{"id":25580,"date":"2020-03-24T07:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/?p=25580"},"modified":"2020-03-20T08:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:16:11","slug":"the-fundamental-principle-part-2-consumerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/all-mfn\/the-fundamental-principle-part-2-consumerism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fundamental Principle, Part 2: Consumerism"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the next five minutes prepare to have your life changed forever. First however, a recap from yesterday’s article<\/a>. It was discussed that when you were born, there was undoubtedly a dream for your life. It was discussed that the dream was for YOU to become the BEST version of yourself. I then discussed how friendships play a vital role. To summarize, if your friends don\u2019t encourage you to become the best version of yourself, it is likely neither of you are truly friends to one another.<\/p>\n

I strongly believe another antagonist on your quest to become the \u201cbest version\u201d of yourself is consumerism. Society, since the day you were born, has been working tirelessly to deliver you the message that the way to become the best version of yourself is to go out and get what you want. Society wants you to believe that there is scarcity and that your relevance is tied to what you have. It wants you to think you are incomplete without a huge house, fancy car, the latest clothes, and the best technology. Society does it\u2019s best to tell you day in and day out that the path to happiness is through material things. How does that seem to be working? Take a look at society as a whole.<\/p>\n

I have studied the results of this mythical thinking and here is what I have come up with. This thinking leads to sleepless nights, jealousy, anxiety, financial ruin, anger, and a mindset among many children that I am better than you because I have more. Just take a look at the news for about five minutes and see if this analysis isn\u2019t spot on. You will find you can never get enough of what you don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

Now that we have that out of the way, I\u2019d like to share with you a path I have found to be wildly more productive. There was a mother and a daughter in my wellness facility earlier; the mother was in a back room working on her midsection. Her 3-year-old daughter went over to the water fountain and began to fill up two cups. I asked her why two cups? With a huge smile and acting completely on her own, she explained to me that her mother must be thirsty and was bringing her a cup of water all the while beaming with this gigantic smile. To put it quite simply, she was truly happy. It was a priceless moment. At 3, she understood what most people age 20 and above are clueless about, as society has fed them a huge lie. as a dream for your life to become the best version of yourself and all of the clues were present from that beginning moment. I will give you a mnemonic device to help you remember the clues and to completely reshape your life: P.I.E.S. Say to yourself I am going to eat \u201cPIES\u201d every day to be the best version, except we aren\u2019t talking about the sugary kind here.<\/p>\n