The proper attitude that goes with the healthy choice is not willfulness—which is the root of so much of our problems and unhappiness—but willingness.

Willingness to live by principles.
Willingness to do what is right for ourselves.
Willingness to respect the nature of our spirits and our bodies—and of the world we live in—and to act accordingly.
Willingness to get in touch with our Higher Power, to understand what it requires of us for well-being, and to way (in essence, if not in literal form): “Not my will, but Thine.”

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