Look Both Ways

There are so many toxic things, literally millions, in today’s modern world that can do you harm. From the stuff they add to the foods, to the air we breathe outside, to the things we touch on a normal basis. I recently read about the receipts that you receive when you make a purchase has the toxic substance BPA in the ink of thermal paper that seeps through your skin if you hold it for too long. My point is… you can’t avoid everything that is out there, and you can’t be overly worried or consumed or paralyzed by fear either, because stress will also make you sick. But you can minimize your exposure to a lot of bad things by just being aware. 

It’s like if you are crossing the street, you wait for a green light, you look both ways, you make sure it’s safe to cross, something unforeseen might still happen to you while you are walking across, but odds are you’ll be crossing the street for many more years to come. But if you’re approaching a crosswalk without stopping, without looking to see if you have the right of way, without looking both ways to see if it’s safe, you just go… the odds are your street crossing life and life for you in general might be quite a bit shorter.

So limit your risks to a sustainable level without going insane about it. Find a healthy balance. Don’t forget, it’s about enjoying life. That’s why I’m doing what I can to be fit and healthy, so I can enjoy life for as long as I'm here.