It is once again the Jewish
New Year! This means that I will be
spending a lot of time going to services, to atone for my sins and pray for
next year to be a good one. As the
President of my synagogue, I will be sitting front and center, where everyone
will know if I am there, what time I arrive and every itch that I scratch. The seat came along with the job title.
As we start the new year, it
is time to reflect on the past year and contemplate the year ahead. As this is a religious season, it makes sense
(to me) to look at my inner self and reflect on that.
I have noticed over the past
year that as the calendar moved forward, so did my belly. I was less diligent about what I ate and went
weeks without exercising. I seemed to
follow this formula:
Eat not so healthy
+ No exercise = Weight Gain
(Sigh)
I will not make excuses for
this condition; it would be too easy to pass the buck onto someone else or some
event. The fact of the matter is that no
one said to me, “Wayne, follow the new non-healthy formula.” I did that all on my own. I took that first step down the slippery
slope – thinking it would be OK this time, and then “Ah, what’s a little
cheating gonna hurt” to “I can skip today.”
Bad habits are easier to create because it is easy. Good habits sometime include the things that
we might not think we like and become harder to create. As a fella named Bilal once told me, “Be
consistent and persistent,” which is the way to succeed.
As I will be sitting in many
services over the next week or so, it will give me plenty of time to
contemplate myself. Yes, I know it is
corny, thinking of treating my body as a temple while praying. With a new year, it still lends the
opportunity to think of new things to do to better myself, improve where I am
at and focus on things to accomplish. My
health and being around for a long time is important, for myself and for my
family. I will, therefore, develop
healthier habits related to eating and exercising in the new year.
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