- Few people know it, but the ground provides a subtle electric signal that maintains health
- We don’t all have the ability to sing out over a racing train, but we do have the power
- In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities:
- It is nutrient-rich food the places a sparkle in the eye, luster in the hair,
- The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature
- To be free from pain through an injection or a pill has nothing to do with
- We live and boast of what we own; We die . . . and only get a stone.
- The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness;
- Constipated despite a real food diet, detox, exercise, water (and more)?
- A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
Exercise Your Senses
I took up running for the sole purpose of stress relief – I basically ran to feel good (and finish), that’s it. Now I run in appreciation of, and alert to what my senses might encounter – what new sensation might I experience?
I didn’t start out running – I had to walk before I could run. I had asthma growing up – couldn’t run a mile, let alone laugh too much. Yet, I ran my first full marathon when I was 40 and a half marathon 5 years later. I don’t say this to convince you to run or to impress you. Rather, impress upon you that I for one prefer to walk (or dance). Running just happens to be a quick workout that allows me to eat more and weigh less.
The following are a few ways I use my senses to make running more enjoyable:
- Sight – birds, landscaping, children at play, a dog chasing me (never fails – always the ones with a small dog complex)
- Sound – birds singing, a leaf blower, weed whacker, a barking dog.
- Smell – trees and flowers in bloom, a fireplace, or my favorite… wet dirt! M’m’ M’m’, if only I could bottle that smell!
- Taste – sweat and lip balm sure beat a bug in the mouth, preferred tastes would be water or a cold one (fresh young coconut).
- Touch – sweat, goose bumps, rain on my skin… ahhh. Oh, I mustn’t forget a dog trying to bite my shoe.
- Thought – it is while running that thoughts come to me… sure beats racking my brain trying to find them. For this reason, I take my recorder with me.
What senses can you put to use to live long naturally? To entertain your 
senses, avoid boredom, and make health a habit? We mustn’t neglect our senses. As crazy as it sounds… the possible encounter of smelling wet dirt makes running worthwhile for me. It gets my tail wagging!
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” ~John Bingham~
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