fitness = health, they are just measured differently

I ran across Dr. Rocannon MacGregor recently and what he has to invoke is that of, in layman's terms, who says you are wrong, or that you are right? Both interesting questions, especially when applied to exercise and fitness.

"Often times as a person begins or continues to evolve, heal, reveal, discover, discard, and generally live their lives better they find that people who are close to them come up with major negative judgments about what they are doing, or what they are not doing, or where they are going, or where they are not going.....etc. The primary challenge here is to realize that what is frequently at play here is a problem of context.

In other words it is frequently an example of an inappropriate context being applied to a situation, behavior or action. Often our friends, family--even facets of ourselves, are looking at the growth, discovery, evolution, transformation, healing, and adventuring from an inappropriate context. Seen in one context you may be considered very brave, bold, daring, and even heroic. In another context you may viewed as confused, wild, crazy, weird, hypnotized, lost, or sinful.

Here's another interesting angle to consider. Often times you will be criticized because what you are doing is successful, not because it is a failure. I frequently find that people don't mind much what I do just so long as I don't get too far beyond their level. If I live as meek, mild and lost that’s okay. If I try a new diet or a way of working out or a relationship experiment everyone is okay so long as it either doesn't work or I don't sustain my gains. But if I do take a real evolutionary step....look out! Lots of people upset themselves. So many people are deathly afraid of winning and living the good life. They have severe Upper Limits about what is acceptable for them to have or be.

In other words what is appropriate to a "shrink" is going to be different from what is appropriate to an "expander." The purpose of their work is opposite. The type of people they work with is different. If I behave as a "shrink" then I do my clients, students and myself a disservice. If I hold myself to the standards of a "shrink" I betray what I have learned that actually works in favor of that which does not work. It would be foolish and inappropriate for me to do so. And yet in the eyes of some people I will always be "wrong" because I don't do what I do within the guidelines they think appropriate.

So we come back yet again to what to do. Wake up. Live with awareness. Drop the past. Leave others to their otherness. Don't try to teach pigs to sing. Do what is right for you. Live your own life in your own way. Recognize that midget mentalities will always reject new ideas, fresh adventures, and evolution. Trust in yourself and trust in life. Stay on the side of living life totally. Always strive for human excellence. Realize that you will make mistakes now and then whether you remain in the box or live on the razor's edge of life. The question is really what is important to you..."

So which diet plan is the best? Which exercise modality should you use, depending on your goal? The one that works best FOR YOU!
You tell 'em Highlander.