Perfect is really Imperfect

Through my experiences as a trainer and health professional I know that establishing consistency is vital to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I religiously preach this to my clients.  If you want to be healthy late into life, the first step you have to take is to develop consistent habits around diet, exercise, sleep, etc. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it…

But my experiences in life have taught me that consistency may be overhyped.  Too much of anything is bad; same goes for too little of anything.   The same thing over and over again becomes plain boring.  Happiness and inner peace do not come from living in the box of consistency.  

Life is ironic.  There’s nothing consistent about it.  There will always be two poles, two sides, a ying and a yang.  Humans are biologically programmed to conserve energy and be lazy, and yet happiness and fulfillment only comes from working and moving.   What may be right one day can be completely wrong the next.  Perfect is really imperfect.

So does this mean the secret to life and happiness is establishing consistency filled with inconsistency, or inconsistency filled with consistency?  I don’t know, but what I do know is that you must enjoy each moment.  Live in the present.  Don’t be guided by fear; be spontaneous and take risks.  Don’t try and change other people; let the ones who care stay and all others go on their way.  Don’t care what other people think.  But most importantly be able to dance to any kind of music, even the sad songs, because you never know what tune life may throw your way.