Twillie, Lebo M. - The Lion King - Circle Of Life
Wellness is like a bridge that supports two very large continents. If your Primary Food is not meeting the 12 areas of the Circle of Life than it doesn't matter what you put on your plate. Secondary food is actually is the food we choose to eat.
The first continent, Primary Food consists of 12 Circles of Life. Lets do some inventory.
The balance within your Primary Food / Circle of Life can be a greater influence in your life than your Secondary Food (what you put on your plate). Lets look at some positive and negatives in Primary Food which can help sabatoge the food we eat.
The positive Example:
Career- The career you have chosen is to be a Research Scientist. Every morning the alarm clock goes off and you leap out of bed and fly into your closet in elation to find something to wear. You sing and dance your way to the kitchen and pick out a healthy hot tea to drink and sit down and meditate for 10 minutes on what you will be experimenting on for the day. Then you eat a smart choice meal and joyfully hop in your car as you listen to, Mozart - Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K. 296 on the way to drop off your 10 year old and 14 year old that are giggling in the back seat of the car telling each other how much they love each other. You promptly get off work at 5pm and head straight to the gym to do your favorite exercise routine and the man of your dreams/husband has made a gourmet vegan meal and the whole family raves on how delicious it tastes. Then we are off to bed for a full 8 hours of sleep but not before talking to our best friend on the phone for 30 minutes and laugh at how you dropped your petri dish on the floor and everyone had to evacuate the building because of possible contamination. What a spectacular beautiful day!
The Negative Example:
The alarm sounds off at 5:30am. Another day at the worst place you could possibly imagine to work. You recently were written up for not completing a work assignment in the ridiculously short period of time given to complete. The last raise you got was five years ago. Your marriage is on the rocks and you literally drag yourself into the shower. As the water falls over your head you weep tears of pity and blame. As you walk down the stairs the 14 year old and 10 year old are fighting about personal space and who gets to sit in the front seat on the way to school. All you want to listen to is NUMB by Linkin Park, but wait at least until your self entitled children get out of the car. You don't realize it but you are speeding and are pulled over and given a speeding ticket. Awesome, now your late to your job.
These are definitely exagerated Positives and Negatives. I certainly don't know anything about being a research scientist but in my head I think it would be rediculously cool job. Again, this is not a good way to look at life or our lifestyles.
Everyone makes both good and bad lifestyle choices. You may make the choices you do because of learned habits, stress, exhaustion and even timeliness. To live a healthy lifestyle you need to have a nutrient-rich diet, moderate exercise each week, get enough rest and avoid products that can lead to unhealthy habits.
Lifestyle is all about balance and its not an easy accomplishment or is it ever perfect? No! Perfection is a product. What we need to do is strive for Excellence because this is a Process which means we are alway open to new ways to learn and balance our lives.
How you view your life.
How do you see your life unfolding and how would you like it to be?
Are there particular goals or changes that you would like to focus on?
How would your life be different if you were to achieve your goals?
This is just a start in tackling our Primary Food. I am actually in the stage of learning myself.
Today I am not even going to tackle Secondary Food. Bio-Individuality. We are all different. There is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to diet and nutrition. I will tackle the 100 dietary theories in a later blog. Let me know what you think? Hope you have a fantastic Tuesday!