Spiritual Balance

Written by: Annie Hutton
May 1, 2008

praise-god-photo-by-shirleypnz.jpgDon’t you love the feeling of being in balance? ‘Balance’ is truly one of those wonderful words that describe a magical, joyful life. If only we could manage to be balanced more of the time!

Then why aren’t we? We all know that the pace of modern life is faster than in the days when we baked our own bread, milked the cow and grew our own vegetables. How then do we make time for balancing activities like quiet time for spiritual reflection?

Of course the answer is simple (if only the execution was!) You assess your priorities and make time! You have to have a really big YES so you can say NO to some of the cluttering activities you may currently be enjoying!

You may like to do an exercise where you consider how much time and effort you spend in various aspects of your life:

  • health/fitness
  • personal learning/growth
  • family/friends
  • romantic partner
  • fun/recreation
  • surroundings
  • work/money
  • spiritual growth

All are important and valuable. Make up your own if these categories don’t suit you.

Richness in one can be used to spill over into others, eg. If you focus on the spiritual aspect of your life, you will spend less time and energy on less balanced activities like arguing or working too long each day.

If you have a particularly low participation rate in any aspect of your life, contemplate whether this is something you need to address. Most of us believe that all our time is taken up, so it means that something will need to decrease if something else is to increase. We all have the same 24 hours!

What puts each of us in balance is a personal thing, but listen to your body, mind, heart and soul and you will know when you’re there.

“If the day and night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet smelling herbs – that is your success. All nature is your congratulations”

– Henry David Thoreau

Love, peace and wisdom

Annie Hutton shares ways to find your bliss in the every day | http://www.thecalmspace.com/about#annie

Comments

3 Responses to “Spiritual Balance”

  1. Angela EsnoufNo Gravatar on May 1st, 2008 5:29 pm

    Lately I have been listening more to my “body, mind, heart and soul” and I like what I hear! The answers are there, and no doubt always were.

  2. MarjorieNo Gravatar on May 4th, 2008 3:05 pm

    Tomorrow I start on my herb garden.

  3. Chris OwenNo Gravatar on May 5th, 2008 11:43 am

    Annie
    this speaks to me about listening too to my intuition. Intuition was never fostered in our family or given value and while I can trust my intuition when I am working with others quite successfully, it’s held a very limited place in my own world.
    Thanks for getting me thinking about it!

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