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1 " Good things don’t come easy and anything free you have got to ponder the tinyliterature under the big words. "
― Harken Headers , Health & Not Screwing It Up
2 " Knowledge is power. Wisdom is gained through applying thatknowledge. So go get it! "
3 " Answer me this, if your TV wasn’t broken in the first place then why do you need anew one? If your clothes still fit and aren’t rags falling off you, why do you needmore clothes? If your phone still does what it does, why do you need the newestbrand out there? I could go on with these examples, but you get the gist. If it isn’tbroken then why fix it? I just had to throw one more in there for ya. "
4 " Only buy what you need. Think function not fashion "
5 " In most situations of confrontation, it’sbest to just walk away or change the subject respectively. Especially when you knowthat person is super stubborn and won’t budge. It honestly would be betterdiscussing your lifestyle changes with a mule. "
6 " The mind is the hardest aspect to convince when youare proposing the idea of change. It is a hard process indeed, but once you got themind convinced and saying, “Yea, you know what. That change thing you weretalking about. Sounds like a pretty good idea,” then you can move forward to thenext physical step of change. Literally, GET OFF THE COUCH AND STEP OUTSIDE. "
7 " I can’t sit forlong periods of time, so to compensate, I hula hoop. I read and hula hoop. Researchand hula hoop. Talk and hula hoop. You get the picture. "
8 " If you want ahealthy, nutrient dense, poor man’s diet you can’t go wrong with whole grains andlegumes. "
9 " The basic thing with frugality is:IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD IT, DON’T BUY IT. "
10 " Have you ever wondered to yourself, “How did my body and health end up on thewrong side of the garbage can?” Don’t lie, you know you have thought somevariation of that question. Have you also wondered, “I wonder what the solution isto get out of this trash situation and close the lid on that stink for good? "
11 " Plus it gives a peace ofmind having an open, clear space. I can’t stand a room in disarray. It drives me intoabsolute utter insanity. Maybe not that dramatic, but I don’t like it. "
12 " Ridding yourself of what you don’t need doesn’t just stop with things. Material Items.It’s also about ridding yourself of toxic people who are so bitter and negative in lifemaking you just want to jump off a bridge rather than listen to them talk. It’s hardto tell satire when reading, but I hope you catch it at points like these. Wink wink. "
13 " A man has his toolsto fix things, I havemy spices to do thesame. Thoughadding turmeric to avehicle or ginger tofix a broken door probably wouldn’t be a good idea, so don’t do that. "
14 " Listen to your body. If something hurts, go easy or stop. If it’s too easy, challenge yourself. If you are hungry, eat. Thirsty, drink. If you got to use thetoilet…..well you know what to do. You get the point. "
15 " You are feeling greatuntil someone comes along andcriticizes your healthy choices. Jooooooy. This is where you needto straighten your backbone andget thick skin. There will always bepeople that are bitter and to makethemselves feel better they got tomake other people choosingsmarter and more positive choicesfeel so low of themselves "
16 " You don’t have to be a master researcher just usecommon sense. Compare resources. Get all sides to the story. Trial and error. Testthis knowledge yourself. Etc Etc Etc. "
17 " Educate Yourself, Make Mistakes, Learnand Apply It(that’s where wisdom comes fromnot age silly.) "
18 " Hike your own hike to health. "
19 " So when your mind tells you to quite or give up, you tell it to SHUT UP. Then you go about your healthy business. Believe me, it will listen after awhile of being persistent. "
20 " Remember to not just rely on one source. Combine all sides of theequation so you can go to sleep with this info and wake up saying, “Yeah, this stuffright here, that’s good stuff.” Why I am thinking of a New England accent typingthis I have no clue, but I thought I’d add in this useless detail. "