Your body may seem tyrannical.
It gains weight too easily.
It doesn’t let go of the weight once
you’ve gained it.
It tells you, you are hungry, even
though you have all those stores of fat which could be burned for energy.
If you don’t feed it at the time it is used to, it makes you tremble with hunger and nearly swoon – even though you have sufficient fat on your body which could be burned for energy.
It quickly becomes addicted to food and "non food" – cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. After it becomes addicted, you often want more and more, even when it is destroying you.
Maybe it’s time to shake off the
oppression of your body.
But how do you shake off the oppression of
your body? And why should you bother?
I read this line in Wisdom of the
Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman :
“From the transcendental view, whatever
we do is perfect (there is no right or wrong, only consequences)”
You should bother about shaking off the oppression of
our body, only if you don’t like the consequences of not shaking off the oppression of your body.
Consequences, for example, such as
getting fatter and fatter, and being unable to do simple things easily – such as
climbing up stairs, or running to catch a bus.
Consequences like feeling sicker and sicker.
Consequences like spending all your
time, money and creativity on getting the next fix – even to the point of
putting yourself and others in danger.
Consequences which fall out of these
consequences – since the state of your body can impact your ability to function normally, to get and hold a job, to live
with dignity, to enjoy life, to feel good about
yourself, and to feel hopeful about your future.
If these consequences are fine by you, no need to do anything.
To repeat what the book Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior says, “From the
transcendental view, whatever you do is perfect, there is no right or wrong,
just consequences”.
But if the consequences are not fine by
you, you should take action.
You should begin the process of shaking off the oppression of your body by taking the first steps.
Of course, trying to do anything
differently – eat differently, work out, spend your time differently, make the effort to correct a health condition, wean
yourself off something, is going to make you feel miserable.
Just be curious about all of it….and
keep at it.
Allow yourself to be grumpy, irritable,
feel exhausted, suffer pain, see little progress...and still keep at it.
When you come out the other side, you
will be glad you did.
Yes, maybe it’s time to shake off the
oppression of your body.
It is part of the wisdom of a wonderful life.
It is part of the wisdom of a wonderful life.
As always, thanks for sharing my Journey to Wisdom, Meaning
and a Better Life, and have a great day
and week….M ……a Pearl Seeker like you. Thanks to Ajay for
his compliments on my last post, and thanks to the rest of you for your likes,
pins, shares, tweets and votes…..much appreciated.
P.S. Happy Birthday to all those with July birthdays. Hope you use your birthday month to birth
something new and wonderful in your life, maybe a new chapter in fitness.
Here are some posts to help you on
your journey…
1 comment:
Food for thought, Minoo...one shd never be a slave to any habit...appreciation of the consequences involved and a persistent focus on shaking it off ...a great strategy to better, positive and healthy living!
Ajay
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