Why is it that we seem to wait until something has gone wrong for us to do something right? Why does it take a tragedy for us to realise how important someone or something is? Have we really become that oblivious to anyone’s world but our own? Are we that selfish, that apathetic? Or is it just stubborn ignorance that allows us to walk through life wearing blinkers?
Why do we wait until someone is sick or dying to tell them how much they mean to us? And why do we wait until we are sick before we even try to be healthy. I mean truly healthy. Healthy body, spirit, heart and mind. Why do we treat our bodies like rubbish and when they turn on us, immediately look for someone or something else to blame. Why do we choose to have plasma TV’s instead of investing it into our health and wellbeing. How is upgrading your car just because the guy next door did a better way to spend $10,000 than taking your family or friends away on a trip to discover new cultures and explore this great earth! Creating memories, bonds and emotions that will last a lifetime, not the next 150, 000kms.
We get so caught up in ‘getting ahead’ that we actually leave our loved ones behind. Yes we all want financial stability and yes we all want to be able to provide for our families. But at what cost??? How much ‘fun’ do you think your family will have with all this ‘wealth’ if you are not there to share it with them?
What a lot of people don’t understand is that most of the diseases that are killing us today are self inflicted. You do not get “given” cancer or heart disease or Type 2 diabetes. These diseases breed in unhealthy bodies. Be it through poor nutrition, a lack of exercise or extreme stress; we are literally killing ourselves with the environments we create for ourselves. Now I know that there are some cases especially with cancer where perfect, beautiful and wonderfully healthy people get riddled by it for absolutely no reasonable excuse, but I am talking about our society as a whole. Our ignorance and lack of investigative knowledge is killing us and killing our children. So take control!! I urge you all to change one thing TODAY that will make your life and family’s life a little bit better! Throw out all the white bread or fizzy drinks or dairy. Just ONE thing today - and build on it from there. Maybe start walking with the kids or a friend. Or make it a new Tuesday night date to go for an evening stroll with your partner. For the workaholics – set a ‘home time’ and STICK TO IT! As soon as that clock ticks over, walk out the door. Don’t be a slave to the work house!
And I want everyone to let at least one other person know how much they mean to you. Be it your partner, kids, best mate, family – heck even if it’s the girl at the café who makes your coffee just right every morning! Send them a flower, give them a call, even a smiley face text will let them know and their day will be that much brighter for it! It takes 5 minutes of your time to create at least a days worth of smiles and just knowing that will inturn make your day better too! So spread the love, take time out, actually LIVE YOUR LIFE… coz you only get one……….
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