The timing for our word of the week couldn’t have been any more appropriate - Thanksgiving weekend is all about family and food - at least that’s the tradition that I grew up in - Our Thanksgiving feast is fit for a King and I must admit that I did an overindulging impersonation of Henry the VIII - a King that had quite a reputation for being a glutton - Turkey day is one the few days of the year where I definitely overdo it - too much of the real food and way too much of the sweets - I just can’t resist the apple and pumpkin pies - in fact I think I’ll have one last slice of pumpkin as soon as I finish writing this entry - Once Monday rolls around it’s back to ‘Nourishing’ the body with healthy and nutritious food, nourishing the mind with positive thoughts - practicing de-stressing and relaxation exercises, and nourishing the Spirit and the Soul with lots of laughing and loving - I can’t emphasize the importance of eating clean and healthy food and drinking clean and pure water enough - there are more and more results from the research being done that proves that food has the ability to keep us healthy and prevent disease and just as much information that proves that eating unhealthy foods can compromise our immune systems and ultimately lead to a host of debilitating and devastating diseases - I always try to encourage people to do your own research - read about the dangers of preservatives and food additives that are in so many our of food products today (binders, fillers, sweeteners, artificial flavors) Do your best to stay away from processed foods - items that come in a bag, box or a can - My number one rule that I try to abide by is eating as close to Nature as God intended - eating organically grown fruits and veggies - choosing meats that are fed natural and organic feed - raised outdoors without hormones and antibiotics - and fish that were caught in the wild not farm raised - Eating a balanced diet with plenty of variety is essential as well - trying to eat as close to a regular schedule helps to keep our metabolism functioning at an optimal level - In order to obtain optimal health it’s important to consider the many components of our being, not just the physical - when we live high stress lives tainted with anxiety, depression, anger and other negative emotions it creates imbalances and disharmony in our mind as well as our body - So always keep in mind how important it is to Nourish the whole person that you are and not just a part - If there’s anyone out there that’s struggling with health issues especially weight-loss and you’ve tried and tried with no success may I suggest you try Living the 7 - The ChiForce Way covers everything and will help just about anyone achieve any and all of their health and wellness goals - Contact us at The Power Center if you need our help.

Live the 7,
John Nies

It was more than ten years ago when my mentor said: “If you want to possess true power you need to do four things - train the way I show you - meditation - pray for others and study, exercise for your mind.” I wasn’t sure what he was talking about regarding study but fortunately he uncharacteristically elaborated. He explained how important it is to find something outside of work and school to study - “study your passion - read and research - try maybe one hour every day.” At the time of that lesson about the only thing I was passionate about was food and satisfying my hedonistic cravings - pursuit of those two things did nothing for me as far as my brains development was concerned - in fact pursuit of those things had led me down a pretty pathetic path and I was desperately needing to try something new and so I dove head first into his four recommendations - study gave me the most trouble because I literally had no idea what to study - after a few months of contemplating I finally decided that I wanted to study people - I always found people to be very interesting -wondering why we do what we do? why we treat each other the way we do? And what if anything, can we do differently that would improve our lives and our interactions? Studying has definitely had a positive impact on me and I’m glad I heeded the advice that came my way all those years ago - I have to say that there hasn’t been a dull moment since I began my exploration into the world of human behavior - we humans are fascinating, brilliant, gifted, bizarre, beautiful, wicked, brutal, strange, amazing and dynamic beings - I’m glad I found my passion and I love studying all about it - so I suggest or better yet I implore you to do the same - find something your passionate about and dive into it - head first - and trust me when I tell you it’s worth it and it does provide great exercise for the brain.

As a kid and right on up into my thirties I was about as narcissistic as one could imagine and my of prayers were a perfect example of my self-centeredness - every prayer that I sent out to the great unknown were all self serving and pretty shallow - ‘please God help me win this game - get that girl - pass this test - graduate - make it home alive - win the lottery - make this hangover go away - none of which were ever answered except the make it home alive prayers which I am very grateful for. It wasn’t until the Grand Master I was training with suggested that I pray for others, that I realized just how selfish I was - that person pointed out that there are billions of people on this planet that are so much less fortunate than me and just as many that are fighting an illness, or endangered by war, hunger, natural disaster, poverty, among many other adversities. I immediately agreed that it couldn’t hurt to send out some positive thoughts to those people that could use a little help - as the years went by I got into the habit of making selfless prayer a part of my daily life and it made such a profound impact on me when I began to work on developing the ChiForce, Live the Seven program, selfless prayer was high on the list of choices for the seven disciplines. I am a huge believer in prayer and the power it has to influence and change lives.
For me personally it makes me appreciate all of the blessings I have in my life and not take anything for granted - it also makes me aware of what’s going on throughout our world and just how right that teacher of mine was when he said there are many people that can use a prayer - as a matter of fact I believe we all need a prayer as does mother earth - I pray that every human being living on this amazing earth creates a life for themselves that is full of peace, love, health, and happiness and that we all come to realize that there is only one earth for all of us to share and it might be in our best interest to take better care of her - Amen