Bob and I were talking this week about books. He hates to read books. He likes to sit in front of the laptop with 10 pages open and going back and forth between different ideas and blogs and people. It keeps his interest up. I am not at the hating to read stage anymore, although I used to be. I'm at the stage where I can read a book, comprehend it, and enjoy it. It just takes me a long time. Our conversation led me to some other thoughts about our discipline level.
We live in a society where the murder gets solved in 60 minutes or less, one joke that wasn't funny ruins the show, and we critique commercials as if they were up for an Emmy. The world wide web is available at our fingertips. Even our children need to be "entertained" at church and school just to keep up with the other competition out there.
Ok Lisa, what does this have to do with living a "healthy lifestyle"? My point here is the incredible lack of discipline that we have in our society, and the biggest (literally) clue to this is the scary obesity increase in our world. People claim that they do not have time, they are too busy, they don't know where to start when it comes to improving their health. Little magic diet pills fly off the shelves and they cannot book gastric bypass surgeries fast enough.
Do I suggest that we eliminate all speedy tracks from our lives? Not at all, but I do suggest that it may be time to evaluate who you are and where your priorities lie. It will be hard at first. I would be lying to you if I said otherwise. Just stay strong and do not give up.
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