Address Your Health or It Will Address You

In 2006, in Beijing, a 35-year-old Chinese man, wanted by police on gun charges, surrendered himself after hiding in a cave constructed at the back of his house for eight years. After eight years, in spite of the possibility of a death sentence, the man finally gave himself up to police after no longer being able to cope with the "psychological pressure."

The harvest of our lifestyle habits inevitably reaps itself in the condition of our health. If we choose not to change bad habits, we are as the man hiding in the cave pretending to be free when really in bondage to the inevitable.

Delay is the worst enemy for reform. It is essential to examine where you fail, and then commence the work of reform earnestly without delay one small step at a time. The timing of your reform will tell in favor of your success; delay and neglect will only make it more difficult.

Good Health Is a Habit, Not an Event

An "all or nothing" mentality is the way to defeat. If you are unable to do everything all at once or always, do not fret, you don't need to overwhelm yourself. Simply adapt one change at a time, once you get used to it, quickly get started on another good habit.

Every step you take towards health will do you good. If you slip, do not quit. It is what you do most of the time that counts. It is not the odd times but the habitual tendency that determines good health.

One of the differences between people and animals is the way they acquire behavior patterns. Animals follow instinct. This knowledge and behavior is inherited. In contrast, although tendencies are inherited, humans follow learnt behavior. Most of what we do, we do because we learnt it somewhere. Habits are convenient, since once we establish them, we don't have to deliberate about everything we do.

The good news is, once you follow a healthy lifestyle for long enough, it will become a rewarding habit to help keep you on track with much less effort and planning. Consistency is key, and the more often you engage in the habit, the stronger yet easier it becomes.

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