take care of your body
“The body should be treated more rigorously, so that it may not be disobedient to the mind.”
- Seneca
Spirit
Mind
BODY
All three are very important in the alignment of spirit, mind, and body. I think, in general, the body is the least respected out of the three. Yet, without the body, you can’t carry out the authentic life you receive from your Higher Power and set your intentions on manifesting.
This quote, from Seneca one of my favorite Stoics, popped up at a time when I’ve been focusing on finding the “right” routine for a balance of yoga and weight training now that we enter into a new schedule for the spring with the boys’ practices.
I view it as a reminder not to allow the busyness of the new schedule to get in the way of taking care of my body.
It’s easy to sacrifice our bodies because we’re busy and it’s not always easy—it’s actually hard work to keep our bodies in great shape; when I say “great shape” I’m not necessarily talking about six-pack abs, although if those happen to poke through that’s not the motivation.
The motivation should be to do our best to keep our bodies in the best shape possible to live the life we were created to live–this does not mean we will avoid situations out of our control. The way I look at it is if I ever receive a negative diagnosis, I want to be able to battle it knowing that I didn’t bring the sickness to me. I can handle being dealt a bad hand, but I also don’t want to have to battle the regret of my decisions.
No matter your age it will only be harder to reclaim the health of your body, so let’s commit to treating our bodies more rigorously so it’ll not only be obedient to our spirit and mind but also to hopefully avoid ailments in the future.
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See you tomorrow and keep pursuing,
JC
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