As usual, the first thing to assess is health. Just recently, I realized that health is a dynamic state. Not getting myself sick doesn't mean what I am doing is good health habit. This simple idea strikes me because it shows how wrong I was. I thought I was in perfect health but I had been actually "preparing" to be sick for a long time. Now since I know what is good habit and what is bad habit, I try hard to live up to good habits. But I do forget, and it happens all the times. I need remind myself every now and then what the good habits are. Here is a list of things I should do, with the one I've forgotten highlighted:
- Eat vegetables and fruits, organic preferred.
- Drink good water, 3 cups at least.
- Exercise daily/weekly: stretching, walking, running, and weight lifting
- Rest frequently.
- Relax, especially when getting too excited, force myself to relax through breathing technique.
- Eat not until I feel stuffed, but eat only till "7 cheng bao".
Another thing that comes into my mind about health is the idea of energy level. I felt terrible last week after I concentrated my energy on reading for a few days. My mind just refuses to work. My actual working hour in a day is not long, not even 8 hours. I want to extend the limit, and to do so, I need to constantly monitor my body's condition by developing self-awareness.
Lastly, again, be patient. "Good things don't happen in one day." as my professor teaches me. Eat good food, drink good water, relax well. "You are on your way to go."
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Heavy use of the mind requires frequent physical exercise in order the keep the mind function properly. What exercise does to the mind matters more than what it does to the body. Whenever I live up to this principle, my mind is in good condition; whenever I fail to live up to it, my mind doesn't function properly.
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