"In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired." -- Author Unknown

A person in perfect physical health can die tomorrow. We've all heard of runners and devout exercisers dying unexpectedly of heart attacks.

And because the body houses the mind, a person in perfect mental health can die as well, if the body sickens past the point of supporting life.

Your health is more than just your body! Think of the last time you were really stressed (I mean *really* stressed - pulled tighter than a violin string during a major symphony, or a fishing line when battling a great white shark). Now, did you react in any way that affected your body (and so your health)? Perhaps you overindulged in alcohol. Maybe two pounds of Hersey's chocolates mysteriously disappeared near your fingertips. It could be that you started to smoke again.

Think about it. Your state of mind caused you to put your body through heck and back.

When you're unbalanced, either physically, emotionally, or spiritually, you start to willingly cause troubles within your own life. It could be minor (waking up with a hangover), it could be major (waking up in the hospital after a failed suicide attempt). Recognizing and dealing with these issues is key towards keeping your health in top-noptch order.

When I was 6 months pregnant, I was seized by a desire to reinvent my business (a decrease in orders will do that). So I spent a week or so pulling 18 hour days (doing most of my work at night so as to be able to spend time with my kids during the day). The end result? New products that were finished...and one expectant mother who was completely wiped out. Idiot, thy name was truly Ling.

I've since learned that incredibly, time goes by and these things will pass! When balanced against the health of my growing baby, putting myself at risk for a few extra product sales was, well, ridiculous.

Think about yourself now. Do you run yourself ragged, either physically, emotionally or spiritually? Does any member of your family or your friends do this? It certainly would be great to snap out of it, wouldn't it.

I think one of the greatest components of health is being able to recognize when you're straying from its path. In the heat of the moment (be it a burst of energy for completing projects, facing your manager as you realize you've been stabbed in the back, dealing with the Parents/Teachers Association as they explain why a student who beat up another should not be punished because, after all, kids will be kids) you are seized by an almost uncontrollable desire to do something. Anything. Well, okay, not anything, but an action appropriate to the moment. Right at that second, you might be taking the first step that snowballs into a really bad situation! That situation might not occur now, it might not happen in a month...but as sure as you are breathing right now, it will happen some time.

Proactively destroying that is a good thing.

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