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I read a few lines in a free health magazine that I thought was worth pondering. It said that too much focus on your health can backfire. When you make health the goal rather than viewing it as a resource, it can be easy to get stressed out, rigid and narrowminded.

Health is what helps you live the life you want...it's a resource not a destination. (from delicious living)

I took it to mean that always setting goals, like some do with weight-loss, causes stress and when they're not met, cause depression, disappointment and low self-esteem. Also the way we reach them, causes tension in our everyday lives, even if subconscious.

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