Day 184- Half Way There

184 days and 6 months down! I can't believe that Dez and I are already half way done with our 365 day blog projects.

Thank you everyone for all the support and encouragement that you have given me these last few months. I went into this project dreading the commitment that I was about to make. Knowing that with everything else that I have going on in my life that it would be a struggle to fit a daily blog into my schedule. I can't lie and say that it has been a piece of cake, there have been times when the last thing I can image doing is sitting down and writing a blog, but we all face our own challenges, and "what does not kill you, makes you stronger."

Nutrition and health is my passion, and sharing my knowledge on this matter with others has been an amazing experience.

I have recently been reminded why I became interested in nutrition. A journal of my grandfather’s was found by my sister and brother-in-law that had within it a list he wrote when he was 55.

Personal Goals 6-9-86

• Get a degree in art (Portrait and Sculpture)
• Learn to type
• Learn to operate a computer
• Study salesmanship- sell a product
• Win state lottery!!!
• Design a low cost disposable home
• Study drafting, sign writing
• Study gardening
• Write and illustrate a children’s book
• Make an extended visit to ancient ruins of the world
• Attend my great grand daughter’s wedding
• Exercise and maintain proper diet
• Write letters to state and federal reps regularly
• Work on political editorial cartoons

My grandfather died five years after this list was written at only 60 years of age. He did not live long enough to see me or my sister get married, nor was I able to meet him as a grown woman capable of appreciating the kind of interesting man he was and could have continued to be.

Although I know the merits of nutrition and its applications cannot act as a panacea to disease, I know that it can make a tremendous amount of difference physiologically and psychologically in a person’s life.

So here is to 6 months down and 6 months left to go. All the while growing and learning and hopefully helping our loved ones stay with us a little longer.

Pura Vida!

Alica Ryan, NTP