AN AFTERTHOUGHT

If just for a moment I asked you to be honest with YOURSELF, how would you respond (emotionally and rationally) to the following questions?

• How often do I think about my NEEDS vs. how often do I think about my WANTS?

• How often do I think about whether I LIKE or DISLIKE the person I’ve become?

• How often do I say “NO” to others because the request would interfere with my ability to accomplish MY NEEDS?

• How often do I think about whether or not I’m in CONTROL of my life?

• How often do I LAUGH vs. how often do I CRY?

• How often do I CREATE ACTION PLANS to help me achieve my goals?

• How often do I FOLLOW UP with my action plans by evaluating my progress to see if I’m on target?

• How often do I CHOOSE meals rather than seeing what “fits in” with my schedule?

• How often do I THINK ABOUT exercise?

• How many hours a day do I devote to ME in a beneficial manner?

I provide a lot of helpful information to those of you who read my blog site. In addition, I provide REALISTIC METHODS of application to help people transition from unhealthy lifestyles and pathways to healthy ones. With over 1000 people following my site, why hasn’t EVERYONE joyfully shared their wonderful experiences enjoying healthier more meaningful lives? Because, this is NOT REALITY! In most cases I think it’s quite simple to explain. To a large extent, many of us consider our lives nothing more than:

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We function; we attempt to handle the responsibilities we face in life and then seek refuge. For some it is television or reading or video games or EATING! It is not so much we ENJOY these “things” but rather a necessary event we use for SURVIVAL. For a short period of time, it permits us to exist in a CONTROLLED interactive environment without FEAR or ANGER of retribution. This existence demonstrates how insignificant we see ourselves and reinforces the concept that our lifestyles are no more than:

AN AFTERTHOUGHT!

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This would explain why people cast aside essential necessary life enhancing activities and behaviors in favor of unhealthy activities and destructive behaviors that create TEMPORARY IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION.

Turning this TRUTH into a new reality first requires the individual to recognize and accept the fact they see themselves and treat themselves as:

AN AFTERTHOUGHT!

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As unpleasant an idea as this may sound, I respectfully ask you to consider your ANSWERS to the questions I listed earlier and see if they support the character and confidence of a healthy and fulfilling person or a person with reduced self esteem accepting their lives as an AFTER THOUGHT (and the consequences that accompany this lifestyle.)

The person I ask you to turn to for judgement is YOU! If you’re content, joyful, purposeful…(you choose the adjective) with the life you live; the life you’ve created, then you have likely achieved the PERFECT LIFE FOR YOU. If you are dissatisfied with your life, maybe its time for CHANGE. Maybe its time to develop an ACTION PLAN to address YOUR NEEDS FIRST so that you can ultimately achieve your PURPOSE as well as your WANTS. Regardless of your decision, please recognize the value you bring to this world is certainly worth more than the value of:

AN AFTERTHOUGHT!

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