All my life I have waged the battle of the bulge. Until recently, I wanted a quick fix, opting to continue my bad eating habits, always thinking a magic pill would cure the rising scale. Now I realize it’s a daily discipline of eating, registering each morsel so I remain aware what I’m consuming. I have to be held accountable. When I go up on the scale, I know I must go down on my eating. But I have to get on the scale (or in my tight jeans) to realize I’m headed in the wrong direction. It’s time to “face the obvious.”
So it is with other areas of life. Take careers, for instance. You strike out on your own starting your own business. Now for sure entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart … it takes a hardened soldier to maneuver in today’s business environment. But after a year or two (if you survive that long), and the business is not putting food on the table or causing undue stress on the family, then it may be time to “face the obvious.” If you say, “well, I’m just not wired to work for someone else,” then maybe it’s time to do some soul searching to get to the heart of the matter.
And then there’s real estate. I could write a book on that … it touches everyone. Americans are in love with houses and take offense when anyone dares to tell you your dream house with the avocado green carpet is worth much less than you thought it should be. The list is endless.
For me it’s hard to say “no,” so I end up taking on extra “projects” (all worthy causes, all making the world better, but drawing on my time, emotions, finances). I reach burn out fast and lash out at others around me. It’s definitely time for me to “face the obvious.”
Wow! Now that I look back on this I realize I’m not practicing what I’ve been preaching … H.A.L.T. (Hunger-Anger-Lonely-Tired). I’m going to take care of that right now (the hunger and the tired part).
See you later …
