The quest to achieve the right life balance that works for you should be high on your priorities, especially in the current environment!! I believe there are so many lessons we can all learn from the ancient civilisations – ways of living, cultures & philosophies that should be incorporated into our modern living practices. Here are 10 lessons I’ve tried to adopt into my life that originate from a Shaolin Monk …
1) Don’t think too much. Thinking takes energy. Thinking can make you look old.
2) Don’t talk too much. Most people either talk or do. It’s Better to Do.
3) When you work, work for 40 minutes then stop for 10 minutes. When you look at something all the time, it can damage your eyes and also your internal organs and peace.
4) When you are happy, you need to control your happiness, if you lose control then you damage your lung energy.
5) Don’t worry too much or get angry because this damages your liver and your intestines.
6) When you eat food don’t eat too much, always make sure you are not quite full as this can damage your spleen. When you feel a bit hungry then eat a little.
7) When you do things, take your time, don’t hurry too much. Remember the saying “Hasten slowly you will soon arrive.”
8) If you only do physical exercise all the time and you never do Qigong this makes you lose your balance and you will become impatient. You lose the Yin of your body. Exercise balances the Yin and the Yang.
9) If you never exercise, just peace, meditation, soft training, Qigong, then this doesn’t give you Yang energy so you use up your Yang energy.
10) Shaolin Gong Fu gives you everything. The purpose of our training is to balance our Yin and Yang. How many hours is not important. It’s down to knowing what your body needs. (Whilst I don’t practice Gong Fu, I balance my Yin & Yang via a mixture of Yoga, Pilates, Meditation & Movement)
I love all of these tips; though if you were to boil it all down to the most simplistic form …
* Live life in moderation
* Too much of even the “good” stuff is not always good
* Life is a balancing act – it’s our choice to walk the tightrope of life like the skilful trapeze artist always mindful of the next step
Because … Too much:-
- Busy needs to be balanced with slow;
- Hot needs to be balanced with cold
- Strenuous work to be balanced with rest
- Worry to be balanced with peace
- Light to be balanced with dark
And vice versa.
And so the list could go on!!
What can you change in your world to achieve a better life balance?
With Love, Light & Kindness 🙏
Leesa XO
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