Hunting Expedition
Last night at sunset, I set a trap in my backyard
with a cup of bird seeds and a mango as bait. I
was wondering who was eating all the mangoes. I
suspected the blue jays while my next-door
neighbor thought it might be the rats. I’m not one
to stay up all night with a flashlight and a
slingshot, so I went to sleep.
This morning, when I woke up, I had a nice cup of
tea and sat down to do my meditation. As soon as I
finished, I went out into the yard to look at my
trap. There it was! A smelly, ugly rat-like
creature hissed at me as soon as he saw me and
showed his sharp teeth. I called my next-door
neighbor who is in the landscaping business. He
came over to look at my catch. It was a baby
possum. I asked, “What should I do with it?” He
said, “I think he is just scared. Let him go.” I
opened the cage, and that little guy ran as fast
as he could to get out of the yard.
I had no idea that possums like mangoes. In fact,
I didn’t have a clue what possums eat. Possums
benefit humans in many ways, one of which is
helping control a number of unwanted pests.
Although possums are not aggressive creatures and
are generally not dangerous, they are often
nuisances that dig in the garbage and raid my
garden for fresh veggies. Possums are survivors
and eat a variety of foods, like small rodents,
insects, slugs, snails and even frogs.
Additionally, possums eat vegetables, fruits like
my mangoes, garbage and, I guess they like my
compost pile and bird seeds. I certainly didn’t
want to pet the little guy or even get too close
to him but, now I know that he is actually a
protector and watches out for strange critters
that may come to visit at night. I named him Peter
Possum. My first pet! Now, every morning that I go
into the yard to do my Qi Gong practice, I know
that Peter Possum will be watching.
If you haven’t started practicing Qi Gong yet, and
you are doing the standard exercises like going to
the gym, running, and playing basketball and other
sports, you could be aging yourself too quickly by
putting too much heat into your body, especially
in the hot summer months. I suggest this very
strongly to all of my patients that they lay off
the red meat in the summer, as well as shrimp,
orange juice and fried foods. Rather, they eat
more Yin-producing foods. Yin foods tend to be
cooling and moisten the body, while yang foods
tend to be warming and drying. Yin foods include
cucumbers, salads, sweet potatoes, pears, and
plums, lightly cooked greens such as broccoli,
turnip greens and asparagus. If you are going to
eat cheese, both goat and sheep are the best. I
also like melons all summer as they keep the body
cool and moist. You may be asking what kind of
exercises you should be doing. Yin exercises are
slow and relaxing. If you want to build internal
power, start practicing the internal exercises
like the Recharging Qi Gong program
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This will build your flexibility, agility and also
your kidney yin where real, long-lasting power
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I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness.
Dr. Wu Dhi
