© Rhoberta Shaler, PhD
Last night, I got engaged in watching part of the reality TV show, The Biggest Loser. It's about weight loss. In the segment I saw, there was a challenge to each participant. The winner of the challenge was rewarded with a twenty-four hour visit from someone they loved. These folks had been at the ranch for six weeks with no visits home, so, this was a big prize.
The challenge: to stand on one foot on a raised block.
The winner: the one who maintained their stance the longest.
It was a very simple task, but how it played out was heart-warming. Of course, each person wanted that visit, that precious twenty-four hours of "home." All were dedicated to staying the course and winning the prize.
As time went on, several fell off their pedestals, so to speak. Eventually, four remained. Two men, two women. As the script would have it, we knew the stories of the four. We knew that the woman in yellow's husband had not been keen on her participation in this potentially life-transforming program. She wanted to see him to reassure him that all was well, and, to tell him that she would be continuing her healthier lifestyle forever. One man desperately wanted to see his wife. The other woman wanted to win although we never knew who it was she longed to see. The last fellow had been home for the birth of his child just two weeks before. So, they teetered on, determinedly.
Finally, the woman in yellow made her move. She said to the man who wanted to see his wife,
"You know how badly I want this. Would you please put your foot down and let me have it?"
His heart won, and he stepped off the block. The others persevered. Soon, she asked the others,
"Please, please, let me have this."
The remaining man asked the other woman if she would be willing to step off in response to the request. When he heard her say she would, he put his foot down. She immediately followed.
This amazing story unfolded in the most unlikeliest of places, a reality TV show on weight loss.
Would you be willing to put your foot down and put someone else's needs first?
Would you be willing to ask for what you need, even if it meant other's could not then have it?
It made me think. How about you?
Happy Valentine's Day.
Rhoberta
Rhoberta Shaler, PhD
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