See Clear

I chimed in on a friend's Facebook post regarding some grief that he was catching for maintaining his exercise regimen on a holiday and his commitment to stay the course, which, personally, I applaud, subject to the following: The most elite athletes train every day all day, but part of their training entails recovery and relaxation. They cast *everything* as training, so there is always perfect perceptual alignment. This is as opposed to seeing exercise as training and everything else as not-training, thereby creating a conflict. To that end, I came up with an acronym to capture the precedence of things in my life: SEE CLeaR. Sleep, Eat, Exercise, Career, Love and Recovery (e.g. relax, recharge, etc). Love, the most important thing in life, is 5th in line, because without its predecessors, it cannot be enjoyed. One should not feel guilty for doing what one needs to do to enjoy the rest of their life, but should also take care to leave room for the rest of their life. Anyone who takes care of others to the detriment of their own self-care should remember this, as should anyone who takes care of themselves to the detriment of others.