Of Budgets and Calories

I've been thinking how similar budgeting and dieting are...
You consume more calories than you need  - you gain weight.
You spend more than you have - you gain debt.

We are trying to get out of debt.  Boy is it hard at times.  We simply do not have enough income, but there are ways we can cut.  And -  we can decide to not use the credit card.  We will eventually get out of debt.... one day at a time.
I'm trying (once again.. always... ) to lose weight. This becomes my focus every January and I do well for a while, but about April - May I lose heart (rather than weight!). If I stick with this I will eventually lose weight... one pound at a time... one day at a time.
Then there are the choices about how I spend my TIME each day.  Will I spend it wisely in reading, in relationships, in loving and caring.  Or will I waste my time in worry, in anger, in gossip, or in wasted hours in front of the TV (or computer)?  

This - like everything else, is a daily thing and involves choices and decisions.
There's a song by Chris Rice that sums it up:

Every day is a journal page
Every man holds a quill and ink
And there's plenty of room for writing in
All we do is believe and think
So will you compose a curse
Or will today bring the blessing
Fill the page with rhyming verse
Or some random sketching

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much
Life means so much
Life means so much

Every day is a bank account
And time is our currency
So nobody's rich, nobody's poor
We get 24 hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest, or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who's under

Has anybody ever lived who knew the value of a life
And don't you think giving is all
What proves the worth of yours and mine

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count

Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much

Every day is a gift you've been given
Make the most of the time every minute you're living