Day 245: Too many choices

I took my oldest to the bookstore today and told her she could choose a book (if she wanted one).

I didn't think much about it - I love going to the  bookstore. I can easily spend a day in a bookstore or a library.  Libraries are nice because you don't feel guilty for reading the books, but bookstores have a nicer atmosphere.

Anyway, my daughter quickly became overloaded with all the possibilities. I thought I could help narrow  down the book choices by recommending some great titles or pointing out titles that looked interesting to me. Wrong choice. Her choice over load became ten fold! I finally took her into a really boring section (for her) and browsed books to give her some time to mull over all the possibilities.

What does that have to do with walking? Well, nothing really, but sometimes when I am striving to improve my health, I feel the same way: too many choices. There is so much information out there on the best ways to eat healthy, exercise, relax, sleep, etc. that it really becomes to hard to choose. I feel like I need to be jumping from idea to idea to idea....but I don't really want to.

Maybe, I need to step away from all the healthy information and figure out what I want and what is best for me....seems simple, but I still have that nagging thought in the back of my mind that I might be missing some good information.

Hmmm. Maybe that is how my daughter felt even after she picked a great book?

Happy Walking!