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Nip It In The Bud

More On Neglect

Destiny S. Harris
2 min readMar 11, 2021
Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash

When it comes to neglect, you have a limited amount of time before the effects become apparent in your life.

The continuation of unproductive patterns in your behavior, choices, and thinking is easy; this is why neglect is common. Another precarious plight that develops from neglect is that you don’t always realize the neglect’s ramifications (in whatever areas of your life it applies). The insidious effects of progressing without pausing for change can devastate one’s life.

How many people and things have you neglected?

  • When one neglects their health — naturally, the body eventually responds with disease and ailments.
  • When one neglects their relationships — naturally, the other party becomes cold and/or the relationship suffers, and closeness is removed from the equation.
  • When one neglects their career — naturally, they stagnate and work the remainder of their lives for mediocre pay, mediocre companies, and mediocre opportunities.
  • When one neglects their mental health — naturally, the mind becomes a monster out of control that makes it hard to come back from.
  • When one neglects their diet and nutrition — naturally, they tend to gain weight or set their bodies up for invitations to various kinds of sickness and…

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