What Are Your Greatest Rewards?
Posted by Skailark - 10/19/08, 01:10 pm
What Are Your Greatest Rewards?
Today is an overcast day; the fall colors have come to the trees and my second favorite time of the year has arrived. It’s a time of harvest in Iowa, with the corn and soybeans turning brown and drying naturally. The apples in the orchards are being picked to eat, can and make pies. Grapes are being gathered in handfuls to make grape juice or snack on and the local wineries are having grape stomping festivals and musical events to bring attention to their facilities.
As we take care of the land and the crops that have been entrusted to us, it bears forth its bounty in abundance. Our hard work is paid tangibly in the produce that is created and, as we toil and labor; our bodies physically become toned, agile and improve in stamina, endurance and strength. However, there is an intangible reward that is just as beneficial. Mentally, our minds clear, we feel pride in our accomplishments and there is a general sense of well being from having completed tasks well. The tangible and intangible rewards combined, make the entire experience very well worthwhile and create many fond memories over a lifetime.
Now, you may wonder, what does all that have to do with weight loss? How can these journeys, which many of us enter with dread and fear and a constant longing for it to be over quickly, be one of our greatest treasures? READ MORE...
Today is an overcast day; the fall colors have come to the trees and my second favorite time of the year has arrived. It’s a time of harvest in Iowa, with the corn and soybeans turning brown and drying naturally. The apples in the orchards are being picked to eat, can and make pies. Grapes are being gathered in handfuls to make grape juice or snack on and the local wineries are having grape stomping festivals and musical events to bring attention to their facilities. As we take care of the land and the crops that have been entrusted to us, it bears forth its bounty in abundance. Our hard work is paid tangibly in the produce that is created and, as we toil and labor; our bodies physically become toned, agile and improve in stamina, endurance and strength. However, there is an intangible reward that is just as beneficial. Mentally, our minds clear, we feel pride in our accomplishments and there is a general sense of well being from having completed tasks well. The tangible and intangible rewards combined, make the entire experience very well worthwhile and create many fond memories over a lifetime.
Now, you may wonder, what does all that have to do with weight loss? How can these journeys, which many of us enter with dread and fear and a constant longing for it to be over quickly, be one of our greatest treasures? READ MORE...
