Many of us attempt to make daily health and wellness decisions intended to reduce suffering, improve happiness, and promote longevity. If this weren’t the case, we wouldn’t be so obsessed with incorporating various supplements, exercises, and diets into our lives.
But there is a much larger picture. To truly thrive, it’s vital to connect to something larger. In Qigong, they use the term connecting to your higher self. Some say this is a connection to the heart, others to the spirit, but it’s likely just a connection beyond your mind. You can call this source, spirit energy, or God: it’s an intuitive connection and deep knowing of one’s true nature.
What is important to recognize is, that no matter how connected or spiritual we think we are, making daily healthy choices is still vital to our existence. We live in a physical body! When we understand our consciousness is really just a cluster of brain cells, and that every cell in our body runs on a higher intelligence, we begin to see a much larger picture. We recognize that every choice we make physically, emotionally, and mentally sends messages that our cells respond to; as a result, we become more apt to care deeply about how we treat ourselves and our bodies.
Making healthy choices allows our body to maintain an open and clear channel to receive energy. Our bodies constantly bring in energy from oxygen, food, and water while transforming and metabolizing it to produce energy (ATP – action potential). Don’t forget that some human cells regenerate every 7-10 years, and others regenerate much quicker! Our gut lining fully turns over every 2-4 weeks! We are dynamic beings and undergoing constant transformation. Do you realize when we die, our gut microbiome will still be alive within us? It’s responsible for metabolizing substances released by our cells upon death.
The body is undergoing constant transformation, so making good choices and engaging in healthy behaviors is vital to maintaining our most optimal state of being. One of my teachers, David Verdesi, said, that our true spiritual practice is to wake up daily and ask ourselves two questions: “What am I doing today that I should not be doing?” and “What should I be doing today that I am not doing?” When we make daily choices that align with nourishing our body, mind, and spirit, we can best receive, transform, and refine our energy.
Our bodies contain trillions of cells. Each of our cells is like a small “self” with a distinct purpose. Cells unite to make organs (communities of cells). But don’t forget each cell and organ is part of something bigger, your body! Every cell and organ must work together for your body to thrive.
In the same way that our body consists of trillions of cells, each of us is a cell (self) in this vast body (universe). When we recognize our interconnectedness, we realize that just like our cells, we must connect and work together for the body (planet) to thrive.
Part of connecting with our true nature is letting go of the veil of duality. We are not separate. When we work toward our health goals from this foundation, we feel more motivated to make healthy choices because we recognize the oneness of our true nature. We find that we naturally want to take care of our body – our home – this vessel in which we experience the miracle of life.
Our de-spiritualized, materialistic, self-centered, pleasure-seeking, distracted, digital-obsessed culture, has led us to believe we are just bodies that are alive now and dead later, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. We are all matter, which we know is just energy, channeling consciousness for this brief moment in time.*
Hopefully, this understanding will provide you with the motivation to eat fresh food, spend time in nature, move throughout your day, sleep well, open your heart, stay present, form genuine connections with others, and enjoy life. This life you are experiencing is a gift! Build your life on a foundation of service, just like each of your cells remains in service to your body. Unlock your limitless potential to access and spread healing energy.
God (source, spirit) knows it’s much needed right now!
*Inspired by Casey Means author of Good Energy.(I highly recommend this book).
