Who Should We Blame?

Men and Women have a tendency to reflexively and defensively “point fingers” at infinite sources to find blame for life’s difficulties. Often, we spend more time devoted to searching for these sources than we do resolving the problems. What are the driving forces that deflect our focus from problem solving to “name blaming?” What personal need is satisfied by identifying a person, an organization or an industry as the source of “evil” if this process doesn’t improve the quality of our lives?

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Life does NOT have to be as complicated as we make it. The more “moving parts” we create in life, the greater the chances for failure. Rather than spending countless hours seeking refuge hoping to find people suffering the same situations we find ourselves in, our time may be better utilized seeking simple solutions. The “SIMPLE SOLUTIONS” I offer have “fewer moving parts,” but possess other challenges requiring self discipline and a strong belief in self worth.

SIMPLE should NOT be misinterpreted as EASY.

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Food, exercise and stress reduction are three important areas we can (and have) pointed the “finger of blame.”

AWARENESS ALONE does NOT RESULT in BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.

In this post, I will incorporate the concept “SIMPLE SOLUTION” to incentivize anyone teetering on the edge of SELF COMMITMENT and SELF IMPROVEMENT:

1. FOOD: – “SIMPLE SOLUTION,”choose the best quality of foods available. This is defined as foods containing the highest quality of nutrients WITHOUT contaminants (or added contaminants.) “SIMPLE SOLUTION” means providing animals and agriculture the natural environment to grow and exist as intended by nature. It means avoiding short cuts and artificial means to alter an outcome. Simply put, it means eating animals that graze and develop from their natural (grass fed) environment. It means eating fish from the wild waters that provide natural sources for them to grow and develop. It means eating agricultural products grown from UNTREATED seeds in natural soil free of chemical additives.

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“BUT IT’S EXPENSIVE!”

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It’s SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE to live a lifestyle resulting in treatments for cancer, diabetes, strokes, cardiac disease and obesity. When you include the emotional and physical pain in addition to the financial expense, the cost is catastrophic. The “SIMPLE SOLUTION” is to eat healthy by removing the man made “moving parts” including chemically treated food sources and the increased risks associated with their consumption.

SIMPLE IS NOT NECESSARILY EASY!

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2. EXERCISE: – “SIMPLE SOLUTION,” choose a form(s) of exercise you are WILLING to do on a regular basis (3-5X/Week to make this realistic and achievable.) Any form of exercise is better than sedentary living!

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“BUT I DON’T HAVE THE TIME!”

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So where does the time come from for extended stays in the hospital after suffering complications of cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, stroke and obesity? Time has always been available. The HONEST answer is, “we don’t want to spend available time exercising.” The “SIMPLE SOLUTION” is changing into our “ADULT PANTS” and EXERCISING because WE KNOW it’s an essential part of healthy living. Not only do we benefit from the outcome, it sets an important example for our children to follow. Does this not fall under the heading of parental responsibility?

SIMPLE IS NOT NECESSARILY EASY!

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3. STRESS REDUCTION: – “SIMPLE SOLUTION,” choose “things” in life that make us “feel good” (that result in a healthy beneficial outcome.) Each person must find their own “feel good  channel“ to take accumulated stress and deposit it. This concept is a “SIMPLE SOLUTION,” unfortunately, most people do not create their own channels and choose instead, AVOIDANCE, as an alternative option. This approach creates the perfect environment within our bodies for stress to fester and grow resulting in all sorts of physical and mental damage.

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“THE JOB, THE SPOUSE, THE CHILDREN, THE BILLS, etc… MAKE THIS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESOLVE”

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Finding CHANNELS for HEALTHY stress relief should be a desirable rewarding experience creating “new room” for QUALITY LIVING. These channels are activities, places, events or simply “quiet time” that “refill our batteries” and remove the toxicity of spent energy. Finding PLEASURABLE “things” in life to channel stress is a “SIMPLE SOLUTION”, yet few people realize the limited sources of pleasure in their current lives and the limited frequency they experience these pleasures.

SIMPLE IS NOT NECESSARILY EASY!

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We point fingers and find sources to blame, but how does this benefit our lives and the quality we seek? For decades our sources of blame have remained consistent. Time has simply added more “moving parts” to our problems.

Maybe it’s time to consider creating “SIMPLE SOLUTIONS” to FIX and BALANCE our LIVES. Of course, some would rather complain and follow a destructive path toward misery and discontent. It’s NOT my job to decide for you. Instead, I prefer to offer motivation and encouragement to those seeking a POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE to a darker reality and offer a:

SIMPLE SOLUTION

SIMPLE, HOWEVER, IS NOT NECESSARILY EASY!

BUT, SO WORTH THE EFFORT!

Tags: attitude, emotions, happiness, health, lifestyle, preventative health, quality of life, responsibility