Feel as good as you ever felt

 "I haven't had a bag of M&M's all season," Nash said. "It's been about 10 months now, and I've never felt better. I recover and feel good almost every night."

Dan Bickley in the Arizona Republic writes about Nash: "A seeker with a great intellectual curiosity, Nash made the change for many reasons. A friend urged him to visit Dr. Suneil Jain, a naturopath in Scottsdale. He was told refined sugars break down the immune system, and that one teaspoon can paralyze white blood cells for many hours, making it much harder to remain healthy.

"(Refined sugar) is complete crap," Nash said. "We keep stuffing it in our bodies in great abundance almost habitually, without even thinking about it anymore. There's an immediate sensation with these foods, but 20 minutes later, the sensation isn't so great. And once you cut them out, it becomes a lot easier to live without them.

"I think everything I do shares in why I feel great. I really prioritize sleep. I watch what I eat, and not just cutting out refined sugars. Physically, I'm at a point now where I understand my body, how to train, and how to recover. It takes a big commitment, but it's rewarding to feel good, to be happy, to be mentally clear and creative."

"I feel as good as I've ever felt. I don't know if there's any difference from when I was in my 20s," said Nash, who will turn 36 in February. "Maybe this proves you are supposed to feel this way at this age, if you watch what's going on around you.

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My favorite books on this subject are:

 and this one:

 

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" We must all suffer from one of two pains:
the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.
The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons."

-Jim Rohn

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"A good plan enthusiastically executed now
is better than a perfect plan next week."

-General George S. Patton

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"Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult,
and difficult as if they were easy."

-Baltasar Gracian

This 2010 will be an easy year. It has to be. I can't wait for the first task of the new year.

When I take on the easy task as if it were difficult, I slow down and look at the task differently. I bring more consciousness to it. I see more opportunity in it. I look for hidden potential in the task. I dance with it a little more slowly and have more fun. Most people rush through their easy tasks just "getting through" them without "getting anything from them."

When I take on the difficult tasks as if they were easy, it makes them easier to start. I just waltz right in.

Comments

[Steve Chandler]

Max

Thanks for your comments. I am well aware of General Patton's imperfections, and, because of you, now more aware of mine.

I appreciate your pointing this out.

And thanks for the kind words as well.

your student,

Steve

[Max]

Hi Steve,

I have to say, I'm a big fan of your work and have seen the benefits from some of your philosophy in my own life.

But I must point out that you often use horrific people for examples and I think you should think twice.
Do you even know who George S. Patton was? Even a quick glance at his Wikipedia page reveals he was complete trash, being quoted as having said such things as:
"I have no particular desire to understand them (the Russian) except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other amiable characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and they are all out sons-of-bitches, barbarians, and chronic drunks"

He was well known to be a blatant racist towards the black community and was severely reprimanded by the United States Military on multiple occasions for abuse of his own men.

If it wasn't for his finding his niche in war-time he would have probably been a murderer on the streets of California.

I enjoy reading your blog and books but this is not the first time I have noticed you referencing people who were scum in reality.