Kinks

I was using the hose outside and noticed that I wasn't getting a lot of water pressure. I made sure the water was fully turned on at the spout. I observed the hose and found a major kink. I removed the kink from the hose and the water pressure immediately started to change and get stronger. At that moment, I realized that our body's vitality is like that hose. If the body has no kinks, no blockages, then our blood and energy will flow freely and our cells, tissues and organs will receive sufficient nutrients, oxygen and blood. The water, or energy, will flow like the water from the hose. But if we have blockages in our system, our energy won't flow well. We will only be getting a fraction of the energy that we could be getting. What could cause blockages, those kinks in the hose? A lot of things can cause blockages, some of which we have control over. Stress and emotional problems can disturb the natural balance in our body, and also cause muscles to contract. Processed foods with added chemicals, fats and bad cholesterol can slow the flow of energy. Lack of exercise will hinder the flow of blood, oxygen and lymph in our system, causing blockages. Harmful drugs and abuse of alcohol will curve our energy. Unclean air, smoking or chemicals from things like harsh cleaning products will affect us. One major thing we may not think about every day is not just what we put in our bodies through food and drink or what we breathe in the air, but what we put on our skin. Whatever we put on our skin will be absorbed and the body will have to process it. Ever get a harsh chemical like bleach on your skin? It can burn. What must it do to our internal structures? This all can sound very overwhelming. We are so surrounding by processed foods, chemicals, etc. How can we avoid them? The answer is, we have a choice. There are better choices out there, now even in our neighborhood grocery store. We don't have to join a gym...there's plenty of free exercise to be had outdoors. All these things need not overwhelm us. So if I am eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful chemicals, I am taking that kink out of the hose. I am going to feel so much better, because I naturally will have more energy. This seems like a simple concept. It is in theory, but it is much harder to grasp and execute. But when I saw that simple, scientific truth with the hose this morning, it all made sense and sunk in. There is a plentiful supply of energy that we can cultivate within us, if only we remove the kinks from our system. Our bodies can have excellent "water pressure." We just have to take care of ourselves.