Where You Place Your Will, There Your Will Achieve
As we continue the cycle of Life🌀and begin a new year according to the Gregorian calendar, I am drawn to look to the future and review my route. Under the influence of the Kidney Water Energy 🌊, the Winter Season invites me, invites us, to deep reflection and inner investigation.
A few years ago, I purchased a Korean cedar prayer bead bracelet with inscriptions painted on each bead. Inscriptions translated by the mantra above. I wear this bracelet every day and, without fail, as I slip it onto my arm, I repeat to myself, silently or out loud, this powerful statement. This ritual reminds me that I am in control of my life and that I have the power⚡️⚡️ to choose how I want to spend my energy each day. It reminds me of my deepest intentions regarding the direction I want my life to take and how I want to engage with the world. This reminds me that all achievements are a result of purposefully directed Qi.
Will is the moral quality linked to the Kidneys. According to Chinese philosophy, each of the Five Yin Organs houses the energetic matrix of a specific Spiritual Agent, which is in turn linked to a specific moral quality. The Water Agent, housed in the Kidneys, is known as the Virtue of Wisdom and is connected to the Zhi. Zhi can be translated as will, mental drive, ambition and determination.
A powerful Zhi provides the focused 🎯energy necessary to bring our ideas to life, to manifest and materialize our dreams. We can have the most wonderful dream, a goal that holds the promise of a transformed life or even the best intention, but without the Zhi, there can be no action. It takes determination and willpower to commit to the choice(s) made previously and follow through with constant action. Wise determination helps us stay close to something valuable we want for ourselves. And sometimes, being determined and acting on our aspiration requires giving in to the wisdom of life, doing nothing and letting the energy of the moment settle in a beneficial way.
When we have excess Zhi, we often tend to impose our power on others. On the other end of the spectrum, the tendency to procrastinate is only a reflection of a deficient Zhi which leads us to be indecisive, fearful or blindly submissive to all authority. But when we can embody a well-developed and balanced Zhi, we can tap into our inner strength and demonstrate perseverance and tenacity to achieve our personal goals 🎯🎯🎯. Embody will and determination is a way to take a stand on what matter to us. We stand firmly and strongly, not allowing ourselves to be distracted by anything whatsoever from the pursuit of our dreams and aspirations.
But it's not easy. Life is tumultuous🎢to say the least and we continually encounter distractions, challenges and obstacles in our path. To stay on track with our desires, wishes, goals, and dreams, we must tap into our deepest inner resources and exert the strength necessary to stay committed to the task at hand. And with time, determination and perseverance become stronger and provide fertile ground for resilience to grow within us. 🪷
There are many goals and aspirations that I am dedicated and devoted to in my life, but my overall priority is my ⚡️Health & Vitality⚡️. Over time, I’ve discovered that taking care of my body, mind & soul and engaging in practices that help me improve and maintain good Health & Vitality is the key to joy and happiness. It also provides me with the fuel to achieve everything I want. So, I take a stand in the practice of Qigong: for me, cultivating Qi is precious. For 2024, my energy will be used to offer classes, workshops and events that I believe are valuable to anyone who wishes to gain more vitality in their lives. Below is the tentative schedule of Mindful Essence events and classes for the coming months. I hope you’ll take a stand on some of them and that I’ll have the chance to share precious moments of health with you. 😁
On this mid-winter season ❄️, I invite you to take a moment to sit with yourself and listen what is whispered inside you 🌬.
What are you determined about?
What is it that you wish to be more committed to and dedicated to in 2024?
What is it that you know is worthwhile taking a stand on, so that you don't easily lose it?
I really want to know. Please, hit reply or connect with ME and share what is alive within you. I will collect all the answers and create a beautiful mosaic of determination that I will share with you later.
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