LIVE RITE - HALT!

Beware!

HALT!

Do not get too

H – Hungry

A – Angry

L – Lonely

T – Tired

Do not eat when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely and/or Tired.

If you are Hungry – Drink a glass of water and wait fifteen minutes. Eat a piece of good and healthy fruit and wait fifteen minutes. Have a glass of black herb tea and wait fifteen minutes. By that time your next meal or mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack will likely be soon.

If you are Angry – Look behind your anger. What might you be hurt about? What might you be afraid about? What might you be sad about? What might you be frustrated about? Acknowledge your feelings for what they are, whether rational or not. Deal directly and problem solvingly with your hurt, fear, sadness and frustration. If you are hurt, get the healing you need. If you are afraid, get the protection you need. If you are sad, get the comfort you need. If you are frustrated, work out what you need to do to deal with your frustration – perhaps do something else in the meantime? “The secret of patience is to do something else in the meantime.”

If you are Lonely – Find the companions that are good companions for you: people (older, same age, younger, same/other gender, same/other interests) or books, clubs, friends, family, animals. Join a service-oriented organization. Nothing quite relieves loneliness like selfless service does.

If you are Tired – Rest. Take ten minutes in every hour off. Take an hour off. Take a day off. Take a weekend off. Take a week or more off. Rest by changing your activity. If you have been very physically busy, do something mentally or spiritually challenging for example. If you are tired because you are bored… get doing something interesting to you! Rest spiritually. If you have been neglecting your spiritual practices, make time for them. If you have been very busy spiritually do something different. Try lying on the grass and closing your eyes. Try sitting against a tree trunk and reading. Try walking in the breeze and feeling the wind against your cheek and in your hair. Rest. Learn to pace yourself.