At this time of year, it’s easy to succumb to excess. There are cookies everywhere. Ads suggest that we buy 37 new kinds of gizmos. We want to squeeze in just a bit more fun. I’m not here to judge or to suck the joy out of the holidays. I AM here to hint that maybe enough is enough.
The good news about that idea is that it works in multiple ways. (I love efficiency!) Deciding we have had enough cookies does mean that we have to stop snarfing them down (boo!), but deciding we’ve done enough cardio for today also means that we get to stop now and rest (yay!).
Of course, I have a couple of notes about this whole idea of enough. There is no deprivation in enough. We are not going to go hungry, or skip celebrating, or never have another treat again. We are just going to stop when we are pleasantly satisfied. Similarly, enough is not exhausting. We work out until we are tired and then we go do something else.
It takes a while to train our brains to recognize enough, but it is so worth it.
Go play.
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