Global Warming - The Health of Our Planet

I received a letter from Environmental Defense stressing once again how the situation of global warming is growing worse, and even more importantly, that we must take action now to stop it.

Here's a quote from the letter I received - "Scientist at NASA recently announced that 2005 was the warmest year ever recorded. During the past three decades, the earth's temperature has risen nearly one degree Fahrenheit. According to James E. Hansen, Director of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies, another increase of about four degrees would 'imply changes that constitute practically a different planet.'"

A statement from the letter really caused me to pause and think. Here it is: "Within as little as a decade we may reach the 'tipping point' when our planet is radically, irreparably altered."

Irreparably altered. Chilling.

It would seem that it is time for us to take the health of our planet more seriously. As we each know, but often seem to forget, our health is intricately connected to the health of the Earth. Have you ever met someone who neglected their own health to the point where it was "irreparably altered"? I'm sure you have, and I believe it is naive of us to believe that the Earth could not also come to such a point.

Just as when addressing personal health, I don't believe we have to be scared in order to take action. We can approach this situation with a sense of calmness and a sense of constructive action. Environmental Defense has prepared a really nice website that provides ways that each of us can help out. One of the simplest is to check the air pressure in your vehicle tires; make sure they are inflated to the recommended level.

To view other ways that you can help fight global warming, please visit http://www.fightglobalwarming.com.

At RelationshipFitnessOnline.com we focus on the health and wellness of us as individuals and the various areas of our lives. Let's allow our focus to expand even further, and not forget about our beautiful home, planet Earth. It too has a life that must be sustained and cared for.

Please visit http://www.fightglobalwarming.com for simple ways that you can help out.

How Do You Define "Health"?

I think this is a profound question: "How do you define health?" Knowing what "health" means to you is an important first step in making sure that you are healthy. You cannot create health if you don't know what it means to you.

Here are some definitions of health written in 1853 by Dr. T.L. Nichols. As you read these definitions, see how they compare with your thinking about what health means to you.

"HEALTH, in a human being, is the perfection of bodily organization, intellectual energy, and moral power.

"HEALTH is the fullest expression of all the faculties and passion of man acting together in perfect harmony.

"HEALTH is entire freedom from pain of body and discordance of mind.

"HEALTH is beauty, energy, purity, holiness, happiness.

"HEALTH is that condition in which man is the highest known expression of power and goodness of his Maker.

"When a man is perfect in his own nature, body, and soul, perfect in their harmonious adaptations and action, and living in perfect harmony with nature, with his fellow man, and with God, he may be said to be in a state of HEALTH."

I really like that! Isn't that a beautiful definition of health? If you like it, no doubt you would enjoy The Relationship Fitness Coaching Program. I work with clients on a holistic approach to health and relationships, promoting what I call "Whole-Life Wellness." It's all about YOU creating a state of Personal Health and Relationship Health that empowers you to live in harmony with life and to express your greatness in ever-expanding ways!

So, how do you define health?