Tip for Today #7 Addendum

Ok, I was too tired last night. I didn't put the most important part of what I wanted to say.

I said that your mind was the most important tool. And that's true. If your brain doesn't buy into the process then you are only going through the motions. "I eat on a small plate because Deanne said to." "I drink a cup of water every other time because BB said to." Doesn't work like that.

I have a friend that found themselves in a rehabilitation program for substance abuse. (I know I'm using the wrong tense for a single person but I'm trying to generalize and not reveal any identity). That person left after the first 30 days, which is all that had been agreed to. We all knew it was not long enough. It didn't take long for that person to fall back into the same habits and start using again - albeit on the sly since they were professing to be all better. Another friend made the observation - the body may be dried out, but the mind wasn't.

That is the point.

Engage your most powerful tool. Use your mind. Do more than just go through the motions. Make them mean something.