Dear Friends,
When we were visiting my daughter, we were laughing about one of her trips back to Omaha from our house back in the fall. She was gabbing on the phone with a college friend and tried to get gas but the station was closed then kept neglecting the low fuel alert in the midst of her conversation.

Her quote that caught me was “I just never imagined the car would ever actually stop running.” 🙂 

It did!

And so do we!

Come on you had to see this coming. Our mind, body, and soul need fuel, rest, and stimulation. We need balance. My astrology sign is a Libra which is the image of the balance scales. Balance brings enduring health and wellbeing to all  facets of our life.

This same weekend Rachel was talking about how great it was living with her cousin Alex and how impactful Alex was on her. Alex is a special soul. She is unwavering in her ability to balance herself. I frankly have never met anyone who could so calmly do what is best for herself. She couldn’t be pressured to do anything she didn’t want to do.  

She knew what best served her and wouldn’t have fomo about anything if the timing didn’t work with her. This by the way isn’t selfish- but self reliant. Imagine if we were all self reliant. Yikes maybe our government would balance their budget. Ha! Do you know the only time that happened in my lifetime of 56 years?  It was with Bill Clinton and a republican congress actually working together. Imagine that: two sides working and compromising for sustainable change.

Compromise is important when you are trying to prevent your gas tank from running out. Why? Well abrupt change rarely is sustainable. Most people can’t do abrupt change unless they survived an empty gas tank, like a heart attack, cancer, or an accident. Something happens that creates an instant behavior change.  

That isn’t most of us. Most of us gain a pound or two a year. Or our sugar raises a tiny bit a year. It is the subtle effects gained year after year that creep up in the world of chronic disease. So change is best by making some compromises and changing/altering one or two habits at a time. 

That can build momentum.

So, look at some of your habits and find where you can compromise to make some improvements. Most people look at compromise as giving up something but really, it’s not so much. A good compromise is getting rid of something you really don’t need in place of something you do.  

It is wise to compromise. Just flip the M —compraWise!

God Bless,
Dr. Dan