What Can You Add?

Unless you live in an ice cave, you know by now all the things you should subtract from your life: Cut carbs, cut fat, cut calories, cut alcohol, cut stress, cut cigarettes—cut pleasure? Not necessarily.

Instead of subtracting from your life, why not consider what you could add? Don’t “give up free time” to exercise--add some time walking in the sunshine or enjoying a cleansing sweat. Instead of giving up coffee, add some cool, clear water. Instead of giving up sweets, add some colorful, fresh fruit. Instead of “taking” breaks from work, add relaxation and deep breathing.

Everyone reading this has somewhere to sleep, more than enough food to eat and clothing for every reasonable need. The sense of deprivation, therefore, is a mental attitude rather than a physical reality. And you and I have the power to change our minds.