“Sheer Willpower” Blog #226
Is it hard to find joy because I’m still angry about yesterday?
Can I avoid temptation even when I know its not any good?
How do I find a new way to stop habits that negatively consume me?
My greatest temptation is ME. I am in control of what I think, what I see, what I eat and who
I associate with twenty four hours a day. Only me, myself and I am the boss of me. So
completely in charge of who I am, am I. I must try to see that the primary structure in
shaping my human behavior is my own “AGENCY”. In simple terms, “Agency is the
capacity of an individual to act independently and to make one’s own free choices”. I
must want to learn to love myself.
There is a man out there that almost every person around knows who he is. Because I do
not choose to get into a political discussion, I leave his name out of this. For this only has
to do with a choice he made for himself and his family and children many years ago. This
man decided he would not indulge in three life choices, for as long as he is to be alive. He
has turned his back on cigarettes, drugs and liquor. He told his children as long as they
are alive and want his support, he would ONLY support their lifestyles knowing they also
turn their back on cigarettes, drugs, and liquor. Now forty years into his children’s children
becoming adults, not a single person in this mans family or extended family has any use
for alcohol, drugs or cigarettes. This man watched in horror as his favorite brother died at
a young age riddled with alcoholism. My own father died at the ripe old age of 52
consumed with drinking and died riddled with cancer. Therefore, negative choices do not
dictate to me any longer. I will look for a way into good health, it’s my decision. So,
Agency - gives me permission to do it MY OWN WAY.
Something that is very important, and goes hand in hand with AGENCY, is STRUCTURE. This
structure is a pattern that influences or limits my choices daily. I still must continue to
learn to love myself unconditionally. Here is an important question for myself today:
How do I structure my daily life?
There is a wonderful man who is alive today and has outlived most of his lifetime friends.
At 69 he was given months to live because of colon cancer eating up his body. He
changed totally. Twenty seven years later we see a different person. In 2018, Mike Fremont
said, “the reason I continue to race canoes and run long distances at age 96 is because I
can!” Mike is convinced the diet he eats which is basically plant based and vegan, has
given him so many more healthy years of living. Lots of fresh vegetables has helped him
find a reason to keep going. A healthy man with an active lifestyle. Mike has continued
over the years to have structure and will power to do the right thing for his body day in and
day out. My clock is ticking…. what am I doing with this hour? Here’s Mike Fremont still very
active and living with his wife Marilyn. Want to know what Mikes age is now? Mike is 104
years young today. You can look him up on the internet and see with your own eyes.
Change can take place for me this minute. Believing in his own strong will power, he
continues to eat healthy and live peacefully. He also stated because of his determined
mindset, he wants to help others. Kindness is an important factor of my longevity he
states. “Yet, the most important thing in my life though, is love. I try to remember that-
so turn off the TV and the computer and exercise your mind with a good book, you will
be just fine”.
So my takeaway from all this is “I will be courageous and believe God is helping me.” I can
do what I put my mind to do. I must be brave today as I see myself structuring this new
day with higher self thought, good healthy food and a new book! Always I rely on a close
relationship with my creator; Jesus Christ my Lord.
With sheer will power, can I begin to heal my body to its highest health?
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