Friday, December 28, 2007
Christmas is a tricky time of year for would be dieters. Most of us, I think, just say 'to hell with dieting' when the first chocolate Santas appear in the shops and then go back to it when the guilt hits in January.
We celebrated Xmas with friends this year and part of the festivities was a bring-a-gift lucky dip. I chose something book-shaped and was not disappointed. It turned out to be 'A Guide for the Advanced Soul' by Susan Hayward who, judging from the 'other books by this author' list, makes a living by providing inspirational thoughts for we lesser mortals. The basic premise is that if you hold a problem in your mind and then open the book at any page the universe will provide you with the solution.
So, having just consumed three tons of turkey and enough pavlova to sustain a prop forward through times of famine I opened the book. Here's what it said,
How much longer are you going to stay oblivious to the immensity of yourself?
How much longer will you go on letting your energy sleep?
Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive here but it sounds to me like another way of saying,
"When are you gonna eat less and do some exercise, you fat cow?"
Fair Enough. The Universe has spoken.
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We celebrated Xmas with friends this year and part of the festivities was a bring-a-gift lucky dip. I chose something book-shaped and was not disappointed. It turned out to be 'A Guide for the Advanced Soul' by Susan Hayward who, judging from the 'other books by this author' list, makes a living by providing inspirational thoughts for we lesser mortals. The basic premise is that if you hold a problem in your mind and then open the book at any page the universe will provide you with the solution.
So, having just consumed three tons of turkey and enough pavlova to sustain a prop forward through times of famine I opened the book. Here's what it said,
How much longer are you going to stay oblivious to the immensity of yourself?
How much longer will you go on letting your energy sleep?
Perhaps I'm being overly sensitive here but it sounds to me like another way of saying,
"When are you gonna eat less and do some exercise, you fat cow?"
Fair Enough. The Universe has spoken.
