Don’t Ignore Chemistry

Today is the day that I take Carter on all her appointments like hair and teeth and I get to sit there and needlepoint because I am just the driver these days.  As I was eavesdropping on the hairdressers’ discussing a difficult dye job to fix another salon’s mistakes I heard a great phrase, “The chemistry is just not in her favor.”  See the client wanted a miracle.

How many things does that phrase, “The chemistry is just not in her favor,” apply to in life?  I can think of many.  But so many times we want to ignore the chemistry and hope for a miracle outcome.

As the hairdressers discussed the nightmare-multi-processed situation the same theme kept coming up, if only the previous colorist had done the simplest process they could have easily reversed the mistake.  Trying more and more complicated scenarios made going back even harder.

This is true with eating.  If you want to reduce, trying overly complicated eating programs is harder.  You need to figure out what chemistry is in your favor and the most simple.  Many years ago there was a popular diet called The Zone.  You had to eat an exact balance of protein, fats and carbs at the same time in blocks.  Yes the chemistry worked, but it was so difficult that the over complication of planning and creating meals made it not in your favor.

The idea that things are better when the chemistry is right is true in relationships too.  How many times do we see couples that are made up of people who are really more like oil and water?   The two can be put together but they never will really mix.

The lesson is to pay attention to the elements in their simplest form and work from there.  If you get the right elements together the chemistry will work and you won’t be fighting Mother Nature.  Simplifying is your friend.