It was a cold trip in to the Northern lands, wind,
and snow and to top it off there was even a few
hours of sleet, a cold wet freezing ice like
substance that rained down on my bald head. It was
the first time I ever got a brain freeze on a
walk.
I’ll visit my family in Michigan again but not
until next July or August. Living in the North
takes a lot more preparation than my home in
Florida. Every crack in the house must be sealed
up tight to stop old man winter from blowing a
cold chill through every bone in your body. The
heating system has to be in great working
condition and lots of clothing to endure the
winter cold. People must prepare on every level to
survive the winter without drafts and chills and
all kinds of ills…
It’s the same with our health. You have to prepare
to stay healthy. I hear people say this all the
time “why should I see a doctor? I feel fine.”
If you are feeling fine and want to stay that way
you need to prepare just like those Hardy
Northerners do with their homes. You need to make
sure that there are no cracks in your picture of
health. It takes work to stay healthy; it’s all
about our immune system. If our immune system is
in tip top shape, we don’t get sick and we slow
down the aging process.
There’s a famous fable about an ant and a
grasshopper that shows us how important it is to
prepare yourself and strengthen you immune system…
Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a
grassy meadow.
All day long the ant would work hard, collecting
grains of wheat from the farmer’s field far away.
She would hurry to the field every morning, as
soon as it was light enough to see by, and toil
back with a heavy grain of wheat balanced on her
head. She would put the grain of wheat carefully
away in her larder, and then hurry back to the
field for another one. All day long she would
work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and
forth from the field, collecting the grains of
wheat and storing them carefully in her larder.
The grasshopper would look at her and laugh. ‘Why
do you work so hard, dear ant?’ he would say.
‘Come, rest awhile, and listen to my song. Summer
is here, the days are long and bright. Why waste
the sunshine in labor and toil?’
The ant would ignore him, and head bent, would
just hurry to the field a little faster. This
would make the grasshopper laugh even louder.
‘What a silly little ant you are!’ he would call
after her. ‘Come, come and dance with me! Forget
about work! Enjoy the summer! Live a little!’ And
the grasshopper would hop away across the meadow,
singing and dancing merrily.
Summer faded into autumn, and autumn turned into
winter. The sun was hardly seen, and the days were
short and grey, the nights long and dark. It
became freezing cold, and snow began to fall.
The grasshopper didn’t feel like singing any more.
He was cold and hungry. He had nowhere to shelter
from the snow, and nothing to eat. The meadow and
the farmer’s field were covered in snow, and there
was no food. ‘Oh what shall I do? Where shall I
go?’ wailed the grasshopper. Suddenly he
remembered the ant. ‘Ah – I shall go to the ant
and ask her for food and shelter!’ declared the
grasshopper, perking up. So off he went to the
ant’s house and knocked at her door. ‘Hello ant!’
he cried cheerfully. ‘Here I am, to sing for you,
as I warm myself by your fire, while you get me
some food from that larder of yours!’
The ant looked at the grasshopper and said, ‘All
summer long I worked hard while you made fun of
me, and sang and danced. You should have thought
of winter then! Find somewhere else to sing,
grasshopper! There is no warmth or food for you
here!’ And the ant shut the door in the
grasshopper’s face.
Although this story may sound a little harsh if
you’re not preparing for your health NOW you will
end up in the cold just like the grasshopper.
Things like diet, exercise, vitamins and staying
in the right head space are most important to keep
your system running well. I make sure that I get
a treatment at least every week during the winter
months. I don’t spend as much time at the gym, but
I increase my internal exercises. I get a lot more
sleep and eat warmer foods like stir fried
vegetables more soups and less cold foods like
salads and I stay away from cold drinks all
winter.
Sometimes we need encouragement to stay on a
program and not junk out for the holidays. You
can do it yourself but if you have a coach that
can keep you on track mentally, physically
emotionally and spiritually it’s a good idea to
have someone going over your programs to keep you
on track. I belong to a few groups and get coached
on my business, my health, and even my diet. I
make sure that I check in with them often to keep
balanced, healthy and centered. The people who
belong to my coaching group are members of the Qi
Gong Inner Circle.
Every month the members of the Qi Gong Inner
Circle receive a DVD on meditation, internal
exercises, diet, and much more to keep them and
myself in the best shape! Are you prepared for the
winter inside and out?
Join me and the members of the Qi Gong Inner
Circle and we will work together to be the ant and
kill our grasshopper consciousness.
http://www.qigonginnercircle.com/
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness
Dr. Wu Dhi
