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Think for Yourself
Don’t Let Others Do Your Thinking for You
I’m on a health kick. I need all the help I can get, so next time you pray or meditate, please think of me and send good energy my way. The motivation behind this is mostly due to the gifts of my grandchildren and a request from my son, who wants me to be immortal. I told him although I couldn’t give him immortality, I could do better in terms of staying healthy.
My checkup was this week, and I’m happy to say I’m in good health. I know I’m carrying too much weight, but thankfully, it hasn’t affected my health, but I didn’t need the doc to tell me it would catch up with me eventually. So, I’m trading in cake and ice-cream for fruits and vegetables. I like fruits and veggies, but I’m sure you can understand that the exchange isn’t particularly exciting. At least I’m not dreading it. It’s the exercise that makes me cringe.
Anyway, as I was fleshing out my new regimen, I got to thinking about all the advice out there about diets and exercise and all the controversy and arguments that go with it. Bear with me, I really do have a point. That led me to thinking about all the other controversies going on, and how much division there is right now. From there, I thought about people having a hard time finding the truth and not knowing where to look for it. Finally, that led to the idea for today’s…