HARMONY & BALANCE

Wellness Wednesday: April 13, 2011



Whats up cyber buddies?! Truth is our spirits should be! Since it is in fact Wed., we have alot to look forward to! Today is HUMP DAY, go hump something (that is always fun...unless you are the humpee, not always fun). Today also means that some of you may be going to church, I am sure that it will be exciting and insightful for you! Others, well tonight is the night when everyone who doesn't go to church stays in and watches television or you may be the one who checks out the Wed. specials at your local bar! YOU MAY EVEN DO ALL 3!!! What is today for me? ITS WELLNESS WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week I came across a green armband (similar to the famous "Livestrong" bands that Lance Armstrong put out) that a friend gave me years ago that says "HARMONY & BALANCE"

I found these definitions very interesting:

bal·ance (in winemaking) the degree to which all the attributes of a wine are in harmony, with none either too prominent or deficient.

har·mo·ny agreement in action, opinion, feeling, etc; accord

well·ness the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.

de·lib·er·ate to weigh in the mind; consider

While considering all of these things and also considering my own life (past and present) I have come to realize that you cannot accomplish any of your personal goals or any goals within your own organization or business unless you have a few things:  Help, Honor, Harmony


The catalyst that you need to speed up this process: Balance


What does all this have to do with Wellness?! Everything. I would dare to say that one thing everyone would love to have is a thing called:


self-ac·tu·al·i·za·tion the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world (I call this being well)


To achieve self acualization you need every part of you working together for the whole. Your mind, soul and body.  Think of it this way your car cannot get you to point B unless the engine runs, you have gas in your tank and tires that aren't flat...you also need somehting directing that vehicle to safely get you there.  Too much gas and you flood your engine, not enough oil and you burn your engine, too much pressure in your tires and they might blow and if you don't have someone with a destination in mind driving, then you'll run out of gas, blow a tire, run your engine ragged or get lost....get the picture?! Were not even talking about the appearance of the car yet!


I will leave you with this for now...


Through the upcoming Wellness Wednesdays I want you to keep this in mind as we consider together, our own wellness:


Consider your life. YOU are the driver. Where is your point B? Is your body working with your mind? Your Mind with your soul? Do you have balance? (you can be well without balance but it means that you are unstable and could "fall" at anytime)


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P.S.
Always remember to keep looking at every situation with a half full cup (it is our choice to look at it either half full or half empty you know)


P.S.S.
"Happiness is not real unless shared" - Chris McCandless