One of my detox clients rejoiced in the fact that over the last year she has lost over 50 lbs. and has 50 more to go to reach her goal.  I quickly mentioned that there is no end in sight.  The joy is the journey.  Once we have reached the end "goal", mentally or psychologically we realize that we can only revert in the other direction, which first begins with the habits that lead to bad food, then lethargy, weight gain, diabetes and/or hypertension, and ultimately a terminal illness like cancer.  

Taking joy in the journey and seeing the journey as never ending is the meaning of life itself.  Ironic as it might sound, the goal in life is to find a goal that has no end in sight!  Certainly milestones will be attained and surpassed along the way.  However, being on the path is a one way street and once you tell yourself that you have reached an end or a mountainous peak, there is no where to go but down.  Our spirits want to forever be challenged and once the challenge is over we psychologically hijack ourselves by allowing our health to decline so that we can then reset our minds to reaching that psychological end goal once more. 

We become "alive" when we are working to achieve that goal that we so desperately seek to attain.  We stay alive when the goal is the process, rather than the end itself.  If you achieve all of your goals, then you might as well be dead.  Even if you have achieved a "master" status of your life's mission, then it becomes your responsibility to help others since you are now a master.  This principle applies to not only health, but exercise, making money, education, dance, martial arts, or whatever chosen path of work or service you may be in.

Having an end goal is potentially dangerous when it comes to our health.  Celebrities like soul crooner Luther Vandross or media mogul Oprah Winfrey come to mind with the wild fluctuations in weight gain and loss.  While Oprah is still alive, Luther died and while I know not his exact cause of death, it is not far fetched to assume that his weight issues over his adult lifetime was a contributing factor.  Oprah on the other hand has maintained good health and a decent weight.  Rather than setting an end goal, or "perfect" weight to attain, how about a PERFECT PROCESS that is EVERLASTING?  That is the goal.

No matter how good your diet or your lifestyle, the incorporation of regular fasting, frugal eating, exercise, sexual transmutation and preservation, emotional poise, and connecting with nature are lifelong practices that result in great health and longevity.  I find that most people can motivate themselves to go the gym, change their diet and take on a fast or two.  Real progress is made only to reach the "goal." Slowly but surely you put yourself on the opposite regressive path to decline back to where you were at the beginning of the journey.  When we can find fulfillment and joy in the process then there is no end to great health.

"When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is correct, medicine is of no need" - Ayurvedic Proverb   

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