Run Like Kevin Bacon

Let's be honest: ruts happen. They happen without us even noticing what is going on. Maybe it's the new job, new baby, new boyfriend... new TV? Basically take anything in your life and add "NEW" in front of it and you have a recipe for disaster. (The only exception: putting "NEW" in front of "Episode of True Blood" because watching vampires flaunt their naked mad attractive selves on your TV screen will have you doing push ups right then and there out of pure magical creature body envy.) So basically life works like this: Month of getting up early to (insert work out goal of choice here) until end of month when all the work of month one leads to new confidence which then attracts new (insert distraction of choice here) which then leads to Month Two of new distraction bliss with a foggy undertone of all the work outs not being accomplished peppered with a side of guilt. The key to surviving this anomaly is pulling ourselves out of it. This, of course, happens to be one of the many great feats of human life: the power to overcome the challenges we face. There are many resources one may look to for guidance when facing times of hardship. Many look to spiritual strength found maybe in the Bible, the Torah, the Qur'an or the words of the Dali Lama. Some may look to great writers like Twain and  Thoreau. Some may trust the age old favorite of "Go Ask Your Mom." All great resources I agree. However. When faced with life's speed bumps, esp. health and wellness ones, I turn to the often overlooked inspirational greatness which is the "80's Dance Montage". Yes, the amazing awe inspiring power which is only found in that of movies laced with brat packers and Kevin Bacon. I mean seriously. If the power of dance can inspire a whole town of misfits to overcome the anti-jubilation prejudice of their rural small American town think of what it can do for you! If you don't get goose bumps watching Ren's iconic warehouse dance, then you just are hopeless to begin with. Come on people!! Ren McCormack transforms that dusty warehouse into a hot bed of social revolution with only three minutes worth of fist pumping, heart pounding dedication and you can too! You can start right now. Get yourself on itunes and download  your own $1.29 worth of greatness. (If "Holding Out For a Hero" does not get you off your butt, then seriously, stop reading this blog- you are officially a lost cause.)  Then play it loud and get moving: jump from cubicle to cubicle, do the Egyptian down the grocery isle, go ahead leap, tumble and spin all over your back yard! Grab that ipod and your sneakers and run like Kevin Bacon as fast as you can, for as far as you can (fist pumping optional). Just get moving, you Benders and Claires, and you'll get back on track.