Hey guys (including the queens too!)
I hope you noticed that I have another queen that has come to the table to spread the word on some things that are important to her. I feel it is important that we show each other love in our community and continue to build with one another. There can be no black unity and no black power, without understanding and support. So I would like to give a huge thank you to living_maat for joining me on the blog. I really look forward to working with her to spread love, healing, some consciousness and everything else we can think of to the community.
So onto the subject of today's blog. I think this may actually turn into a series, but we'll see how that goes as we move along this journey together.
Balance is important. Not just for physical things like walking, but on all 3 or 4 levels. The 3/4 levels I am referring to are mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Now some people will lump mental and emotional or emotional and spiritual into one category which is fine. The point is we need to strive for balance in all of these areas.
So lets take a look at the physical aspect of the Big Four. Physical balance is more than just are you standing up straight today. Physical balance includes a wide array of things like, have you had enough to eat today, did you get enough sleep last night, etc. Your well being physically is the most visual of the Big Four but seems to be the most neglected. We tend to push ourselves physically, get less sleep than we should, eat more or less than we should, drink way less water than we should, drink more alcohol than we should, exercise less than we should and then wonder why we have aches and pains and our energy tanks seem to be on E.
So I want to encourage everyone to seek balance in the physical aspect of their lives (I find this the easiest one to start with).
Make sure you're getting enough sleep. I know you are out there hustling for your future (I am too), but sleep is important. How are you going to be able to enjoy the things you are working for now if you're too exhausted? I'm not saying give up your grind completely, however I am suggesting that you get the correct amount of sleep for your age so that you're able to function and do what you need to do.
Make sure you are eating enough and your body is getting the proper nutrition. Meat eaters eat differently than vegetarians who eat different from vegans. Wherever you fall, make sure you are getting what your body needs. I am not a doctor in any shape, form or fashion, so I'm not going to tell you exactly what you need to be ingesting and in what combination to get what you need. I'm just going to tell you do it.
Speaking of do it, make sure you are getting some form of physical fitness. Whether you enjoy yoga, going to the gym, boxing, getting sweaty with your significant others (you know what I'm talking about, don't get shy on me now), you need to be actively doing something. Even if its just walking, get out there and walk. There is seriously no excuse for not being able to be physically active for a minimum of 15 minutes a day (I do squats at work when my store is empty, so if I can still get a mini exercise in, you have no excuse).
And lastly, make sure you're drinking enough water. There is a formula to figure out how much water you are supposed to be drinking a day. Your weight divided in half, divided by 8 to find the number of cups of water you should drink per day. Water is so vital to our body that I shouldn't even have to add this part! Not juice, not soda, water. If you want to get on the aloe vera and coconut water thing be my guest (I think it's pretty tasty). If you want to drink infused water, do that. But drink water all day, every day.
I hope everyone strives to find a little more physical balance in their daily lives. If you can think of any other physical areas that I missed, add them in the comments section below.
Until next time,
Hotep King's and Queen's
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