Seven Deadly Sins-Dieting Tips 2
2. Greed.
No I don't mean eating every last M&M so that you have to share. Or gobbling down the last piece of birthday cake hiding behind the kitchen door. That's another topic, I'll get to it.
So how does greed make you fat? Or keep you from getting in shape?
Well, what is greed. Simply it is the flip side of generosity. If you are not being generous you are being greedy.
So let's say you want to go to the gym, the track, start a dance class or start hiking but you don't have a buddy. And lo and behold lack of a buddy is your last and final obstacle. Now you start polling your cache of BFF's to see who is most likely to be interested and willing to tag along. And when you find somebody, they plead poverty.
You could first determine if excuse of poverty is not simply a ruse to disguise lack of interest. Then offer to pay for it yourself. Oh but that would be just too crazy and way to expensive. Is that money you are hoarding the last money you will have at all without it you will starve to death with no power, no heat and no gas in the car to go work? Or will you just hit mall one less time, go out to eat one less time, or buy a few less smokes?
And what if friend simply refuses to accept your generosity? Offer it in the form of a birthday present or Christmas present.
Once upon a time, my kids and I wanted to take up archery. But I never could get the cash together to buy all the equipment. Wouldn't it have been nice if my fairy godmother had appeared waved her magic wand and bibbidy bobbidy boo there it was. Well someone could have done that. Christmas morning we all run downstairs and Santa has brought us all bows, arrows, gloves, targets the whole nine yards.
You don't have to impoverish yourself. You want to go hiking, nobody to go with, consider finding a buddy and tada here's some hiking boots, let's go.
Once in Church our priest was talking about tithing. Well, here we go again I though, give us money, give us money. But then he surprised me. Yes tithe 10% and if you want to give it all to us that would be great, we've got some great programs and we will try to be good stewards of your money. But if you feel led to put your money somewhere else then go ahead. Give money to the arts, to a wildlife fund, or friend who is in need.
Final thought on the subject: if you just don't have anybody to play with. No kids, friends refuse. What about Big Brothers/Little Sisters? Kids live to play. It's their job. Sign up. And go play Frisbee. Go ride bikes. If your kid doesn't have one, buy one to keep at your house. Roller blade. Ice skate. Horseback ride. The most fun people in world are kids. And that would be being generous with your time. Ahhh.
Anyway, think about it, this is good for outside and inside.
