"A 10 minute vacation for the soul."
“Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.” — Eckhart Tolle
[Source: Present Moment Reminders e-letter http://www.eckharttolletv.com%5D
It is easy to become so concerned about one area of life that we are pulled out of balance in others. What pulls us out of balance can be anything, including money, work, health concerns, fitness and even food. None of these things are necessarily bad, but when any one becomes the center of our lives we miss out on the fullness of life we were created to experience.
When we are being called to learn a new way of eating and living it is so easy to become with obsessed with what we are learning or what led us to the path we are on. It’s even possible to get caught up in focusing on sickness. Sometimes we have to pull ourselves out of this and consciously work toward balance again.
Living in balance is not a once and for all kind of thing. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were? We are constantly making adjustments to stay balanced. Think of it as walking a balance beam. We may lose our balance and even fall off the beam from time to time, but it is important to keep trying.
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Rogene Robbins is the author of The Gluten Free Good Life and other books available at Amazon.com’s Kindle Store. Please visit her Healthy and Gluten Free page to learn about Rogene’s own gluten free good life.
“I believe God wants you to know…
…that most dramatic conflicts are perhaps those
that take place not between men, but between a man
and himself.”— Neale Donald Walsch
[Source: I Believe God Wants You to Know e-letter http://www.cwgportal.com/%5D
“A person does not have to be behind bars to be a prisoner. People can be prisoners of their own concepts and ideas. They can be slaves to their own selves” – Maharaji
[Source: http://www.bestspirituality.com/]
“You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.” – A Course in Miracles [Source: http://www.bestspirituality.com/]
… is exactly what we need to do.
I do not like to drive. It is necessary in the part of the country where we live, but not something I consider fun. Bob loved driving, but with his eye problems I am the only driver now. I really don’t like driving in cities.
So when I learned I was going to need to take Bob to a city 1 1/2 hours away, (smack dab in the middle of the Ozarks) to see one of his doctors who is relocating from our small town, I was not happy. I even dug my heels in and declared it ain’t gonna happen.
After trying to convince myself to make a trial run to at least become familiar with the road I finally decided to see if there was a church closer to our beliefs there. I went online and found a Unity Church and Bob and I drove the 1 1/2 hours to go to church. We found a friendly, welcoming group of people who invited us to stay for the fellowship lunch and on the way out asked if they could pray for us.
So by breaking through my fear I learned the drive is not as bad and the city not as large as I imagined. We found a city for things we can’t find around here. We also found a group of like minded people, something we have been missing.
So once again I learned that lesson I tend to have to repeat over and over…
Sometimes what we fear the most is exactly what we need to do.
“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.” — Henry Van Dyke
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” ~ William James http://www.theiflife.com/30-top-quotes-simplicity/
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
http://www.theiflife.com/30-top-quotes-simplicity/
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