Life is a balance between discipline and indulgence. Well, to be fair it's a balance between many things. But one of the most prominent in a society where we have access to so much. Too much obviously. So much, that one of our biggest challenges is knowing how and when to say, "no".
This brings me to my point. Sometimes, it's important to know when to say no. The joy from self-discipline can't be dismissed. And it is that. It's a joy to practice discipline. It's equally important to know when to say "yes". One without the other is more than useless, it's harmful.
If we really love ourselves, the way we would love a child that looked just like us, we would know when to say "Yes sweetie, I want you to have that cookie" or "maybe we don't need all of that right this second." We would know those times in our souls and we know them for ourselves. As always, the universe speaks quietly through us, listen closely.
