when less is more

The 2004 documentary, Super Size Me, followed producer and director Morgan Spurlock as he ate at the same fast food restaurant three times a day for 30 days. Every time he was asked if he would like to "supersize" a meal, he said yes. During that time he put on 24.5 pounds and reported mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and liver damage. I took him more than a year to lose the weight he put on.


Folks, Spurlock was a professional film producer, so do not try that stunt at home!

His exaggerated foray into the world of too much of the wrong kind of food is a great reminder that less really can qualitatively be more.

Just as less fat, sugar, and processed wheats often adds up to better health, there are countless other "lesses" that would help you experience significant "mores" in life.

Imagine a departure from partaking of too much escapist entertainment ... holding grudges and harboring resentments ... filling in too many blanks in the calendar ... overspending ... overeating ... gossiping too much.

Just think of how much more health and peace is available when you pursue a path that Robert Frost described as "less travelled"!