EndorphinGirl™ promised in her last blog that there is a 'bench blog' story in the works. She is however working on her bench story, still.  It is going to be a very special story therefore it will take a bit more time before she is ready to blog about it.  Meanwhile, she has another theme for this week’s blog.  The theme is related to finding your EndorphinGirl™ yin and yang.  Everyone must have a yin and yang.  That balance that keeps you grounded.  Balance, balance, balance!  It is all about the balance.

This winter EndorphinGirl™  has lost her yin and yang.  She realized this when on numerous occasions she has started, than stopped, started than stopped, started, then stopped some exercise routine or another or some nutritious endeavor or another.  It has sort of been like a mini-EndorphinGirl™ -me (MEGM) perched upon both of her shoulders.  One MEGM tells her to ‘just do it’ – for better or for worse (e.g., eat those chips OR run that extra mile.  While the other MEGM tells her ‘ah, take a break – for better or for worse (e.g., stop eating those chips OR run that extra mile, WTH!.  It has gone something like that during much of the new year.  Truly.  Frankly,

EndorphinGirl™  thinks it is the Gem and Ini in her that is out of whack.  Bloggee, do you understand the code text?  Gem and Ini?  EndorphinGirl™  is not going to give it away, but she hopes you can figure these last sentences out. 

Ah, you see it is stuff exactly like that.  Those last sentences that show her yin and yang are well really sort of out of whack; you decide.  And perhaps a yin and yang quote may help (or not!) – hahaha – EndorphinGirl is even laughing herself about the humour in that last sentence.  The quote:

“Accept your dark side, understanding it will help you to move with the light. Knowing both sides of our souls, helps us all to move forward in life and to understand that, perfection doesn't exist.” 
― Martin R. Lemieux

Too deep?  Okay try this one out:

“The dance between darkness and light will always remain— the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the darkness will just not be worth having without the moon and the stars.” 
― C. JoyBell C.

To be fair there have been a few episodes of endorphin consistency.  In other words where the yin and yang have been in synch; is that an oxymoron?

For instance, she did manage to complete a half-marathon.  I.e. – endorphins were in check!  And she has continued together with the EndorphinRugRats to keep the family runtheedge http://www.runtheedge.com/ challenge going.  Endorphins are in check.  As for the runtheedge challenge - They are a team, they are committed.  The will do this!  They have clocked somewhere around 315 miles since the start of the year.  EndorphinGirl™ will not do an official count until the end of the month.  They are a bit behind their monthly target, but they will do this!  They will do this. The EndorphinFamily will do this. Yin and yang

pay attention.

And geez, so what if all the other good endorphin stuff is out of sorts for a bit.  Maybe there has been a bit too much muchin’ and crunchin’.  Or the misplaced discipline that has shown up unwillingly (e.g., falling off the WLC wagon) has been a frustration.  And the ‘rebel without a cause’ attitude at lunch time by NOT eating enough salads for lunch creeps in much to often in recent days.  WTH!  Well she is not scared.  She will be back.  She will get her yin and yang back in place.  She will! 

Until that time, or rather until next blog, which is only until next week enjoy this week’s EndorphinGirl™ picture.  The picture is courtesy of her son and it depicts a bit of some misplaced yin and yang.

Meanwhile, feel free to give her some happy comments in guestbook – and keep on endorphin’.

EndorphinGirl™