The slippers

As a health or fitness blogger, we willingly sign up for sharing our lives. Rather it strictly be discussing our diet or exercise, sometimes we let other personal aspects in, such as where we live, our family, our significant others, sometimes your kids. Even if you choose not to share such details, it is almost impossible to not share things that go on in your personal life, as it can directly affect your relationship with health and fitness as well. These external factors going on in the outside world can also directly affect your blogging, even if you aren’t comfortable sharing those things with the entire blogosphere. These outside factors make us who were are and can inspire, encourage, or even adversely affect how or what we write.

There has been something going on this past week with me and I feel it has affected my blogging, so I wanted to get it out, yet not too sure how much I wanted to share..

Imagine you have a favorite pair of slippers. You have had these slippers for about ten years, but have had other pairs of slippers in the meantime that came and went. You just really started wearing these favorite slippers three years ago, on and off, with the past year being even more attached to them. And even though they aren’t a perfect fit, anytime you put them on, you instantly feel all warm and cozy. It’s a comfort thing.

Despite being all warm and fuzzy on the inside, they have started to tear, and get some holes in them. There is also the constant annoyance of the tag that keeps chafing you signalling that maybe it is time to get a new pair. But you don’t want to throw them away. You ignore the imperfections and just use a band-aid to cover up the problems.

You love these slippers and even though they are no longer perfect for you, there is sentimental value and you cannot stand the thought of throwing them away, and being without them. But then there comes a day when you have to let go.. and learn to move on with your life without those slippers.. and hopefully one day a new pair of slippers will come along that were just as cozy and warm and special as the last pair..

So here I sit.. barefoot..