There’s a concept in Zen Buddhism called “big mind.” It means you expand your outlook enough to see the good and the bad as they are, so that you can make fully informed decisions. When it comes to health and fitness, it means seeing your blood pressure for what it is. Your pecs. Your heart rate. Your weight. Your calves. The way you feel when you get up in the morning. The way you feel after 30 squats. It means knowing what those things mean to you. They’re not inherently “good” or “bad.” They just are. You can change them or not change them, but the point is not to achieve a certain goal or look a certain way. The practice—working out, meditating, eating good food, getting stronger—is the point.

Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…