For todays Nurturing Thursday session, I would like to present two quotes. Last couple of days I was thinking on this topic and I wanted to put something related to health. I feel our physical health and mental health both are equally important.
According to Julie Parker
“Place your value as a person above your size, shape or weight. Your dress size is no more important than your shoe size.”
But then Buddha says, “To keep the body in good health is a duty. Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
Which one do you prefer?
mazeepuran (माझे e-पुराण) 
No preference since both are true. These days, we so judged by our physical appearance. And … if we are not in good health, our mind would be indeed be weak and clouded.
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Right. Thanks for participating.
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You have presented food for thought! It is important to value the person over their size, but size often has a direct relationship to our health – which is also important!
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Thank you Linda.
You got my point.
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The second. I know I always feel better after some physical exertion – I just don’t always do it. And I never judge myself – or others – by their size – just their attitude 😊
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Thanks for participating.
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Which ever one will be most quieting to my mind at any given moment.
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Thank you Arati.
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Both are true.
There is too much judgment these days is both areas. Some people judge others by how they look AND they judge others by their mental, physical or emotional health. When we should just be encouraging, and helping, others to be the best they can be. We have not “walked in their shoes”…we haven’t experienced their hereditary or the things they deal with every day or their past traumas, etc.
HUGS!!! 🙂
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You are so right Carolyn. We need to be supportive to others and self. Who we are to judge anyways.
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As a preference I go with Buddha, whilst acknowledging the truth of Julie Parker’s
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Clever Derrick.
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Always go with the Buddha, although I acknowledge the truth of the other quote, too.
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Good point Mick.
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never heard that second quote before .. are you sure of the source?
Having a stable healthy mind means our body will align … me!
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As far as I know, even wiki quotes refer to Gautam Buddha. 30.7 million results were shown in less than 1 sec but at times even I doubt the credibility of some quotes.
Thanks for participating, Kate.
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just doesn’t sound authentic to me … he fasted for six years in the forest and sat in meditation … can’t imagine he did yoga or had a balanced diet ..
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You have more knowledge in this matter.
But for sure the time he fasted and had straved himself to death but had different reasons. Was is not soon after he left his luxuries life?
I need to do some reserch in this field.
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yes left his palace and life as a prince … so one extreme to the other … then he was offered a bowl of milk rice and decided ‘balance’ was the way … sat under the Bodhi tree and became enlightened.
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I like the first one the most !
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Thank you for supporting me, Megala.
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Maybe the second Rupali
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Thank you for commenting Kurian.
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You are welcome Rupali
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dono hi quote apne aap me bemishaal hai…..👌👌
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Sahi kaha apne. Dhanyawaad.
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Both are nice (although I am a bit skeptical about the second one being attributed to Buddha) but at this moment I would like to go with the first one. It resonates with me because it suits my lazy nature 😉 😀
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If we believe in internet references, it is referring to Buddha. I shall give some references tomorrow in a new post.
You should buy one of those smart watches. After every hour it will ask you to move your xxx 😀
Thanks Dahlia for reading and participating.
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😂😂
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A nice way to combine both is, you can eat a nice crispy kachori at 5:55pm but not at 6:05 pm. See diet matter 😉
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while preferring
the Buddha’s quote,
i’d like to add
the shoe size bit 🙂
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Thank you David.
You put a smile on my face.
Have a good Sunday David.
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To me — both quotes compliment each other, as they both hold truth … giving a full picture of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual! Thank you for sharing. Looks like you received a lot of input from your readers.
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I agree, Becca — health is important, but we shouldn’t judge ourselves or others as lazy for not doing everything possible to be healthy. After all, nobody is perfect.
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Thank you for your input Meg.
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Thanks Becca.
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