When it comes to aspects of life such as health, fitness and dieting, I like to think that I'm with Goldilocks.
That's not me saying that I like to be like the juvenile delinquent from the children's story. You know the one who creeps into some law-abiding country folk's house (the 3 bears') then commits the act of theft (eats the porridge) and criminal damage (breaks baby bear's chair). Rather I'm talking about the fact that I'm living in the Goldilocks Zone.
The Goldilocks Zone is just another name given to the Circumstellar Habitable Zone (probably because it's a lot easier to remember!). The Circumstellar Habitable Zone is the zone around the Sun where human life can exist and thankfully, the Earth is within it. Outside this zone, temperatures are so low that it would be impossible for human life to exist. Basically, it's not too hot; it's not too cold; it's just right. If you cannot see the link to Goldilocks, look it up, or ask a 4-year-old!
Whilst we have no control over the orbit of the Earth, we can apply the Goldilocks principle to other areas of our life. For example, when I think of my kitchen, it is not as sterile as an operating theatre, nor is it as dirty as the city dump; it's just right. The same goes for my house when it comes to clutter. It is not as empty as a Zen monk's cell, nor is it as cluttered as a hoarder's house; it's just right.
In reality, most of us live in the Goldilocks Zone, the mean between two extremes. But then this is not a new radical idea of living.
The Philosopher Aristotle wrote about it in his book, the Nicomachean Ethics. He did not use the term Goldilocks but complex Greek philosophical terms. (Well, he was a complex Greek Philosopher!). One term he used for the Goldilocks Zone is virtue - we have all heard of that.
One of the virtues Aristotle cites is bravery. Bravery lies between cowardice - where you run away in terror - and recklessness - where you have no concern for your own safety. Bravery is feeling the fear but still doing the deed. In other words: not too cowardly, not too rash; just right.
Finding the place that's 'just right' for you is the art of living. This is certainly true when it comes to health and fitness. Whether you are a keep-fit fanatic or a couch potato, you will profit if you can find your Goldilocks Zone. Finding the Goldilocks Zone can help you when planning easy diets to follow, exercises or your fitness regime.
It takes time and effort to find your Goldilocks Zone. Just like a plumb line we swing from extreme to extreme until we find the point of rest, where it's just right.
Naturally as we progress through life, the point of where it's 'just right' changes. What was right for us in our twenties does not fit in our forties. Especially with hairstyles, for example, a constant re-assessment is called for. It is worth it, however.
Lol (Laurence) Cohen is the founder and guiding light of the Picture of Health Clubs.
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