Full Wood Pig Moon
Can you believe it? The yang wood dragon year is officially on it's last leg! While the rest of the west waits until their turkey is toast to start the season, by our lunar count, we're already well into winter! Crazy right?
Now tell us, have you learned to rest yet? Or are you still running around in a manic mess? Those that are wise know that relaxing is always better than collapsing. There will always be work, but there won't always be YOU. This winter, value your health and wellbeing first - nothing is more important.
Now, as for this pig moon, the cool thing about piggies is their capacity to transform. If you took a hog from the wild and threw it in a pig pen, within a few short months, it would lose its tusks, shed it's hair, and be a cute little piglet. In contrast, if you took a pink porker with a hundred generations of domesticated genetics and let it loose in the wild, within few short months it'll have grown hair and tusks all over again. Isn't that crazy?
We say all that to say this. Winter is here and our environment is changing rapidly. Days are growing shorter, nights are growing longer, and the climate is growing colder by the hour. Our world is in transition, but are you? Health and wellness isn't a static state. Health is measured by your ability to adapt and change relative to your circumstance. So, take note. Can you change? Or are you stuck in your old ways? Be careful - we call that "rigor mortis."
⧠Winter is Well Underway â§
Please Slow Down: Align your actions with your words.
Go Slower Still: Align your words with your thoughts.
Even Slower Still: Align your thoughts with your values.
Maybe Just Stop: Are your values even valuable?
Rest, Reflect, Assess, then Address
Contents
ă»Shifu Says: A brief word from our head teacher, Shifu David Wei.
ă»Winter Training: Less go, go, go. More slow, slow, slow.
ă»Upcoming Events: Our outreach services are expanding!
ă»The Daoist Calendar: Special holidays and how to observe them.
ă»Learning Courtesy: Hijinks and harmony of Gretchen and Grace.
