Are you dancing the dance of life?

November 25th, 2011 by admin

“Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln

Yesterday I received an email with the following message, “life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.” I thought that this is an excellent attitude to have for the ultimate healthy lifestyle. It is your choice and you can dance the dance of life or you can sulk in a corner as a wallflower.

you cannot escape the fact that life has it’s ups and downs. It is not the ups and downs that are important, it is the way you deal with them. Stress is the number one cause of illness today. Stress control must be a part of a healthy lifestyle. There are several things that can help in controlling stress and I will cover some of them in later posts.

You have probably heard the question asked, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Well we live in a world of balance and this is shown by the fact that it is also true that good things happen to bad people. It is all the experience of life. If those experiences make us better people then it is worth it. It’s only a temporary condition. Remember the saying “this too shall pass.”

Also remember that there is a common denominator in everything that happens in your life. That common denominator is YOU! Which means that nothing happens in your life without your permission. You give that permission either deliberately or by default. The choices you make each day determine your tomorrow. Learning to make better decisions would go a long way in improving your life.

Not taking life personal is another way to improve your circumstances. We have the tendency to think that we are unique in that we are the only ones to have certain experiences. Everything that happens to us has happened to countless others and will continue to happen to others. Only the expression is different.

In other words, you do create your reality. I encourage you to believe this and work towards cultivating more control over your life.

Today’s tip: There is a lot of controversy over how much water to drink each day. There is a way to calculate exactly how much you need. You should drink one ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight. So if you weight 150 pounds you should drink 75 ounces. If you do intense exercise, increase that amount.

Have you chosen to dance?