The Foundation Stone of Life

The foundation stone of life is not what it is we have in the bank but the quality of our health, and while what is in the bank might be impressive, if it equates with loss of health that wealth serves as a great inheritance for the next generation but serves little purpose for this life.

Being that I have now reached Day 75 of a 90 Day Log I compiled about "Physical Intelligence", this lesson about the foundation stone of life has been reinforced multiple times and the resulting improvement in physical fitness has already been felt greatly.   Prior to this, I had been in danger of going well past what is officially obese for my height and weight, and I had hit that mark of 215lbs.  The first couple of months saw a 18lb improvement, though party food coming into the house has seen a 5lb give back, that is still a 13lb differential.

Green Intelligence is not simply about physical fitness but also other forms of fitness that include the home and the environment.  It is insufficient, I feel, to simply walk onto a treadmill and consider that the sole physically intelligent act.  Green Intelligence is looking at the fitness of all aspects of living and not simply isolated to taking care of one's body - and even if we could make a major impact on the physical condition of our world, the foundation stone still begins with us.

Simple tidiness of items around the home adds to green intelligence - and it is not something that I have been known for - but the act of cleaning up a messy home office desk has a refreshing feel to it, so long as this does not become a yo-yo habit where the gratification is the refreshing feel, rather than inculcating a new habit of orderliness.   With 15 more days left in my 90 Day Physical Intelligence Log, I will focus on that first.

After that, it will be great to continue this improvement in thinking through "Green Intelligence" here at BeBee.  To be physically intelligent is something that is a lifestyle choice and the biggest benefit of engaging in a 90 day log is that these choices are much more clear to me. 

There is no value in thinking great thoughts, if there is going to zero action or tangible value.  We may be so invested in making other people's lives better that we completely miss our own foundation stone - and the duty of care we have physically to ourselves, our home and outwards to our planet.  If we have not taken care of these things, our own fitness is a great starting point.

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