The Blame Game
By Dr. John H. Sklare


I read a very interesting article in the paper a while back titled “Don’t Blame The Burgers.” It was an article regarding the two overweight teenagers from New York who were suing McDonald’s over their current state of their health. This story provides another prime example of how some people avoid responsibility, claim victim status and point that fickle finger of blame.

Only YOU can create the healthy life and fit body that you dream about and only YOU can endanger it. The bottom line is that the life you lead and the body you create are the end results of the choices that you make…

"The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."
~Muhammad Ali~

" Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as this is all there is."
~~~Author Unknown~~~

"If you keep on doing what you"ve always done, you"ll keep on getting what you"ve always got."
— W.L. Bateman

The Seeds of Change
Daily Inspiration
By Dr. John H. Sklare
Thursday, October 19, 2006

The thoughts that you have in your mind are similar to the seeds a farmer plants in his field. Consider the fertile soil of a farmer’s field. The farmer decides what crop he wants to grow and then he plants the appropriate seeds. The ground in which he plants the seeds has no choice but to produce the very crop that the farmer has planted…be it corn, wheat, barley, or weeds. The ground doesn’t debate, challenge or try to change the seed. Its only role is to embrace the seed, nurture its growth and produce the crop. The same can be said about the thoughts you plant in your mind.

You, like the farmer, are a planter of seeds. Your seeds, however, are of a psychological nature. In your case, these are the seeds of thought and behavior. While the farmer plants his seeds in the ground, you plant in your seeds in your mind. And just as the type of seed the farmer plants in the earth determines what he produces in his field, the kinds of thoughts that you plant in your mind determine what you produce in your life.

If you plant seeds of negativism, self-doubt and apprehension, you produce a life full of fear, frustration and helplessness. On the other hand, if you plant seeds that are positive, hopeful and strong, you produce a much healthier, happier and successful life. You can’t continue to plant seeds of doubt and failure in your mind and expect to produce the successful life you dream of. Think about that as you wander through your day today! What kind of seeds are you planting?

Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare

"Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such."
~Henry Miller

"Our lives improve only when we take chances... and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.”

Walter Anderson

Creation is beautiful, Enjoy it. Spread the love all around.

Jamal James