“There is something so holy about balance. It appropriates our time and our focus. It exposes the unnecessary and directs us to channel the meaningful.” Holy Yoga (www.holyyoga.net)
As a Holy Yoga teacher, I am privileged to work with and be inspired by a community of believers who genuinely want others to experience greater health and vitality in Mind, Body AND Spirit! Each month Holy Yoga designates an intentional practice that if we align with, we will experience more bliss. Since I’m all about bliss, I had to share this message: Seek to find balance!
How do we seek to find balance in this crazy world? It’s different for everyone, but my advice is to carve out time to do more of what you love. Recently I polled some facebook friends on what brings them bliss. Their responses weren’t to have more stuff. They were more like, “cuddling with my dog”, “having coffee in the morning while reading my Bible”, “taking a walk with my hubby”, “yoga class”, “essential oils”, “laying in my pool looking up at the clear, blue sky”, “sitting by a fire with a glass of wine”…
Find some quiet time and write down a few things you’d like to do this month that will make your life feel more balanced. If you need rest, plug that in. Plan a picnic. Take a pretty drive. Schedule lunch with a dear friend. Attend a Bible Study. Take an art class. Start a meditation practice. Investigate healthier eating. Consider a new hobby. Buy some pretty flowers for your home.
Whatever it is, make it something that you KNOW will bring you more joy.
For those who are more anxious or fearful, read these words for strength and courage:
Tell those who worry, the anxious and the fearful, “Take strength; have courage! There’s nothing to fear. Look, here! your God! Right here is your God! The balance is shifting; God will right all wrongs. None other than God will give you success. He is coming to make you safe.” Isaiah 35:4
Bringing balance to your life not only affects you; it affects others. Your energy bleeds onto those around you and to those around those around you. Harmony – Bliss – these are things that help us to be the utmost in service to others. Just saying…you don’t want to feel guilty about taking care of yourself, because self-care results in positive ripples that go through your personal relationships, the community and even onto the next generation.
Please comment here on what plans you have this month to intentionally bring more balance to your life!