Last night I was talking with one of my Yoga students who had arrived early about how people come and go and about how people sometimes show up and then stop for a while. I’ve been going to the class every Tuesday and Thursday that I’m in town for the last 12 years. Early on, though, I was still refereeing a lot of soccer, so I would miss for games. Now, for the 2012 season I have not assigned myself to any Tuesday-Thursday games. It’s a discipline.
My goal in life has always been to be as fit and healthy as possible. If there is something I can consciously do to maintain good health, I try to do it. It’s a discipline. I’m up every morning for a run or some sort of exercise. Yoga practice several times a week (which is a great way to build strength, stamina, flexibility, balance and reduce stress).
Eating is the hardest. There are foods that should be avoided, but for which I have great weakness. I try to keep them out of the house. And I try to watch portion size.
This is another post that came about through the joining of several streams of reading and thoughts. Yesterday, I picked up a news feed from Business Insider, “How Should America Solve Its Fat Problem.” Henry Blodget writes some incredibly intelligent posts–usually economics. This one tries to look at the complexity of the problem.
Then Jon Swanson wrote in today’s post at 300 Words about how he’s discovering that Snickers Doesn’t Always Satisfy. He quotes Isaiah:
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
Taking care of yourself mindfully becomes another Spiritual Discipline. Junk food is akin to junk thoughts.
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