| The 4 Things Worth Fussing About... | | | | neglect them. |
| In the introduction (titled 'How Rich?') to his book | | | | Time - Forget spending an hour in the gym 3 or 4 |
| 'How To Get Rich', Felix Dennis writes: | | | | times a week. Forget the half hour journey there |
| "Rich enough to buy the only two things apart | | | | and the half hour journey back again. Forget |
| from health and love worth fussing about in life. | | | | about going to the gym after work, and then |
| Time. And the option of not having to be in any | | | | getting home just in time to get something to |
| particular place on any particular day doing any | | | | eat, watch an hour of rubbish on the TV and then |
| particular thing in order to pay the rent or the | | | | go to bed. Forget about getting home from the |
| mortgage." | | | | gym and being too tired to play with your children |
| Felix Dennis a man worth an estimated $400-900 | | | | or have a great conversation with your partner. |
| million US dollars is stating that the only 4 things | | | | Forget paying a fortune in gym membership fees. |
| worth fussing about in life are: Health, Love, Time | | | | Forget all that if you practice Qigong exercises. 15 |
| and Freedom. | | | | minutes (or 30 if you're really keen) a day in the |
| You probably won't be surprised to know that this | | | | privacy of your own home or garden can save |
| got me thinking about just how brilliant qigong | | | | you massive amounts of time. Let's do the math: |
| exercises are. Let's take a quick look at how | | | | Going to the gym, 4 times a week = 4 hours in |
| qigong can help you to have the 4 things in life, | | | | the gym, 4 hours travel = 8 hours a week + |
| that a very wealthy man considers are the only 4 | | | | your gym membership fees. |
| things worth fussing about. | | | | Practicing Qigong Exercises, 15 mins a day = 7 |
| Health - this one is obvious. Qigong is the art of | | | | days X 15 mins = 1 hr 45 mins a week (or 3.5 |
| deliberately managing your bodies vital energy to | | | | hours if you're super keen) + zero membership |
| improve health, increase vitality, increase | | | | fees. |
| longevity, develop internal force, improve the | | | | That's a saving of up to 6 hours 15 mins a week |
| mind and cultivate the spirit. So not only are | | | | and whatever fees you pay for your gym |
| qigong exercises brilliant for physical health, but | | | | membership. The question you need to ask |
| they're also brilliant for your emotional, mental and | | | | yourself is 'what would you do with all that extra |
| spiritual health. | | | | time and money you've saved?' |
| Love - Remember you must start with self love. | | | | Freedom - Life is so much easier when you feel |
| If you don't love yourself, it's really hard to | | | | good - physically, emotionally, mentally and |
| accept the love of others. Qigong exercises | | | | spiritually. You make better decisions, you make a |
| helped me to come to terms with who I am and | | | | better impression on those around you, you |
| I've seen this repeated numerous times in my | | | | produce better work, you are more creative and |
| own students. Qigong helps you to realise that | | | | fun to be with. |
| you are unique. That your life and what you have | | | | Qigong Exercises can give you the courage to |
| to offer the world is precious. | | | | explore new avenues and think in different ways. |
| Qigong exercises can help you to appreciate what | | | | All of which helps to increase your chances of: |
| you have. From personal experience I have found | | | | "not having to be in any particular place on any |
| that I have grown to treasure the relationships I | | | | particular day doing any particular thing in order to |
| have. And have you ever noticed how when you | | | | pay the rent or the mortgage'. |
| value something, you tend to make more of an | | | | And yet the sad fact is that so few people have |
| effort to maintain it? When you value something | | | | even heard of qigong, let alone practice it! |
| or someone, you don't take them for granted or | | | | |