Last night I watched the movie Brittany Runs a Marathon. Here is a link to the trailer.
It’s well worth the watch, predictable as it is, it both hits home and inspires. And it is actually inspired by a real life woman, a friend of the writer and director’s. I feel it’s three big take-away messages are:
1. In this movie the main character is confronted by the reality that her physical, mental and emotional health are all being challenged and she is given a wake-up call from a doctor who asks her to make difficult lifestyle changes in lieu of giving her medication. Initially she has trouble wrapping her head around the cause and effect, that her nights of drinking, her poor lifestyle habits, food choices, toxic relationships and lack of exercise could have anything to do with her difficulties with focus and concentration and energy and on making something of her life. It is a testament to how poor we can be at listening to our bodies! Our bodies are always speaking to us and as I am frequently known to say: “when we listen to our bodies when they whisper, we don’t have to hear them scream.” The first step starts with stepping out of denial and towards awareness and accepting responsibility for our choices.
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It’s well worth the watch, predictable as it is, it both hits home and inspires. And it is actually inspired by a real life woman, a friend of the writer and director’s. I feel it’s three big take-away messages are:
1. In this movie the main character is confronted by the reality that her physical, mental and emotional health are all being challenged and she is given a wake-up call from a doctor who asks her to make difficult lifestyle changes in lieu of giving her medication. Initially she has trouble wrapping her head around the cause and effect, that her nights of drinking, her poor lifestyle habits, food choices, toxic relationships and lack of exercise could have anything to do with her difficulties with focus and concentration and energy and on making something of her life. It is a testament to how poor we can be at listening to our bodies! Our bodies are always speaking to us and as I am frequently known to say: “when we listen to our bodies when they whisper, we don’t have to hear them scream.” The first step starts with stepping out of denial and towards awareness and accepting responsibility for our choices.
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