Anatomy Of A Spiritual Illness (part 1 Of 5)

(St. John of the Cross in his book, “The Ascent of Mount Carmel,” indicates that God tears down the old body of one who seeks union with God, so that a new temple appropriate to receive God will grow).

Janet and I had just spent two years living by ourselves in a remote area of Pennsylvania. It was 1983, and I was tending oil wells on the property, cutting wood for our woodstove, and chasing black bears away from our trailer, while Janet planted a large garden, cooked soybeans in a pressure cooker, and made lots of yummy homemade bread!

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March 7, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness, Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment 

Training Through Illness

Everybody who trains will at some time become ill. The illness I am referring to in this article is a cold, or flu, nothing more than that. Headaches, aching limbs and eyes, dizziness and sore throats, these are the symptoms which are common to colds and the flu. The question is, is it best to train through these illnesses?

Karate Do Legend Gichin Funakoshi, in his book, Karate Do My Way of Life explains how he regularly trained. He also says that when he becomes ill, he trains for an extra amount of time. The training which he describes though is kata. Because kata is something which can be practised alone, although he trained longer, odds are that he didn’t train with the same speed and intensity than when he wasn’t ill.

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February 29, 2008 | Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment 

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