Reflecting upon an incidental comment by Doug yesterday, that i looked "fit", i recall that in my travels around Kaua'i, i often observe those who really stand out in a crowd, the people on the bus who take up two seats, or seem to have an extra body out in front of them, cases of extreme obesity, or, just cases of basic obesity, people who obviously have a problem but are failing to deal with it. As a land beset with tourists, many of these cases are transients, but we also have our own locals with this problem, and, most noticeably prevalent, are the kanaka maoli, who have abandoned their traditional diet and are not faring well with all the crap marketed by the U.S., even if it's all grown in China. Along with the overt obesity, we also know that less observable is the problem of diabetes, another disease usually created by bad diet.
Don't get me wrong, i too have my moments of having waited too long
between "meals" when out of sheer hunger i will "wolf down"
my food barely pausing to chew it, much less chewing it thoroughly the
recommended minimum of 50+ times per mouthfull,
but i at least have the awareness to slow down as i go and chew more,
that i may better digest my meal.
i can also chew deliciously slowly
savoring my food as a very sensuous experience.
As a clairvoyant,
i often observe our U.S. tourists who are obviously obese,
to choose the most obese-producing items on a menu,
unconsciously and addictively consuming what is worst for their health,
but hey, they're "on vacation", so it is
the time to over-indluge, isn't it? And who would dare
advise them otherwise than to keep spending their tourist dollars?
Ummm... where was i going with all of this?
With a cluster of postings recently about physical health and diet, we could summarize that a big factor in our overall fitness is oral. This is a combination of what we put into our mouths, and what comes out of our mouths. We create our reality by thought, word, and deed. Our thoughtforms and what we mirror thereby in our speaking of our truth, are big factors in our creation of our overall health. i have very clearly chosen a model of life which is that i shall be running "full steam" until it's my time to leave this realm. What activities i choose to be (pre-)occupied with may be changing over time, but a key is that i have not been "employed" since 1991, i do not go to "work", though i maintain an active practice of being always "on call" to provide clairvoyant counseling. i am not unhappy with activities i wish i wasn't "having to do", and i don't need to escape those by "going on vacation". Perhaps that is the lesson I'm seeking to share today... the lifestyle of living one's authentic truth, where one's creativity and living has integrated with it, the principle of "service-to-others", but not in an unhappy sacrificial way. Thus i feel in balance, in my giving and receiving. Health and fitness are a matter of balance and harmony. We are each unique in the factors we prioritize, but we need to find our own unique balance of all of those. May you gracefully find your authentic balance, and thereby your own health and fitness.