Motivational speaker and best-selling author Bo Sanchez, also known as the “Preacher in Blue Jeans,” made the statement during his interview on the ANC program “Headstart” on Friday.
He said that exercise as well as a proper diet can be “holy” because being strong and healthy is important in fulfilling a person’s mission to love as a son or daughter of God.
“Yes, because love requires it,” said Sanchez when asked by “Headstart” host Karen Davila if exercise and eating right can be considered holy. “Whatever love requires, that is what you do. What makes something holy? It’s love.”
“How can you love others if you’re sick? How can you love others until 60, 70, or 90 years old? You want to serve others for the rest of your life, you have to be healthy and strong,” he added. “So walk, eat right and exercise. Think right. Do what love requires.”
Referring to the body as “the remote control of your emotional life,” Sanchez noted that a person’s actions greatly affect his or her emotional state.
“Many people say, ‘I can’t control my anger, I can’t control my laziness, I can’t control my fear. What should I do?’ One would be controlling one’s thoughts, the other is controlling the body.
“When you can control your body, you can control your emotions. Sooner or later, you actually feel great,” he said.
Reacting to people who tend to say that they do not have enough time to exercise, Sanchez said the key is to know one’s priorities.
“Whatever is important to you, you will make time. A lot of people waste a lot of time on things that they do habitually. You have to make a decision: ‘What is the most important [thing] to me that I’ll give time [for it]?’ If exercise is important to you, then you’ll do it,” he said.
Sanchez said people can use this motivation to save money and spend more time with their famiy.
“Be rich so you can give and be generous,” he said, adding, “Your mission is not just connected to your work, but also to your family, your relationships, recreation, your health, food and exercise. All of those have to be connected with your mission.”
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
