Over the coming weeks and months I am going to be changing the scope of this blog by taking you through the Choose to Stay Well Inc. journey. As much as this blog is for my clients and fellow people in health it is also for my growth and discovery. With this in mind as I look back on the steps I have taken to get me to this point I am eager to learn more about myself and the community I live in to better develop my vision moving forward.
Although my childhood and youth contributed substantially to my interest in health and health care I think a more productive place for us to start is within the last five years. My health reached an all-time low about five years ago when I was in a relationship and community that did not support health. From the place I worked to the social time I spent with people to the food I ate and didn't eat my community was not on my side. It had produced a Scott with a knee injury from years previous that continued to nag me, a body that was at least 20 pounds beyond a healthy weight and a mental and physical performance level that was not at my true potential by a long shot.
Education and awareness is what began to shape me.
As I learned more and more (re-learned more often than not... my parents and teachers were pretty smart it turns out!) I awakened into my community and my life, albeit groggy and disappointed. I looked around, tested the waters and stepped out into a different world. I began to put my education to use. I made wiser choices with food, I increased my activity levels, I sought the expertise of health experts and began to roll with a new crowd. Within the next two years I had separated myself from the most toxic of my relationships, built a new social network and begun to shape a new health and vitality for myself. I completed my degree in Human Kinetics at a completely different level of commitment and understanding from when I started it and left the country to gain more perspective on life in this world of ours.
I left with the full intention of returning and I left to build on the wellness and vitality I had begun to truly live. I left to keep learning and I returned with more perspective than I realized. (Part 2 will be published on March 24, 2009)
I am excited to have the opportunity to share these thoughts and dreams with you in practice with Choose to Stay Well Inc. and in the shape of this blog. Thank you for giving me the opportunity. Until next time,
Yours in health,
Scott Tate