Most of us tend to think of addictions in the form of illegal substances but that is not always the case. Food can also be an addiction but we may not understand just how difficult it is to overcome food-related addictions such as anorexia, binge eating and bulimia, according to a recent blog post.
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, from 1933 to 1945, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, she was an author, speaker, activist for civil rights, worked to enhance the status of working women (1884-1962)
“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.” – Larry Bird, former American NBA basketball player and coach, Basketball Hall of Fame player who played for the Boston Celtics, widely considered one of the greatest all-around basketball players in the history of the game (born 1956).
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. ” – Winston Churchill, English statesman, orator, soldier and historian, served as Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of the Second World War and again from 1951-1955 (1874-1965)
Imagine for a moment what would have happened if God decided it was too difficult to create the world and man. Where would we all be? Even if we don’t believe in God or a Higher Power, we can use the same line of thinking to see what kind of a box we’d create for ourselves if we find that everything is too hard to do. Great inventors like Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin certainly had their ups and downs, and they didn’t give up. It is often from the challenge that great opportunities arise. In other words, the solution to a problem may turn out to be much different than the immediate course of action might seem to dictate. Finding alternate solutions, paths around obstacles, very often leads us to a much better place than we had originally anticipated or could even dream of.
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