“I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It keeps you fit and healthy, even if, in the case of ironman, it pushes your body to the limit. The word "addiction" comes with negative connotations, but it doesn't have to be a damaging impulse. It's all about channeling your craving into something positive.” IfsBodyMotivationalChoicesSportsCasesPersonalityFitHealthyDrugLimitsNegativeAddictionYour BodyImpulseThese DaysCravingChannelingConnotationIronman Book:A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey Source: A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey
“Each and every child in this country is valuable because they are our future as a society. We cannot afford to lose a single child to ill-health, under-education, abuse, addiction, jail, or gun violence. America's highest goal should be for every child to grow up to be a successful young adult -- healthy, educated, free, secure, and a good citizen.” ShouldChildrenCountryAmericaYoungGrowsGoalLosesGrowing UpSuccessfulViolenceCitizensHealthyHighestGunAdultsAbuseAddictionYoung AdultIllValuableEducatedSecureJailOur FutureGun ViolenceGood CitizenIll HealthSingle Child Author:John F. Kerry
“Unhealthy cultures create addiction. Healthy cultures create social bonds.” CultureSocialHealthyAddictionUnhealthySocial Bonds Author:Simon Sinek
“When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsKindMadeCreativeHealthyAddictionInsightArguingBack In The Day Author:Lauryn Hill
“After a few years of the addiction controlling my online life, and beginning to affect my life offline as well - meeting men and becoming physically involved with them - whether I believed in God or not, to me was moot. Anything that had as much control over my life as this addiction did could not be healthy.” MenYearsWellsBecomingInvolvedHealthyMeetingsAddictionOnlineOffline Author:Anne Marie Miller
“I know this is going to sound crazy, but I really love working out. I know that sounds sick to some people, but I didn't love it at first. It's become a healthy addiction for me. And like, now, if I'm watching TV on the couch I'm like, "Ugh, I could be on a cardio machine watching the same thing." That's just now how my mind thinks.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMindFirstsSoundCrazyTvsHealthyMachinesSickAddictionWork OutCouchesWatching TvCardioUgh Author:Khloe Kardashian
“Although Grandma's passion had led me to the power of food, not all of her recipes were healthy. I kept her gusto and the love that she put into her cuisine but ditched the ingredients that bought her a one-way ticket to arthritis, diverticulitis and a host of other inflammatory conditions. I also ditched my own addictions and compulsions around food, especially sugar.” WayPassionMy OwnConditionsHealthyAddictionOne WayIngredientsHostTicketsRecipesCompulsionGrandmaCuisineArthritisGusto Author:Kris Carr
“Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.” FactsShowsUnderstandingDifferencesPathHealthyAnxietyResearchStriveAddictionCriticalShieldsPerfectionismParalysisHamperLaying Down Author:Brené Brown