Think First, Act Second Challenge

So often as the Holidays speed upon us, we get caught up in the stress, speed, and commotion of it all and just DO.....do "whatever" is easiest: do "whatever" gets us through it, over it, around it; do "whatever" eases the pain or feels good!  So this Halloween, the start of the three month eating festivus of Holidays, I propose this:  STOP the patterns of old!!!!!  Think before you DO.  Think before you mindlessly or stressfully do anything!  Why are you shoveling Halloween candy in your mouth?  Why are you eating through the day to cope?  What is going on that you need to drink or eat or avoid living through it?  All the moments of your life are worth living....even the bad ones!  Why?  Because even the bad ones are opportunities for growth.  In fact, the most stressful ones can be stepping stones to a less stressful existence!  If something in your life isn't "worth living through" then figure out how to change that into something different rather than avoiding feeling it!  Bad coping mechanisms do not solve anything .... they really only make matters worse!  Embrace your life just as it is and then feel it; contemplate what works and what doesn't, and then fix what doesn't work.  There is always a way through everything before us....we just have to be aware enough to see it clearly!