Mind Power

Over-indulgence

 We can overdo anything and to do it to excess is a very bad trait and one that must not be encouraged. 

 

Over-indulgence is truly a sin. If we take within our bodies more rich food than we need, that is one form of overindulgence. If we live with material possessions over and above what is necessary and a large surplus of things is acquired just for the sake of luxury, et cetera, that too is overindulgence.  

We can overdo anything and to do it to excess is a very bad trait and one that must not be encouraged. Especially in eating is it bad because it causes stress on the bodily functions and throws them out of kilter. Then we are in trouble because everything must be utilized in some fashion and if toxic wastes are accumulated, we pay a stiff price for our indulgence of self.   

If we are wise, we eat, not just for the sake of eating, but for the sake of building and rebuilding the body so that it can properly do its work. We must not cater to false appetites; the craving for sweets and rich foods eventually takes its toll in illness and we pay the piper, a high price for this form of indulgence. 

Is it worth it? If given thought we find indeed that it is not worth it for not only do we become ill by this, but we accumulate excess poundage which causes the bodily functions twice the work.  

It is like a contractor who is building a house with just so many men working for him. Finally, when things pile up, he must add men to do the work because he must get it done on time. So it is with the human body. We find our functions must be stepped up in order to get rid of the toxic poisons that have accumulated and must be disposed of.  

Isn’t it wiser and better in every way to use care by eating and drinking only that which we truly need, never overtaxing our bodies and thereby also helping our minds to function better? 

We all know the answer, the right answer to this question. The thing is, are we going to carry out these ideas or are we once again going to get on the treadmill of overindulgence?

Guideposts for Moderation

 

The guideposts are there and should be followed, but somehow we’d rather follow our own inclination, however false.

 

There are guideposts along the way of life for all to see and to follow if they are wise. Unfortunately few are wise and therefore these guideposts go unrecognized.

Have you seen any lately? If not, why not? Perhaps you have seen them but have thought, well just this once perhaps I’ll not follow and maybe it will be all right.  

Our health is good or bad because we see or do not see these guideposts along life’s way, and this is also true of our life in general. Everything in moderation is a guide that should be utilized, but often is ignored because our false appetite has grown so that it intrudes, and we feel we must satisfy it whether or not the food is needed, and so it is throughout. Once we have filled our needs that should be the end of it, but the weakness grows and becomes insatiable and we are victims of excess in whatever it is we are doing. 

The guideposts are there and should be followed, but somehow we’d rather follow our own inclination, however false. It is not always easy this reading of the signs and then abiding by them. No, it takes a certain amount of desire plus the will to accomplish and to be firm with self. Not easy, but it is the only way to keep from error.  

Follow your guideposts to victory over self.

Age

 

Age is not a matter of years but of a mental attitude.  

 

It is natural, of course, as time elapses on the plane of existence known as earth that the body gradually diminishes in strength and power, but the mind is, or should be, always in control. 

If the life has been a happy and a contented one without undue strife and care, we can go on with strength and vigor of mind that so transmits itself to the body that age is no detriment. 

On the other hand, when we allow the thoughts of worry and stress to become uppermost and we constantly allow our feelings to become as old as our years, then we do indeed grow old. 

Some are old though their years are young for their mind has become one with the feeling of age and the cares and worries of life.

We cannot change the laws of life, but we can change our thoughts and feelings if we work at it correctly and our desire is strong to keep youthful and have our full measure of happiness.

Keep the laws of correct living. Eat only the energy foods and get plenty of rest. Keep occupied with interesting work and play. Keep always love as the paramount fundamental of life and you will indeed keep young.