I love love love the movie Shawshank Redemption. It is just a really good movie. But in particular there is one line that really resonates with me.
Get busy Living or Get busy Dying. Every time I say it I can hear Morgan Freemans deep voice saying it. But in actuality, the quote is said a few times in the movie.....because it's that important! And I've written about this in the past...way back in 2009....but it's so good I want to repeat it!!!
In a weight loss journey this is particularly true. Because you see, I have a choice. One choice really. I can take the steps to control my weight and be healthy or I can ignore it and eat myself silly while laying on the couch with no exercise or activity! One choice. But that one choice has SOOO many ramifications!
I can get busy living....making my life one that is really living. Eating healthy, moving more, being active and living my life to the fullest! Or I can continue to eat poorly and exercise little and allow my health to continue to erode until I am in a place that I can't recover from......a place that will bring death. Because you see, ignoring my weight issues and my inactivity is hastening my death. Sure, that sounds way over the top melodramatic. But lets look at the leading causes of death. Obesity is a contributing factor to each one of those ways to die. Those diseases are caused or at least exacerbated by excess weight!
SO you see, get busy living or get busy dying really does pertain to that single choice we have. We can eat healthy and get active and get busy living. Or we can continue to eat junk food and allow our weight to skyrocket and not get any exercise and in essence we are going to at that point be 'get busy dying'. We have a choice.. I want to live. I want to live the best life possible and that life I want is NOT plagued with health conditions that I have control of!
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying. It's your choice!!!
