Have you ever wondered why so many people end up living in a way that they don’t like? Why so often, people think “I shouldn’t complain – it could be worst” or “what can I do, nobody has it all” or “that’s how life is”. Why things that normally should be a source of happiness are a reason of discontentment? Or simply “why life isn’t the way it should be” and why people are like they are!
I know that a lot could be said about this, but the important thing is what can be done about it! And here is the key word “do”. If we only knew what to do… You see whilst growing up we are taught so many different things about everything possible, that in the end we are losing the main point in our lives, ourselves!
We are living in a society of consumption and only one thing can take us out of the “being used” side. Knowledge!
Knowledge about ourselves and our true needs. There are two important rules that directly affecting our well being:
Nobody else can make us happy except us ourselves. We are carrying our happiness or our misfortune inside us and it is only us that are responsible for which one of them we will experience.
And if we ourselves are not happy in our lives, we can not be a positive part of other people’s lives (family, friends), no matter how much we try or how good our intentions are.
I have spent the last twenty five years involved with sports and nutrition, how the body is affecting the mind and vice versa! The more I got into it, the more I realized one thing. Body, mind, soul, heart, feelings and ideas are just manifestations of the same thing! And we will name this whole of our existence “the Ego” (not to be confused with ego and egotisms).
This Ego contains everything and this is the only way to approach it. As a circle. A circle has no sides and the same is valid for our Ego. And this is the most common mistake that so many people, or philosophies that have to do with people, are doing.
You see if Ι start telling you, exercise and you will be happy, or eat well, or meditate, orpractice yoga, martial arts and so on and your life will be better, I would be overlooking the Ego and I would be concerned with only a part of the person! So what should we do to encompass the entire Ego?
There are not any definite directions to approach the Ego! And thus there are not any golden rules or unique systems that can give us satisfaction and happiness in Life. What we eat is affecting not only our bodies, but also our thoughts and our thoughts are affecting our body. What we do (exercise, work…) and how we do it, is affecting our bodies and also our thoughts. What we think, what we wish, what we say and how we say it is also affecting our body and so on and so forth…
Realizing this, it was very clear to me that the only chance we have to, in order to succeed in what we are seeking, is to start thinking about our Ego not as separate parts but as a whole. Our existence is a junction of tenths of different parts and only by acknowledging and accepting this and then act according to it we can obtain what we really deserve in Life!
And you know what this is? Nothing less than the best that we could have from our daily life. What ever this is – for sure totally different from one person to the next but still valuable and precious to each one of us!
Since the early years of our existence death was a big subject. Ancient people, modern people, scientists, poets and so on were and still are occupied with death. I did the same. Then as time was passing I started to realize one thing. Yes we are going to die and I cannot tell you if it is correct like it is or not. It is something clearly personal and a lot could be said about it without one reaching any conclusion at the end.
What I can tell you is this. Yes our time and chances are limited because we are mortal. Good bad, who knows! Like everything else in life this has also two sides. Because we are limited we don’t have time to waist. If we decide that we want to live our life in a certain way we should concentrate and do it now. And believe me the time that we have is more than enough! It is us that we are limiting the already limited time.
Dying in 60 or 70 (not to mention earlier!) is not normal. Having so many diseases or problems from the age of 40 or even 30 (not to mention younger ones!) is not normal. We now know and it is scientifically approved that ages of 90 or 100 (not to mention more…) could be easily achieved. And by mentioning this numbers I mean good, healthy, creative and enjoyable years.
This is the reason that pushed me to start this project. And don’t misunderstand me, the aim isn’t longevity. The aim is quality of life! Quality through all the years that we are going to live. And if this better quality of Life brings with it longevity, then it is an added bonus!
So to go back to where we started, the golden key in order to succeed is knowledge. Knowledge that should be attained by us in our daily life and is not! And there isn’t any reason to start wondering why is like this, or to condemn people and situations. Like I said before, everything has two sides. Our civilization has a lot of positive things, but this is one of its weak sides.
The good thing about it is that you all have the opportunity to do it differently. You can bring a real change and promote a transformation in your lives! The question is do you want to?