Saying no is hard.
And as I journey toward my goal, I find myself having to say it a lot.
I used to think ‘no’ was a punishment. And will power? Well that was just a fancy way of saying that I was depriving myself of something. I get so angry when I hear people who don’t struggle with addiction describe will power as the solution to our problem. I wish it was that easy. Because I have an amazing amount of will power. If will power was the key to unlock the door to vibrant health and escape from obesity, well I would have been done with this deal a long time ago. And I don’t want to compete with you or anything but ask yourself this question. Could you deny yourself something you really wanted for decades? I talk a lot about doughnuts for comedic effect. But the truth is I haven’t eaten one in years. YEARS. Wanna know how often I want a doughnut? Too easy right? Every dang day. But saying yes to doughnuts is saying yes to bondage for me. And so I say yes to freedom instead.
And that’s the way I have to think about this struggle. Saying No to something I want but don’t need is saying Yes to my goal.
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