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\n\"Father's<\/a>
Sustainability is an oft-used word that can conjure many different thougths. My use of sustainability<\/a> in today's post is around your life-the living of it part.<\/p>\n

I conducted a workshop a few weeks ago and by accident I heard a participant say they never eat breakfast. As if I'd seen someone's purse stolen, I immediately said, "that's not sustainable." After the awkward pause, I reassured the individual that the body cannot do what it was designed to do when we skip meals in the name of carrying on business. It's a design issue.<\/p>\n

That's the point.<\/p>\n

We in America<\/a> (many other areas too) are very arrogant in the way we treat our lives. We play a dangerous game of pretend. In the game we say we're not harmed by ignoring our physical and mental health because we're successful. Usually, the success is connected to our careers and\/or money. Nothing wrong with career and money, but they only make up a quarter of our lives-combined.<\/p>\n

Every game of pretend comes to an end.<\/p>\n

I've come to understand in my own journey that sustainability is a simple, and yet hard, principle. One's life can only be Epic when the entirety is integrated and aligned with. <\/strong>So take your whole life and pay attention to it everyday and make sure it's aligned properly. Think of your car when the wheels are out of alignment and what the fix is for that.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>This is where we tend to get tripped up. The messages we hear everyday speak in contrary voices and we fail to choose what is best. For example:<\/p>\n