{"id":14772,"date":"2016-05-02T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=14772"},"modified":"2016-05-03T23:59:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T03:59:54","slug":"our-body-is-a-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2016\/05\/our-body-is-a-temple.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Body Is A Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/05\/Rumi-Body-is-woven-from-the-light-of-heaven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14774\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/05\/Rumi-Body-is-woven-from-the-light-of-heaven.jpg\" alt=\"Rumi - Body is woven from the light of heaven\" width=\"614\" height=\"386\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">Our body is a temple, a vessel created by God in the image of God.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\">Spiritual beings living within the body are created by God.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\">Our bodies are holy and sacred because God dwells within our hearts and souls and in every cell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">From <em>The Wheels of Life <\/em>by Anodea Judith:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>&#8220;You are about to go on a journey.\u00a0 It is a journey through the layers of your own self.\u00a0 It is a journey through your life, through the worlds within and around you.\u00a0 It begins here, in your own body.\u00a0 It begins now, wherever you are.\u00a0 It is your own personal quest.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>Make yourself comfortable, for the journey is not short.\u00a0 It could take months, years, or lifetimes, but you have already chosen to go.\u00a0 You began long, long ago.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>You have been provided a vehicle in which to take this journey.\u00a0 It is your body.\u00a0 It is equipped with everything you need.\u00a0 One of your challenges on this journey is to keep your vehicle nourished, happy, and in good repair.\u00a0 It is the only one you will be given.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>Do you ever thank it for taking care of you?<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>Your body is the journey, and it is where you begin.\u00a0 It is your connection to the physical world, your foundation, the home of your dance.\u00a0 You are the place from which all action and understanding will arise, and to which it will return.\u00a0 you are the testing ground of truth.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>You are the ground on which all things rest.\u00a0 You are the Earth from which all thing grow.\u00a0 You are here, you are solid, you are alive.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>You are the point from which all things begin.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">We are here to explore the world, the physical forms of life along with spiritual realms.\u00a0 All is not what it appears to be.\u00a0 Listening to the intuitive wisdom of our body is very important to a successful life on planet earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">To discover the body&#8217;s wisdom we need to listen closely to what our body is telling us.\u00a0 It helps make the journey much easier by listening to the still, small voice within &#8211; our intuition and truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">As we honor our body, our temple and living oracle, our health and quality of life increases and expands.\u00a0 What we feed our body, mind and spirit is vital for our health and well being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\">blessings,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\">\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2016\/05\/He-who-has-health-III.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14773\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/05\/He-who-has-health-III-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"He who has health III\" width=\"420\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Google)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our body is a temple, a vessel created by God in the image of God. 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