Take a step back

Self appears to always be in a rush! Got to do that, late for that, need to hurry up and get that done. Sure, we need to slow down, this writer included, but being first for everything and lunging into things is not always healthy. We may know the answer but when is the right time to deliver it? I think the same concept can apply to risk situations that self can get into. Addiction, uncomfortable habits, and unhealthy choices are all areas where self can take a step back and think before self reacts. The addiction cycle needs a urge or a craving to get started. That unmet need is where that urge or craving commences. If you can think it through, while taking a step back and not rushing into that addiction behavior, you learn to control your thought. Hence, you know you can use, but at this time, are choosing not to! Powerful stuff the mind can control. The same thing applies when self gets into uncomfortable habits. Purchasing things you do not need. We all can work on this uncomfortable habit. Use your logic. Take a step back, do you really need to buy this impulse item? Sure it would be cool, but you do not need it at this time. Think it through. Unhealthy choices seem to be a huge reason why self should learn to take a step back. When we decide to do things, are there consequences to our choice? The last time you made a unhealthy choice for your self, I'm sure it did not help you in any way. You may have already known the ramification before you made the unhealthy choice. If you would of taken a step back, and thought things through, you probably would have not made that unhealthy choice. It is poignant that self can slow down, and step back from early, rushed, impulsive decisions that will not benefit self. You still can make the decision, but think it through first, then go forward. You will realize that your new decision, is one that is appropriately thought through, and controlled. Your stress and anxiety will diminish when you are able to take a step back, breathe, and think it through! Stay in your health, stay in the moment.