I have been captivated by the word 'grace' for a few years now. Both the idea of having grace and the physicality of being graceful. The more I study grace the more I realize that they are the same thing - that to be 'grace-ful' is to be 'full of grace'.
The first component of vivacious living is a strong, functional, and happy body.
Jim Rohn once said, "You have to treat your body like a temple. A temple! Not a woodshed."
It is much harder to accomplish our dreams when we feel sick all the time. And, quite often, our minds make it harder to be healthy, for instance, they invite us to stay in bed instead of working out. They remind us that we really prefer ice cream to salad.
Your mind and body cannot decide which one of them leads in the continuous dance of life. Therefore, if you change your body, you can affect your state of mind, and vice versa.
We are an unconscious society, often living numb to both our internal and external environments. We eat foods that numb our minds to the condition of our bodies, and we watch television that fills us with mixed messages about our lives and our bodies. Further, most of us sit at desks for hours every day, allowing the bottom half of our bodies to atrophy.
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