I am always amazed how good I feel when I am running. I am not referring to the actual time of running because for a tortoise that is painful. I am referring to the time after the run and just the general feeling that I am active.

I am the classic on again off again health nut. Every day is a struggle, a battle, a many times a failure. Right now after having gone out and run 2 miles (slowly), I am amazed at how good it feels to have run 2 out of 3 days and eat well for those as well. It’s such an easier way to live. The stress is reduced and your spirit is up. It’s great.

In the book, Power of Full Engagement, it talks about that during the most stressful times of your life, your rituals are the must important. For them, the most basic of rituals is exercise and eating. They push that during stress, you need to be more dogmatic about how you are eating and exercising. Typically I am at my worst and in turn I gain 10 pounds per stress event.

What’s amazing is when you get those two things right, you are able to handle the stressful things of life much easier. Hopefully I can learn this, but I know I am a slow learner.