Sunday Story…Actions

Have Consequences. This is one of those immutable laws, like gravity. What goes up must come down. Action creates consequences. There is no getting around this fact.

Often the correlation between the two is obvious and swift. Put your hand on the stove burner and the consequences will be quick and painful. Fail to meet the deadline for paying your taxes and incur a penalty. These are simple and unavoidable examples.

Sometimes, though consequences don’t show up until after the fact. You don’t get diabetes from one cookie. Clogged arteries don’t happen overnight. Lung cancer doesn’t occur in smokers for years. Yet those are the consequences of actions.

Just imagine if one out of ten people died within 1 year of trying their first cigarette. How many people would be willing to take that risk? I imagine there would not be very many. Yet every day there are still people smoking and risking their health.

I have seen little comedic pieces where someone laments the fact that one healthy meal didn’t change their life. How unfair is that? Do you mean I must eat healthy every day? For how long?

Sometimes we have to generate our own consequences from positive actions. I feel better when I sleep well, eat healthy, and exercise. I should acknowledge and appreciate that fact. Will it help me 10 or 20 years down the road prevent some consequences I will not enjoy? Probably but why not enjoy the fruits of my labor now?

Celebrate your wins! Give yourself a pat on the back and an ‘atta boy!” Then keep up the good habits and enjoy the consequences.

John Mariotti

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