Stop It

JOYPEACE

======= There was a comedy sketch I saw on television some time ago. It involved a psychiatrist and patient. The patient talked about all of his problems, how he was afraid of heights and worried about losing his job and on and on. The psychiatrist just took notes, nodded his head and listened for the entire session. After the patient finished saying all that he was battling against, the psychiatrist spoke. He began to explain that his methodology is a little untraditional in the field, but he has had great success with his method and has written books that are well respected. Even though he was charging $150 an hour, he said his formula and analysis really just consisted of two words, just "Stop It." The patient went on to explain, "But I am fearful of heights." The psychiatrist responded, "That's why I'm telling you to just stop it." Each thing the patient mentioned the psychiatrist had that one simple solution. "Stop It." I know that was just a parody and many of the problems of life are a lot more complicated than that, but many things in life are that simple. Simple is not the same as easy. It is just a matter of making up the mind and determining the will strong enough to just stop it. With some bad habits you can read all the books in the world and get all sorts of counsel, but when it comes down to the end result, you are going to have to just stop it. If you want to lose weight, sooner or later after all of the diet plans have worn off, some fattening foods you just have to stop eating. If you want to make better use of your time, there are some time wasters you just have to stop doing. If you want to save more money, there are some material items you just have to stop buying. The opposite is also true when procrastinating from establishing good habits. Like Nike's motto you must "Just Do It." I won't even charge you $150 per hour for this counsel. ~A MountainWings Original~