Most of us know what is good for us.  Knowing it and doing it are very different things.  How many times do we say "I know I should exercise, but..." or "I know this pop isn't good for me, but...".  We make decisions between knowing and doing constantly.

I am addicted to coffee and chocolate.  I KNOW that for a fact.  I have tried to cut them out of my day before and am not convinced that my life will be good without them.  I am aided in my addiction by some reports that say that coffee and chocolate are good for you.  That way I don't KNOW that I should give them up.  Besides, I get so much enjoyment out of them, they'd have to be a cut and dry risk in order for me to give them up.

I read a study about heart patients a few days ago.  It said that even though they were told that if they didn't change their bad habits (drinking, smoking, overeating, etc.) they would be dead in a matter of a couple of years, 70% didn't change their lifestyle one bit.  My take on this is the "it won't happen to me" attitude.  Hey, they lived through one heart attack, why wouldn't they make it through another?

I do know that pop, chips and sweets aren't good for me.  I just haven't been doing enough with that knowledge lately.  I also know that I have a slow metabolism and need to get a lot of exercise or I will balloon up.  I haven't been doing enough with that knowledge lately either.

I have a million excuses as to why I haven't been DOING.  Some are even pretty valid.  I think I just hadn't committed to the fact that I HAVE to do something about these things.  When you feel you HAVE to do something, you usually find a way to do it.

So I'm now at the point of KNOWING and feeling I HAVE to be DOING.