Comments on: Stop Finding Excuses as to Why You’re Sick and Choose to Get Well http://openmindrequired.com/blog/2008/12/stop-finding-excuses-as-to-why-youre-sick-and-choose-to-get-well/ For book lovers, seekers, health enthusiasts and thinkers Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanne http://openmindrequired.com/blog/2008/12/stop-finding-excuses-as-to-why-youre-sick-and-choose-to-get-well/comment-page-1/#comment-3148 Joanne Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:28:48 +0000 http://openmindrequired.com/blog/?p=771#comment-3148 I'm dealing with a woman right now who is all about her illnesses. I can hardly bear to hear it. Fortunately, she's showing some interest in changing and I've loaned her a book to read. I gave her two weeks to read it. I’m dealing with a woman right now who is all about her illnesses. I can hardly bear to hear it. Fortunately, she’s showing some interest in changing and I’ve loaned her a book to read. I gave her two weeks to read it.

]]> By: Lillea http://openmindrequired.com/blog/2008/12/stop-finding-excuses-as-to-why-youre-sick-and-choose-to-get-well/comment-page-1/#comment-3145 Lillea Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:05:49 +0000 http://openmindrequired.com/blog/?p=771#comment-3145 So true. The people I've known who were fully ready to get well became more open to trying various things, instead of shooting everything down or making half assed, or even quarter assed or less, effort. Sure, some things don't work, and a person has to figure that out so they don't continue to do something for longer than necessary to test it, but I've known people who quit in a day or week and claim that something didn't work, as if anything would actually cure them that quickly. It seems that some people have to be close to death before they open up and start genuinely pursuing health, much like people with chemical addictions, which of course is what diet can be about - addictions rather than nourishment. So true. The people I’ve known who were fully ready to get well became more open to trying various things, instead of shooting everything down or making half assed, or even quarter assed or less, effort. Sure, some things don’t work, and a person has to figure that out so they don’t continue to do something for longer than necessary to test it, but I’ve known people who quit in a day or week and claim that something didn’t work, as if anything would actually cure them that quickly.

It seems that some people have to be close to death before they open up and start genuinely pursuing health, much like people with chemical addictions, which of course is what diet can be about – addictions rather than nourishment.

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