Our next focus will be whatever preparation or education or foundation that is needed for you to build your life. For many people, it is the educational basis. For some people, it may be the apprenticeship portion of their life. Whatever it is, determine where you are in your process of building your FOUNDATION, somewhere between 0 and 100.
Take into consideration that everyone is still learning in life and always can learn more.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
You knew this was coming... FITNESS
When others talked about fitness, I used to think exclusively of physical exercise. Since reading Dr. Ted Morter, Jr.'s Dynamic Health, I now include six different parts to my definition of fitness.
As you determine where you are between 0 and 100 on the fitness scale, give yourself 4 points just for making this evaluation!
Here are the insights that Dr. Morter gave me with regard to fitness: (1) fitness is comprised of six elements: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the liquids we drink, the rest we take, the activity we do,and the thoughts we think; and (2) we MUST be vigilant and take responsibility for these six areas of our lives daily, just as we floss and brush our teeth daily!
I will admit that I have had some days where I worked through the night and didn't sleep for 24 hours; or some times I was so busy I forgot to eat for 24 hours. However, every day, I do breathe! And regardless of whether I think of it or not, every day, I have thoughts.
So the trick is to take responsibility for each of these six areas and award yourself anywhere between 0 and 16 points for each of these areas in your life.
As an example - consider the air we breathe. Do you smoke? Do you live or work with others who smoke? Do you work in an area that produces unhealthy air? Do you live in an area that has unhealthy air? Base your score on the answers to these questions with 0 being not so good and 16 being excellent.
In terms of the food we eat, I would strongly suggest that you read one of Dr. Morter's books or at least research the terms acid-ash versus alkaline-ash diets. His presentation turned my entire perspective about food upside-down - AND I have a chronic situation that dictates what I can and cannot eat, to some degree. Again, award yourself a score between 0 and 16 based on the healthiness of the food that you eat.
When you consider the liquids that you drink, review not only the types of liquids (alcoholic, caffeinated, sugar-laden, diet sodas, etc.), but also the amounts. It is my understanding that 1 quart of water per 50 pounds of body weight is the right amount of water. Based on those criteria, determine where your score is for the liquids that you drink.
Americans are known for working hard, so it may come as no surprise to find out that on the average, we don't get sufficient amount of sleep. Each person is different, but like food and drink, you must determine the optimal amount and quality that is right for you. Again, award yourself your score between 0 and 16 on the sleep that you get.
Although I have always considered myself in good physical health, until I began exercising DAILY, and feeling o, so powerful, I had NO idea how critical this piece was to my life. Do you exercise daily? For how long? What type? You should change the type of exercise that you do from time to time so that you don't develop muscle memory where the exercise isn't as valuable. What score do you earn on physical exercise between 0 and 16?
Dr. Morter's last contribution to fitness is in the thoughts we think. A great saying is that "You can't afford the cost of a negative thought." There are volumes of work on this - starting with forgiveness (others, yourself, then allowing others to forgive you); to manifestation of finding the positive in EVERY experience and showering gratitude on all events that come upon you. Out of a possible 16 points here, how many do you get?
So all together, adding these up, how many points out of 100 do you give yourself for fitness? It's another piece of the pie.
As you determine where you are between 0 and 100 on the fitness scale, give yourself 4 points just for making this evaluation!
Here are the insights that Dr. Morter gave me with regard to fitness: (1) fitness is comprised of six elements: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the liquids we drink, the rest we take, the activity we do,and the thoughts we think; and (2) we MUST be vigilant and take responsibility for these six areas of our lives daily, just as we floss and brush our teeth daily!
I will admit that I have had some days where I worked through the night and didn't sleep for 24 hours; or some times I was so busy I forgot to eat for 24 hours. However, every day, I do breathe! And regardless of whether I think of it or not, every day, I have thoughts.
So the trick is to take responsibility for each of these six areas and award yourself anywhere between 0 and 16 points for each of these areas in your life.
As an example - consider the air we breathe. Do you smoke? Do you live or work with others who smoke? Do you work in an area that produces unhealthy air? Do you live in an area that has unhealthy air? Base your score on the answers to these questions with 0 being not so good and 16 being excellent.
In terms of the food we eat, I would strongly suggest that you read one of Dr. Morter's books or at least research the terms acid-ash versus alkaline-ash diets. His presentation turned my entire perspective about food upside-down - AND I have a chronic situation that dictates what I can and cannot eat, to some degree. Again, award yourself a score between 0 and 16 based on the healthiness of the food that you eat.
When you consider the liquids that you drink, review not only the types of liquids (alcoholic, caffeinated, sugar-laden, diet sodas, etc.), but also the amounts. It is my understanding that 1 quart of water per 50 pounds of body weight is the right amount of water. Based on those criteria, determine where your score is for the liquids that you drink.
Americans are known for working hard, so it may come as no surprise to find out that on the average, we don't get sufficient amount of sleep. Each person is different, but like food and drink, you must determine the optimal amount and quality that is right for you. Again, award yourself your score between 0 and 16 on the sleep that you get.
Although I have always considered myself in good physical health, until I began exercising DAILY, and feeling o, so powerful, I had NO idea how critical this piece was to my life. Do you exercise daily? For how long? What type? You should change the type of exercise that you do from time to time so that you don't develop muscle memory where the exercise isn't as valuable. What score do you earn on physical exercise between 0 and 16?
Dr. Morter's last contribution to fitness is in the thoughts we think. A great saying is that "You can't afford the cost of a negative thought." There are volumes of work on this - starting with forgiveness (others, yourself, then allowing others to forgive you); to manifestation of finding the positive in EVERY experience and showering gratitude on all events that come upon you. Out of a possible 16 points here, how many do you get?
So all together, adding these up, how many points out of 100 do you give yourself for fitness? It's another piece of the pie.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The next Balancing act...
Whether it's your birth family or the group of people you have selected to be around you, balancing your family life makes a big difference overall.
Consider the members of your family. Are you providing your contribution to them? Are you the respectful child, the supporting sibling, the parental leader, the nurturing aunt or uncle, the loving grandparent, that you need to be to every family member?
As you look at yourself with respect to each family member, consider where you are against where you would like to be, with 0 being a non-participant family member, and 100 the ideal family member.
Hold on to that self-defined number as we peer into the eight different fields to balance in our lives.
Consider the members of your family. Are you providing your contribution to them? Are you the respectful child, the supporting sibling, the parental leader, the nurturing aunt or uncle, the loving grandparent, that you need to be to every family member?
As you look at yourself with respect to each family member, consider where you are against where you would like to be, with 0 being a non-participant family member, and 100 the ideal family member.
Hold on to that self-defined number as we peer into the eight different fields to balance in our lives.
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