Building Blocks

Food:

• Water

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins & Minerals

• Fiber

Exercise:

• Pushing

• Pulling

• Squeezing Squatting

• Hinging (at the hips)

Language:

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Building blocks are important. They give us a way to enter into an understanding of the subject. They suggest useful, first-order approaches for their application to real- world scenarios. But...

A list of nutrients will never be a substitute for wholesome nutrition.

A list of single-joint movements will never be a substitute for engaged activity.

A list of language constructs will never be a substitute for compelling speech or poetry.

Building blocks are important and can be terribly interesting all by themselves, but they’re not the building.