{"id":1683,"date":"2015-05-26T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2020-05-29T16:32:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T20:32:32","slug":"an-ounce-of-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/an-ounce-of-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/An-Ounce-of-Prevention-morgueFile.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1684\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/An-Ounce-of-Prevention-morgueFile.jpg\" alt=\"An Ounce of Prevention-morgueFile\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/An-Ounce-of-Prevention-morgueFile.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/An-Ounce-of-Prevention-morgueFile-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>All my life I heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That sounds good to me. I\u2019m for whatever we can do to prevent problems. Plus, I love apples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We credit Benjamin Franklin with saying an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. His quote contains wisdom we all need.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We can either spend a little time preventing a problem or a lot of time curing it.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If we have the ability to prevent something bad, why not do it? If eating apples will keep us out of the doctor\u2019s office, let\u2019s eat apples!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some people have revised Franklin\u2019s quote to say an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. I tend to agree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Consider our choices:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Exercise and eat well now or treat health problems later.<\/li>\n<li>Save for emergencies now or deal with debt later.<\/li>\n<li>Develop strong relationships now or have few friends later.<\/li>\n<li>Work well now or find a new job later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you see a pattern here?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Our choices today affect our lives tomorrow.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What kind of future do we want?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cDo not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones\u201d (Proverbs 3:8 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thank you to Karen Atwood for this suggestion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a> and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Photo courtesy of morgueFile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All my life I heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. That sounds good to me. I\u2019m for whatever we can do to prevent problems. Plus, I love apples. We credit Benjamin Franklin with saying an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. His quote contains wisdom we all need. We can either spend a little time preventing a problem or a lot of time curing it. 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