weekly theme :: DISCOVER the Well Before You are Thirsty

Author: Sifu Matt Carver

Nourishing our bodies with viands (food) is an obvious way to sustain life and improve the quality of our lives.  What we put on our plates and eventually into our mouths determines the quantity and quality of what that nourishment fuels: production of skin cells, bone, blood, thoughts, emotions and life itself. 

In the exact same way, how we nourish our minds is of equal importance.  The people we choose to be with, the thoughts we choose to entertain, the things we seek out to watch, the “input” we receive on a daily basis, the patterns we establish on a daily basis.  The quality of these things affects our mental health and ultimate wellbeing more than anything else.  It’s always about getting the preverbal ball rolling — once you get motivated, you’ll notice it makes for a big difference.

This week we will learn different ways to nourish mind and body.  From basic nutrition to how we receive the outside world, we will break down and explore what we allow into our sphere of being and how we manifest that sphere and expand its reach and influence. 

In the I Ching there is a hexagram called “Ching”, which means The Well.  The Well is a vital resource in every culture on the planet.  Buildings change, dynasties change, governments change, but the Well remains a lasting fixture on the human cultural landscape. It is a limitless source of nourishment for all.  The Well supplies water, the cornerstone of life.  The Well is also extended as a metaphor for our Minds and suggests ways in which we can draw upon those flowing resources and manifest the life we choose to grow and live. 

You can spend a lifetime 
and still never come anywhere close 
to exhausting the resources
that are inside of you.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakes. – Carl Jung