Girl Scout Cookies Are Deadly

March 02, 2006

While walking out of the supermarket I was “assaulted” by a group of Girl Scouts.

Dressed in the usual fatigues, they were waiting for me behind a bunker of cookie boxes. As I came through the door, a scout looked directly at me and stepped forward to ask, “Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?”

Despite the fact that my thoughts said, “YES! Of course I’d like to buy some Girl Scout Cookies,” I just plowed through them football-style and burst into a sprint. They tore off after me while hurling Shortbread, Peanut Butter Sandwich, and Thin Mint cookies at my back.

I made it to the bus just in time and dove through the closing doors. As I rode off the scouts palmed and pounded on the bus windows where I sat.

I caught my breath and rubbed my aching head. Something was on my neck. A single Thin Mint had stuck to the back of my sweater.

I didn’t eat it. I swear.

Dealing With Stress

I’ve been a little stressed in the past few days and it hit me that I’m not dealing with stress the way I used to. Just a few months ago I’d have taken a trip to the store, purchased a box of cookies and disappeared from the world to eat them.

That was how I dealt with stress.

Today it’s different. These days I don’t binge. When I fist quit I’d still binge on something, but not anymore. Truth is I’m not quite sure how I’m dealing with stress—beyond practicing Tai Chi.

I’m teaching Tai Chi quite a bit and have a 65 year old woman in a class who said today that it’s much better to start being active at a young age to keep yourself healthy. She said that she sat at a desk her whole life working as a manager in a company. She went on to say that so many young people these days are sitting in a chair and looking at a computer screen all day and that it’s gonna take its toll on people.

She’s right. We’re making choices every moment of everyday that will add up to be our future state of being.

So what steps are you taking to ensure your future health?