The Best Pledge We Can Make

<span style="font-size: large;">   I was at the school rec center last week when a few people were registering as guests. I overheard the staff person as he was asking them to sign a liability waiver. He said, </span><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;">"This just means that you are taking responsibility for your body." </span></blockquote>    <span style="font-size: large;">I smiled when I heard it and I have thought about it ever since.  What an awesome concept. What if every person, better yet, every middle school child, signed a pledge committing to take care of their body.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">   This commitment</span><span style="font-size: large;"> could be similar to those kids make about not smoking or doing drugs.  DARE to be healthy, if you will.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">   Even better, it could be something required of us, before we get health insurance. </span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;"> I hereby agree to take care of my body.  I will eat well, exercise daily and avoid all forms (active and passive) of tobacco smoke.  I will consume alcohol responsibly and protect myself from environmental toxins/radiation (e.g., sun, xrays, pollution, coal emissions). </span></blockquote><div>(The government needs to help us out with the last few). </div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;"> I do these things in order to prevent disease and to promote my healthy active life.  </span></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">   Now if we can find away to 'police' that... ok, enforce .. ok encourage... though my radical, nanny self wants to add, </span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;">and if I willingly break this vow, I will be responsible for my own health care bills and or higher insurance premiums and copays!</span></blockquote><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">   Seriously, I do pledge to do every thing in my power to live a healthy life and if by no fault of my own, I get sick.. I hope someone will take care of me :)  Ok - even if its my 'fault'... I hope someone will take care of me... just saying.</span></div>

The Best Pledge We Can Make

   I was at the school rec center last week when a few people were registering as guests. I overheard the staff person as he was asking the...

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