Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Treat Your Body as a Temple

1. It’s easy.  Treating  yourself well is not as difficult as people seem to think.  Okay, so exercise and diet can be a little difficult, but when you’re feeling good, it’s easy to keep up with a regimen that promotes healthy living.  As for a little pampering, you control the schedule, so make sure you’re not so bogged down that you don’t make a little time for yourself.
2. You’re worth it.  You must believe with everything in you that you deserve to feel good.  You have every opportunity in life to be the best you can be, so don’t phone it in!  You have intrinsic value as a person, as a body, and as a mind, so treat yourself accordingly.
3. Nobody cares about you like you.  People will run you ragged with requests, demands, and obligations, but keep in mind that you control your own schedule, so pencil in a little time for your health.  Make “no” your favorite word and use it arbitrarily or to deflect time constraints that will impede your efforts to care for yourself.  Tending to your body and mind is solely in your hands, so don’t let a lunch date, a soccer skirmish, or charity events get in the way.  If you need a break, take it.
4. You’re not a garbage disposal.  So stop dumping all that junk down your throat.  You know what I’m talking about.  Cookies, chips, and soda, while tasty, are nothing more than pollutants that foul up your system and provide little or no nutritional value.  If you need a sugar fix, go for fruits (which provide valuable nutrients and longer-lasting energy) or a smidge of dark chocolate (which has less fat and sugar).  If salt is your thing, snack on a handful of nuts.  Healthy eating can help you feel full longer, improve digestion, and increase brain activity.
5. You are divine.  Each of us has special qualities that should not be overlooked or downplayed.  Embrace your personal divinity and anoint your body appropriately (get a massage, buy those cute sandals, and basically love the skin you’re in).
6. Form follows function.  If your body isn’t working like it should on the inside, you’re going to see the results on the outside, so make sure you’re getting the level of activity, the amount of sleep, and the foods you need to function properly.  When you do, you’ll find that you’re more alert, active, and energized (and your body will respond in kind).
7. Performance matters.  You want your body in top form, but you’re going to have to work for it, so make sure you’re giving life your all.  Don’t jog a mile and then come home and eat a candy bar.  If you expect your body to go when you tell it to, you have to treat it like the high-performance vehicle it is with proper fuel and frequent maintenance.
8. You get what you give.  This is a pretty simple mantra that you can really live by.  If you subject your body to the tortures like sitting in the same position all day and sustain it with processed foods, then you can’t reasonably expect it to flee from an attacker on command.  If, on the other hand, you condition yourself for movement and ingest proper nutrients, that marathon you’ve been considering may be well within your reach.
9. You only have one body.  So don’t screw it up!  We’re not quite to the point where our aging heads can be attached to nubile younger bodies, so take care of yourself.  You’re the one that has to live with the mistakes.
10. Death is inevitable.  You have no control over when it strikes, but you do have a say in how you live your life.  Everything you do to your body will affect how easy or difficult your life is, how much pain you suffer or pleasure you enjoy in your time on Earth.  You know how to treat your body right.  You know what to eat, how to move, and when you need a break or a little pampering, so listen to what your body is telling you and treat it like the temple it is.  See every day as another chance to worship yourself and when your number is up, you can shuffle off this mortal coil with no regrets.

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