In conversation with a friend today he told me that his boss dropped by his
working area and instructed him not to smile as the company was going through a
complicated situation and the CEO had been called onsite.
‘We
have to look suitable demure and no laughing or smiling. Apparently we're all
to be depressed and keep our heads down and look busy while the big boss is
here’ he said.
I
thought he was being sarcastic but no, he confirmed that those were the actual
words uttered by the manager. I told him he should smile or laugh really loud when the big boss was around.
How much are you expected to change on a daily basis to do your job? If
you have to play a role regularly it might be difficult to come back to the
real you at the end of the day and you will possibly start to define yourself
by the character you play rather than the person you truly are.
What does this have to do with sugar? Everything has to do with sugar if
you are addicted to it or any other substance.
If you need constant external stimulus from substances it might mean
that you want to escape from your current reality or that you are so stressed that you need to
find ways to release that tension, involving habits that aren't all that beneficial to your health.
The point here is, how much are you allowing yourself to go with the
flow of events pursuing the values or silly rules that are imposed to you by your boss, your
friends, your partner, your culture, your country... without even questioning
if they are suitable for your personality, aptitude or the design of life you want
for yourself?
How much are you being influenced to think that you won’t be able to
stop eating sugar, you couldn't possibly stop smoking all by yourself, there’s
no way you can start a diet before Christmas....
Well, let me tell you one thing, you are the
only person who can control your own mind so start taking responsibility for it
and grab the reins as if you don’t, there are many people out there that will certainly try to brainwash you to be just another sheep. Set a goal and whatever it is prove yourself capable of
achieving it.
Like the proverb goes: 'A black sheep infects the whole flock'. Think for yourself as it is not illegal yet.
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