Real Wealth
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver”.
Gandhi
Spiritual health: “Our first priority will be the development of self-restraint. This carries a top priority rating."
AA 12x12
The first thing I do for my spiritual health is surrender any and all addictions that I have identified.
Mental health: “The main problem of the addict centers in his mind rather than his body”.
Big Book
These are some things I do to make my mind healthy:
Positive attitude
Breath prayer
Chanting
Reading
Playing the guitar
Physical Health:
“Any picture of the addict which leaves out the physical is incomplete”.
Big Book
These are some things I do to make my body healthy:
Living foods
Cardio
Pushups
Yoga
Fasting
Interpersonal Health:
“Self-centered behavior blocked a partnership relation with any one of those about us.”
AA 12x12
Here’s a few things to do to get along better and more clearly with other folks:
Service...to the willing
Writing prayers
And finally, for health in a class by itself, periods of negotiated “Finite chastity”....because “Chastity is King”...even though I LOVE SEX
The Inner Child...or Outer Adult?
What about, not from the inner child’s perspective, but on the other end of life?
How is the best way to be old?
(Hit it Dave)
Laughter
Freedom from all addictions…enlightenment
Knowing my soul
Exercise
Reading
Inventorying
Prayer
Service
Getting Old Beautifully
How do I want to live life, old?
Laugh as much as possible...
Accept instead of change…so it’s important to change everything I want to change before I get old, LOL.