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I Want To Feel Better - Inside & Out
How
To Find a Balance Between Work and Play
Finding a balance between working and having
fun is one of the hardest things to do for most people I know.
Often, what makes us choose one over the other is guilt, the
root of all evil. Truly, it’s difficult to find balance in
any aspect of life. Stop and ask yourself if you see your life
as balanced. Do you spend endless hours working to support
your family, or cleaning to impress your friends? Perhaps instead
you care only about your needs, and instead use every available
opportunity to have fun, regardless of the consequences.
Living a balanced life is important not just for your mind,
but for your body as well. Perhaps you have been feeling stressed,
irritable, anxious? Emotions such as these that result from
inner imbalances can often lead to negative physical or outward
manifestations. You might notice this as depression, lack of
sleep, neglect of your nutritional needs and the interruption
of other bodily system functions. When these symptoms appear,
you react with more feelings of stress and irritability. You
can see how stopping the cycle by finding some balance is important.
Making time for both work and play is as easy as setting
boundaries and sticking to them. Not so easy, you say? Try this. Write
down on a sheet of paper the tasks you absolutely MUST accomplish
for the day. Add an equal number of fun and/or extracurricular
activities. At first glance you may think there isn’t enough
time in the day to do it all, but this only means your priorities
may need to be revisited. Use this method for at least a couple
weeks and see if you don’t start to feel more whole inside,
a sign you’re giving equal time to all aspects of your life.
Creating balance with your thoughts and spiritual habits is
equally important, because it’s difficult to feel truly balanced
unless all aspects of your life are in order. Once you’ve made
some progress in balancing work and play, consider how much
attention you give to nurturing your mind and spirit. Do you
set aside time to read, learn and explore? Do you have a daily
or weekly spiritual practice? You may not think these things
are crucial, but making them a priority quickly helps you realize
what you were missing without them.
Here’s
a quick and easy way to create balance both mentally and
spiritually: set aside 15-30 minutes daily to nurture yourself
from within. Spend a few minutes reading first thing in the
morning, and again before bed at night. Try to choose reading
material that uplifts your spirit and soothes your mind, or
at least material that leans more toward the positive than
negative.
After you finish your reading session, spend just a few minutes
breathing slowly and tuning in to your spiritual center. Direct
your attention to the center of your chest, or slightly lower
to your abdomen. You may not notice anything right away, but
over time you should notice a sensation of fullness, aliveness
or connection in those areas, as well as a greater sense of
peace that seeps into every other aspect of your life.
Balance Affirmation:
I deserve to be happy and balanced in my body, mind and spirit.
I trust my inner wisdom and allow it to lead me in creating
a balanced, harmonious life.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2008
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