Today I practiced Maximized Mental Health with my friend
Tom by going on a 3.15 mile power-walk together. We followed a mildly hilly
course through a quiet neighborhood. Check out our workout! MapMyRun
I’ve followed this 3.15-mile trek alone and with
friends like Tom. It is amazing how much
easier it is when there is someone to talk to.
When I am alone, this 45 to 50 minute power-walk feels like hours and my
times are generally slower. I might
average as much as 17-minutes per mile alone, but with a friend the average
ranges 15 – 16 minutes a mile. Its
uncanny.
Of course, the wisdom of Scripture supports this
phenomenon.
Ecclesiastes
4:9-12 (NASB)
9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.
11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.
11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
Maximized Mental Health is a daily regimen of assessing,
developing, strengthening and utilizing all available mental, emotional,
physical and spiritual (MEPS) resources.
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