In his best-selling book A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle talks about the importance of breath, amongst many other things. One sentence jumped out at me: he said, "Even if you meditate on your breathing for two hours or more, which some people do, one breath is all you ever need to be aware of - indeed ever can be aware of".
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We have all done it. Whether it's a boozy night out or an overindulgent lunch, we have given into the temptations of now and paid for it the next day. We have a society that is based around short-term pleasure. Be it our quest for instant pain relief, crash dieting or fast food, we are constantly trying to do things easier and faster. But what are the long-term consequences?
I have never been a massive Rugby fan but former Wallabies captain John Eales had my favourite ever sporting nickname. They used to call him Nobody, because he was always so perfect (i.e. nobody's perfect). It is true in all things in life, including our lifestyles. Nobody is going to eat exactly the right things all the time, nobody is going to exercise perfectly, and nobody is free of negative thoughts. And it is how you think about and deal with these occasional imperfections that will decide how healthy you become. Do you treat these moments as an earned reward or a moment of learning?
There are 4 phases of any learning process.
Do you shudder to look in the mirror after Christmas? Do you promise yourself that by this time next year you will be back in your old jeans, showing off your six pack and happy as Larry - only to find yourself making the exact same promises 12 months later?
