Do you want to be healthy? You might be surprised to find out that not everybody desires health. Sure, if asked if they would prefer health or sickness, most people would say they would prefer health. But the acquisition of health takes effort and understanding and many people are numb to the fact that they …
I lit a fire this morning to warm the house. I watched as some of the pieces of wood struggled to catch flame and I knew that they had all of the elements needed in order to succeed. They had heat, fuel and air but they seemed to have some trouble with the task. …
Pain is personal. Everyone experiences it in a different way and what is excruciating for one person is quite manageable for another. For the person experiencing pain it is very real. Pain can be fleeting and go away as fast as it began. When pain is new it is called “acute” meaning that it recently …
Do you ever take the time to sit quietly without any interference from the outside invading the space inside of you? There is a place deep inside of you that makes up who you really are. It is always there but it is often ignored. People don’t ignore their essential being on purpose so why …
December in the mountains is a time that can go a couple of ways. Some years winter has already begun and snow is piled up so high there is no place to put it anymore. The air might be cold and crisp with a bite on the nose while out in the elements. Other times …
One of the interesting things about health is that it is a personal choice. Some people never pay a thought to the concept of health and go about their day to day life without a care. Some people obsess about the idea of health and lose touch with the value of a moment. I believe …
Here’s a quote from Yojokun – Life Lessons from a Samurai. “Generally speaking, the human body is weak and transient. It is like a lamp in the wind, a precarious thing that is easily blown out. Treat your body as a matter of great importance.” This book was written by Kaibara Eikiken, a doctor for …
Your attitude about health may be compromised by popular press. I saw a report on some of the major news networks that states a warning against eating grapefruit while taking medication. Now we all have a vision of eating a grapefruit and for some of us it is bittersweet. For others it represents a step …
The human body has an innate intelligence within it that is responsible for balancing your internal and external environment. You see the stresses of life come in three different types. There is physical, chemical and emotional stress. Typically we are subjected to all three in varying but constant amounts. Innate intelligence can be thought of …
