I was recently in an unfamiliar city, my phone wasn't working, and I had no map.  With a lot of hustle going on around me, I had to stand still and take account of my surroundings and resist the pressure to keep up by moving in a random direction.  I got in the way of some folks, and probably was annoying to more than one.  However, what else do you do when you're lost?  I knew where I wanted to go, I just didn't know how to get there.  It was a frustrating place to stand.  

I eventually found my way, asked around for directions, got lost again, found my way again, and eventually got where I wanted.  I took a detour, took a few wrong turns and was on a few wrong streets.  But I couldn't stop just because I wasn't there yet, just because I was uncomfortable, or tired, or alone, or confused.  

I have felt that same frustration and fatigue with my health on more than one occasion.  I wanted to be in a different spot..physically stronger, leaner, sometimes even skinnier, and I was annoyed that I was still having to figure out how to get there.  I wrestled with frustration with my habits, my control, my energy, my workouts, with all of it.  Just like my recent travels, I was sure of my destination, and I knew I wasn't there yet.  I had goals, I'd worked out, I'd grocery shopped, but our bodies are not a grid of one-way streets that lead us directly to our destination.  This is actually a saving grace.  

There have been times when my goals were way off and if I had gotten to where I thought I wanted, I would have been in the wrong spot.  When you're reaching for a physical condition in the hopes that it will satisfy a deep desire or need that really has very little to do with our aesthetics, your compass is off track. There's nothing wrong with wanting to look better, but it's a shallow goal, and not very rewarding.  Most often, if we have an appearance goal, once we reach it, we'll find something else we don't like and still have the sense that we aren't there yet.  

You may find yourself in an unfamiliar spot, off track with your goals, frustrated with your current location.  Wherever you are, ask for directions.  There are many ways to get to a single destination.  If you're interested in staying healthy, moving well, enjoying the balance of workouts and food, work and the rest of your life, then your path can take many turns.  Avoid the frustration of moving just for sake of moving...you'll end up going nowhere.  Because you're able to move but not where you want to be, then your journey isn't over, you're just in a twist.  Turn your twist into a triumph by making your path meaningful, goal-centered, achievable, value-driven and beneficial to others.  Live resiliently.