02/05/2014
ROADBLOCKS-Inspired by Kurt Caselli
By Daryl Ecklund
With every experience in life we take something away from it. What you take is solely up to you. These things are the pieces of fabric which either hold us together or tear us apart. We all want to be a whole and we all have the choice to do so. Yet to remain whole is a struggle for all of us. On the surface the answers are incredible simple. Yet the actions we take do not agree simply with what we see on the surface.
Have you ever tried putting yourself in another’s shoes to try and understand what a person is going through? As I have grown as a person I have tried hard not to judge, but to fit the shoe and see the world through another’s eyes. Whatever the issue, whether overweight or just going down the wrong path in life, there always seemed to be underlying issues. A roadblock with no detour sign. I understood. But I did not understand when given the tools and knowledge to overcome the setbacks, most would just tip-toe back to their bad habits. I became frustrated and confused with people. The answers seemed so simple. Until I wore a pair of shoes I could not fill.
For the health nut that I am and all the preaching I have done in the past about eating healthy and staying fit, I recently have become an imposture. I know the perfect food, the perfect times to consume the necessary nutrients for my body to run at optimum level. Over the past 90 days my eating habits have become out of control. I have became guilty of stuffing my face with artery clogging gut busting food while regretting it as I ate.
What was my underlying issue? I lost a close friend, Kurt Caselli. Something that I never experienced before. I look back and there are so many good things that I should have took from this experience. Instead I just choose to loath in self-pity. This lead me to food and lots of it. I was never satisfied.
Kurt was a person of great self-control. I learned volumes from him. With every meal that I filled myself up to the brim I could just see him in my face yelling at me–as he would do if he was still here. He did this because he knew that I was better then that. He knew what my goals were in life. Kurt would do anything to push people to achieve there life vision.
Instead of honoring Kurt, I made his loss my roadblock. A roadblock that I have seen so many others go through, but yet not even close to fully grasp. All I had to do is put down that fork, right?
There are some things in this world that we cannot change. These things we need to let go and consistently remind ourself of the good in every situation. The things that can be changed need immediate attention and the necessary action taken. Yes this is difficult, but the sooner they are faced the faster putting down that fork, drink or whatever the poison will be. Focus on the good, look at these decisions in life as a simply yes or no answer, nothing more. In the end, life will always go on. The sooner you take the detour around the roadblock the faster you will be able to see the beauty in life.
