I am obsessed with natural living, taking care of the body and being healthy. I am a student of Ayurvedic medicine and am convinced that what we put into our bodies creates a portion of who we are. And I full-heartedly believe that one should treat their body as a temple and nourish it with lovely goods, HOWEVER the fun living sometimes gets lost when we have a purpose to be and do good all the time.
Is there an age or a time in ones life when they should become a little less rigid about being healthy? I mean, come on, can't we all have one day a month where we can fuck up just a tad?
I am going to answer this question by saying: "Yesssssssssss!" There are times when I give myself permission to smoke a cigarette, to enjoy a cocktail(s), to eat a gigantic dessert and to say , "yeah baby this shit is good!" In my little philosophical twist on the whole topic of health from a holistic Ayurvedic perspective, I'd have to say this:
If it is true that health is not only limited to the physical body, but also dependent on mental clarity, emotional wellbeing and spiritual enlightenment, then wouldn't one agree that doing things in the name of good health also include things that create sensations of happiness? I most definately will reckon that an occasional cigarette is a joyful experience. I mean, come on, the Native Americans would celebrate and explore their spiritual depths with the use of the peace pipe. The very essence of smoke has significant meaning. So if something that has been classified as physically deterimental to the body but brings about a pleasurable experience, then wouldn't the unhealthy aspect just cancel itself out?
In the name of happiness, my need to rebel, my need to feel young and careless, my need to feel my own breath deepen and become visually alive with smoke, here's to the occasional fuck up: a cigarette!
Is there an age or a time in ones life when they should become a little less rigid about being healthy? I mean, come on, can't we all have one day a month where we can fuck up just a tad?
I am going to answer this question by saying: "Yesssssssssss!" There are times when I give myself permission to smoke a cigarette, to enjoy a cocktail(s), to eat a gigantic dessert and to say , "yeah baby this shit is good!" In my little philosophical twist on the whole topic of health from a holistic Ayurvedic perspective, I'd have to say this:
If it is true that health is not only limited to the physical body, but also dependent on mental clarity, emotional wellbeing and spiritual enlightenment, then wouldn't one agree that doing things in the name of good health also include things that create sensations of happiness? I most definately will reckon that an occasional cigarette is a joyful experience. I mean, come on, the Native Americans would celebrate and explore their spiritual depths with the use of the peace pipe. The very essence of smoke has significant meaning. So if something that has been classified as physically deterimental to the body but brings about a pleasurable experience, then wouldn't the unhealthy aspect just cancel itself out?
In the name of happiness, my need to rebel, my need to feel young and careless, my need to feel my own breath deepen and become visually alive with smoke, here's to the occasional fuck up: a cigarette!
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