"Which Is In Better Shape? You or Your Car?"

Hint: The answer has 4 wheels" 

If you live in the NYC Metro area you may have heard this commercial on the radio lately. It's for a local car dealership advertising their services for car maintenance.  

The commercial really bothers me for a few reasons, but the one I'll focus on today is this: the truth hurts. How many of us take better care of an object than ourselves? It may not be a car for all of us, but it might be something similar like the kitchen, the garden or the laundry. While it's important to keep up with these domestic responsibilities, it's more important to put our health at the top of our priority list. If we're sick will the kitchen get cleaned, the garden tended to or the laundry washed and folded? The truth is when our health suffers so does everything else. 

I challenge you to think if there is anything in your life that you're taking better care of than your own health. Is it really that important? Maybe it's OK if the laundry doesn't get done, dirty dishes stay in the sick overnight or the weeds overgrow a little in the garden. Let these things happen and take a few minutes for yourself. After all, being happy and healthy is more important, right? (Hint: The answer is YES!)