“Knocking on your door
The time will come when, with joy,
You will welcome yourself when you arrive
At your own door, in your own mirror,
And both will smile as they greet each other,
And you will say: sit here. With the.
You will love again the stranger that was you.
Serve wine. Serve bread. Give back your heart.
pull da shelf ace love letters,
The photographs, the desperate notes,
Peel off your mirror image.
Sit down. Revel in your own life.”
Derek Walcott, Love after love.
Dear friends, it is worth opening our reading by emphasizing the WHO definition of what health is: “Health is not just the absence of disease; is restoration of physical, mental and social well-being”.Aware of this definition, we can consider ourselves even more attentive and aware that it is our responsibility to take care of the maintenance of this tripod in our lives. We need to appoint ourselves managers of our health, knowing that what makes us sick is what we do every day: incorrect diet, sleepless nights, lack or excess of exercise, lack of conversations and hugs… These are just a few examples.
It is only fair to assume this pleasant responsibility, because we are unique individuals with distinct needs and imbalances. We receive different influences from the interaction with the environment we are living with, the food we eat, the feelings we feel or keep. The good news is that we all have great possibilities of extracting resources from ourselves to start our healing in the three aspects mentioned above.
When we bring our awareness to self-care, we realize when our liver is intoxicated, in addition to the toxins we ingest through our mouth, with the toxins of negative emotions. Our kidneys - home of vital energy - work overworked when we don't drink enough water or when we feel deliberate fear and don't allow life to flow. Speaking of kidneys, let's take the opportunity and open an important parenthesis here: how many times do we "hold the pee"? I'm going to finish reading this, write this report, send a message… And keep holding… Holding. Urine is responsible for eliminating harmful substances from the body to prevent infections. And what do we do? We hold within us! Unnatural movement! Does an animal trap pee? No…
These are just two examples that are a little more common and discussed in our daily lives, but all our organs are related to the movement of our vital energy: body, mind and emotions – a cycle that feeds back.
The cells of our body are in constant renewal and along our journey many events mark us and refer us to changes in habits and routines. There will be many tools that we will have to use, test and vary throughout our lives so that we have a little more balance to keep moving forward.
On this walk, a first-aid kit is always welcome. my box is called “MED”: meditation, exercise and diet.
Through meditation, I am aware of mental care: breathing, cleansing heart and mind. Meditation silences the mind and silence is the foundation of healing. Through the physical exercise, I seek body movement and interaction with people – a point for social care. the question of diet it follows with the reminder of Dr. Paulo de Tarso in his work “Integrative Medicine” (2009): “You don't get sick from sporadically eating hamburgers and fries; in the same way, you don't have good health because every now and then you eat an apple”.
A hug for you! Hug is also nutrient for the body.
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