay with the good things in my life as the dark clouds sent me into the introversion of isolation and wretchedness that hides you under the covers and leaves you curled up on the floor.

I have resisted the medical advice to start medication believing in my talk that depression can be managed through a combination of exercise, diet and support, this time was the closest I have ever come to accepting the drugs so i could be free of the wretchedness of my thoughts.

I did not take up the drugs, I had a wonderful connection with a spiritual community that gave me the bump to stay on my course and see my course through. I will not make this any more then what it is a cathartic writing for me about a challenge that is mine.

We all have our own forms of challenge and we call on what ever motivation is on hand to see us through it, I have no doubts that if I did not lead the life I do with the exercise regime and dietary habits I adhear to I would be in a different place and possibly taken another course of action to to gain peace in my life.

As an encouragement to anybody reading this be you a veteran athlete or a raw beginner, somebody thinking of changing your diet for better results in your life don’t give up Please don’t give up.

Find a companion to share the load, stick to a belief of what can be accomplished, not of how far it is to go and why bother.

I will leave you with a great clip that I found relevant

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