Moderation Schmoderation
Norah Vasen | Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 2:00AM As our society approaches the holiday season, I become very aware (and mindful) for the potential of an expanding waistline due to the overindulgence of food, booze, and lack of time for rest and exercise. The holidays are quite festive and busy so we easily become wrapped up in parties, company lunches and dinners, family and friends that are in town, and lack of time to stay in line with our daily routines. But it should be said that it’s healthy to not follow the same pattern but maybe instead practice an attitude of moderation while we happily enjoy the holiday season.
According to Wikipedia, the definition of the word moderation “is the process of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted.” Now practicing everything with a moderate perspective may come across as boring and maybe even a little self-righteous, but the outcomes of excessive tendencies are by far much more negative than practicing compliance with.
So, I propose that we ask ourselves, do we practice moderation in our abundant lives? And this goes for anything…work, love, food, drink, family, friends, the like. If our life is solely focused on one thing, where does the rest of our life find balance? I challenge you to seek the balance between excess and moderation, and find the happy medium.
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Great first post Norah!! I completely agree with you. I whole-heartedly believe that if we were more mindful about moderation (ie: our consumption patterns) we wouldn't be in the environmental crisis we are currently in. It is so hard because everything we see in our lives tells us to get more and make it bigger and better than before. We are always striving to keep up with the more that we dont stop and think about how much we actually need...moderation is key to so many things in life.