How often do we frantically rush about trying to achieve something? We are trying to do the best we can, but is this frantic panic like behaviour worth it?
A lot of the secret to successful living is getting the right balance. In New Zealand, the culture of our indigenous people the Maori, teaches us a lot about balance. They say that four values (Tinana, Whanau, Wairua and Hinengaro) are equally important to a person’s health and well-being (Hauora). If any of these four values is out of kilter, then everything else can collapse.
Let us look at a diagram of these four cornerstones, and reflect.
The house of Hauora is structured by:
• Hinengaro is our intellectual side, for learning and sharing knowledge.
• Whanau is family, who are there to give support and uplifting (and you too are there to give it to others in your whanau).
• Wairua is one’s spiritual beliefs, which provide strength and guidance.
• Tinana is being healthy and physically fit. We cannot afford to let our bodies run down.
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As we look at this diagram and reflect, my “left brain” likes the analogy of the wheel.
Hauora is the hub, but in order for the wheel to hold together, four strong spokes are needed. If one spoke breaks, the wheel will stop turning and collapse.