Disclaimer: this is not a post about diet change though that is part of how we get to the underlying lesson!

In December, I made a significant diet change. What started as a gluten free, raw food vegan cleanse, turned into a commitment to gluten free living. I noticed that after incorporating gluten back in after the cleanse, a lot of how I used to feel showed up as “symptoms”. Basically, what I had come to know as normal with my body was not normal at all. It was a lightbulb moment that shed light on how not normal I had been for so long.

So of course this got me thinking…

What other areas of our lives are like this? Where else do we chalk things up as normal even though they aren’t at all? What parts of our lives can be so much better than they already are?

In hindsight, I never really felt ‘normal’ but it was my normal and I didn’t really think anything needed to change. I was operating in a “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” mindset.

I think this happens to us a lot. We find our normal in our every day routines, our jobs, our relationships, etc. and if they aren’t terrible, we kind of let them be. It’s a little scary to know that something that may be throwing us off entirely could be showing up as “normal”.

We like our status quo and when that feels anything but terrible, we’re OK with letting it carry on, usually until we’re forced to change.

What’s ironic about this change is that I feel infinitely better on the other side of this change and the grass is definitely way greener over here. I thought the grass was green where I was and actually didn’t think it could get much more green!

My question for all of you is: what areas of your life feel just OK? What if there’s more light, joy and “green” to be found in that area?