Protecting True Wealth

I hope you're having a great Saturday! Mine is starting out with watching back-to-back soccer games, first for my 4-year old granddaughter, followed by a game that her 6-year old sister will play in. The team of 4-year olds is fun - watching the coach trying to coach them is like watching someone trying to herd cats :-). My little gal is more interested in watching the clouds than the ball right now, but she has fun and gets some exercise, which is the major point of having 4-year olds playing soccer. The 6-year old, on the other hand, has evolved from the cloud-watcher she was at age 4 to being fairly competitive, so watching the two games will be a study in contrast.

I had TV on yesterday morning while I got ready for the day and a commercial for a vitamin supplement caught my attention. It wasn't the product that caught my eye, rather, it was the slogan, "Your health is your true wealth." I wrote it down right away so I wouldn't forget it (aren't you glad? otherwise, I don't know what I would have written about today! ).

Now I don't take any slogan at face value, especially one touting a product on TV, so I had to think about this a while. The first question I had to ask is, "is this a true statement?"

I stop short of saying that my health is my TRUE wealth, because I believe in laying up my treasure in heaven, where nothing can damage or destroy it, but my health is certainly incredibly valuable to me - it's one of the most valuable earthy things I have. Without a certain measure of good health, a lot of other things I have this side of heaven don't really mean much. At the very least, my ability to enjoy life would be greatly diminished if my health was compromised.

Think about it! Would it really matter how much money we had if we were sick? Would it be more difficult to enjoy time with family and friends if we were struggling with health issues? I know I'm having a lot more fun with my grandchildren now that I can easily get on the floor with them or chase them around in circles - things that were difficult to do when I carried around an extra 126 pounds. Taking a long walk with my husband is much easier and more enjoyable now because my knees don't hurt all the time, and neither does my back.

So many medications have side-effects, including making people feel more tired, so imagine what a difference it would make to be off of those meds because your weight loss has reversed the condition that warranted going on them in the first place. How much would that be worth?

This plan is about so much more than just losing weight and getting into a fun, small size (not that I'm diminishing this, because it's wonderful!). This is about getting healthy and staying healthy. This about reversing some health concerns and preventing others, not only increasing the length of our lives but also greatly increasing the quality of our lives.

None of this happens overnight, of course, but it DOES happen over time, one Medifast meal at a time :-). You are worth the effort, and your health, both now and in the future, may well depend on it. Your health is one of your most important treasures, so treat it as a treasure. You'll never regret it!