Sun Bathing

It turns out that in all of our efforts to keep our skin safe, screened, covered, we have wiped out our major source of a very important nutrient. That would be vitamin d. Oh, yes, skin cancer is worse, but the ill effects of vitamin d deficiency are becoming rampant.
Isn't that how it is with many things? We find out that something has a bad part and we focus only on that. Like the guy who got cancer from eating microwave popcorn. Remember? But he was eating more than ten bags a day........every day. He was not being wise.
Remember the lady who sued McDonald's because her hot coffee spilled in her lap when she left the drive through? And now, every cup, every place says "caution, coffee is hot." Duh. Guess they could have solved it by making all coffee lukewarm.
Back in the day, (hey, that's really fun to say.) lounging out in the sun for the day with baby oil and a bikini was the norm. And the biggest thing covering you were the cool sunglasses. Not good. But neither is no sun exposure.
Balance. Hard to find as humans. We just seem to swing back and forth. Never settling where we are the safest.
We jump from thing to thing. One side to the other. Yes, balance is a good thing. How come it's so elusive? Medical research says that 15 minutes sun exposure in morning and later afternoon is HEALTHY. Necessary. But we nixed it in our fear.
I think that fear is what keeps us from being balanced. We run so far away from what we are afraid of that we end up in something just as scary.........but we don't know to be scared because we are so relieved to be away from whatever we were running from.
Being in a NEW place is not necessarily a GOOD place. Don't confuse them. Ever.
Be wise. Look at the facts. Don't spend life running.
Be intentional in what you want. If you want hot coffee, you might get burned. But you'll also have a great cup of coffee. If you spend your morning and afternoon taking a walk in the sun you will be healthier. If you lie out in the sun at noon for a couple of hours by the pool, you will be miserable.
It comes down to choices and keeping our eyes open. Just because "everybody" does it doesn't make it best. Think. Use your mind. Ask questions. Wonder. Use your curiosity. Learn.
It's worth it. A balanced life is quite a joy.
blessings,
rhonda