Question

1.The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or purposely
staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring about potentially harmful
circumstances. You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising
self-control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the most
important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness. We can think
it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s me! Living on the edge!
Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even highways have lines, which
provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over one side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we
cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed. And we like those lines because they help to keep
us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize how lines help to keep us safe. I’m not proud of this, but for
the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt horrible, physically, most of the time. I used
to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or
how long I can get by with it.” I ran to doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins,
natural stuff and anything I could get my hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.”
That just made me mad. I thought stress meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I
love what I do. But I kept pushing myself, traveling, doing speaking engagements and so on— simply
exhausting myself. Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some
changes in my outlook and lifestyle. You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with
anyone else. Each of us needs to be exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re
not all alike and we need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making
ourselves sick with an overload of stress and pressure

Answer 1

Answer:

The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or purposely

staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring about potentially harmful

circumstances. You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our