Health is Sexier than a Red Purse!
Posted on May 29, 2014 by bob in Moving Free
A colleague and I were having lunch last week and she told me a story I think is worthy of passing along.
“I’d been eyeballing this really cute, stupidly expensive, red purse for a couple of months,” she said. “I’d visit it online and wave to it in the store. But, there’s no way I was going to buy that purse because it was stupid expensive. I can deal with expensive, but stupid expensive is just stupid.”
“Well, the darn thing went on sale the other day at 40% off and another 10% with my store card,” she continued. “Now that it was just plain expensive, I had to have that little red bag. Apparently, so did every other woman in the United States. Because, I had it in my online shopping cart and by the time I got my credit card out it was no longer available.
I was furious. I felt violated. How dare they sell MY red purse?”
“I called the company. They apologized and looked for one in their inventory ANYWHERE. They gave me stores and a warehouse to call and reserve it before it could be sold. I called around for over an hour and finally got to someone who ordered it for me.”
As she was patting herself on the back for her investigative skills and persistence, she had an AHA! moment.
“I had been meaning to schedule my yearly check-up with its usual battery of tests,” she said, “but I had been putting it off for no good reason. I thought, why on earth don’t I apply the same passion to taking charge of my own health care?”
She thought about it for a minute and the answer she came up with un-nerved her a little. “Healthcare is not sexy,” she thought. “Purses are sexy! Purses are sexier than being healthier and maybe living longer? EEEK!”
Health is sexy. Quality of life is sexy. As she dialed her doctor’s office, she began to sing that rock song, “I’m too sexy for my purse, too sexy for my phone but not too sexy for my doctor’s office.”
Perhaps my friend has touched a nerve in many of us. If you like living, taking care of your health is about as sexy as it gets.
Mirabai Holland, M.F.A. is a public health activist and authority in the Health & Fitness industry, specializing in preventive and rehabilitative exercise. Her Moving Free® approach to exercise is designed to provide a movement experience so pleasant it doesn’t feel like work. www.mirabaiholland.com
