Thankfullness and incentives

[Guest guest]

esterday was my 44th birthday!<br><br>The

morning before I was driving to the store, listening to

music and enjoying the sunny weather. I had an

overwhelming sense of peace and joy come over me. My mind was

as clear and sharp as ever. I felt alive and

energized... very optimistic about what the future held for

me. <br><br>This is an exciting and joyous time in my

life. I have a 10 month old son (my first!) and I'm

considering new business opportunities. I'm reminded that I

have a lot for which to be thankful -- my wife and

family, our home, health, work and Faith. Truely

thankful!<br><br>If you haven't seen the movie " Muppet Christmas " yet

go out and rent it from the video store before

Christmas. It's enjoyable for both adults and children.

There's a lot of great songs on it and near the end there

is a song about having a " thankful heart " that you

will be singing for days afterwards.<br><br>I

encourage each reader of this club to take the time to

reflect on the good things in your life ... to be

thankful and to display a " thankful heart " to others. I

know our lives aren't perfect and that hardships fall

on each of us. But we need to seek out and focus on

the good parts of our lives if we are to move forward

and to be thankful for what we DO have. <br><br>I

know that raw foods is contributing to my well being.

I just feel better on raw and living foods then I

do on cooked foods. I was listening to Gary Null on

the radio again and he was talking about incentives

for those on a raw diet. He was talking to a listener

and was pointing out that it is best NOT to focus on

the raw diet because you want to avoid diseases BUT

because you want to feel the benefits of good health. Do

you see the difference in perspective? Focus on the

health aspects and not the disease avoidance part. You

want your incentive to be IMPROVING HEALTH and not

disease avoidance based. The disease avoidance person

sees each time they go off the diet as a failure

because their failing health conditions come back.. it's

negative conditioning. The person with the IMPROVING

HEALTH perspective is conditioned in a positive manner.

They feel good about what they are doing and want to

do it more.<br><br>Now I have a very SPECIAL

incentive for improving my health on the raw diet -- my

precious son. My father died of emphysema when I was 12

and I've felt his absence over the years. I want to

be here for my son --- to play ball, to have talks,

to enjoy each other's company and to provide advice.

I've having a great time with hime now. I can't do

anything about my cronological age but I can sure try to

improve my physical condition... and eating a raw diet

plays a major role. What's your incentives? I want to

hear them.<br><br>In closing I'm reminded that a long

life is not necessarily the desired goal as much as

developing a " life worth living " . But that's another

topic!<br><br>-OrionsDad :^ & gt;