When my father was alive he loved nature and being outdoors. He had the ability to pick up natures clues and relate them to everyday life. He taught me that our life is like a rainbow and that it takes both rain and sunshine to create its beauty. Both joy and sorrow must come to it in order to develop, shape and mold its true essence. Our life is a combination of polarities/opposites (healthy - unhealthy, happy - sad, heavy - thin, strong - weak). Finding and creating a happy balance between the polarities is challenging but also necessary if we are to live a well-rounded, rich, colorful and brilliant life.
The best way to exercise and strengthen your new perspective is to "reverse" your position. This helps to create balance between your inner and outer life.
Exercises:
When you've been inside all day, go outside and take a walk in nature. This will elevate your mood, enhance your concentration and problem solving abilities. Walking will also provide you with a cardiovascular boost.
When you're feeling unattractive, create an environment for yourself that makes you feel beautiful. Allow yourself to see that beauty surrounds you at every moment and you will feel that same beauty covering you like a blanket.
When sitting behind a desk all day, stand up and stretch your limbs. Stretching increases the blood flow to your muscles, brings them nourishment and gets rid of waste byproducts in the muscle tissue.
When surrounded by people all day, take time out for yourself and be still. Being still has profound healing properties. Your heart rate and breathing slow down, your blood pressure normalizes and you use oxygen more efficiently. Your adrenal glands produce less cortisol, your mind ages at a slower rate, and your immune function improves. Your mind also clears and your creativity increases.
When feeling stressed, allow yourself to feel relief by releasing fatigue and anxiety through moderate exercise. When you feel calm, you lose the need to feel agitated or wrapped up in daily drama.
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