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BALANCED LIFE- SOMETIMES ILLUSIVE AT BESTÓ
Have
you ever ended a wonderfully relaxing weekend with night of restless sleep,
tense with the thoughts of Monday morningŐs work? Are you finding youŐre short
with the kids, no energy to be romantic with your husband or wife, even the
faithful family dog is denied a pat on the head? We may try to rationalize our
situation but after a while that doesnŐt help either. When one finally comes to
the realization that itŐs not your circumstances itŐs in the choices we are
making will bring the insight necessary to begin to correct your balance point.
If we
continue to refuse to deal with our circumstances and keep pushing eventually
our body will push back usually with an illness. One of the more popular philosophies about illness is that we
create them to save ourselves maybe we do, but if that is the case then why do
people with seemingly balanced happy lives get sick and die? Certainly an arguable
point yet illness is the only acceptable way to withdraw from society. What do
you think would happen if you got up tomorrow and said you werenŐt going to
work, or youŐre going to drop out and travel for a while? Everyone from your
family and friends to your investment banker would be asking- are you nuts?
Frankly
I find it a rather unhealthy idea to believe we are some how responsible for the
creation of our illness simply because we tend to blame ourselves enough when
we become ill. Blame is counter productive to healing. Instead we need a
forgiving attitude towards ourselves and our illness. Keeping an attitude or
forgiveness forces blame out because blame and forgiveness cannot occupy the
same space in your mind at the same time.
We are
all genetically predisposed with certain tendencies or weak links. We may add
to or diminish those tendencies through
personal health habits. Are you in balance? Asking yourself these few simple
questions can help you determine how balanced you are.
1. What
is the general state of your energy, regardless of your age? Are you fatigued
from a day of work, kick the dog, scream at the kids, find yourself asleep in
the chair at six?
2. Does
vacation no longer rejuvenate you finding that you do not wanting to return to
take on the day, the world?
3. Does
your body shout at you with aches and pains? Do you over use medications trying
to find relief?
4. Are
you forgetful about even important things?
5. Are
you over sleeping or insomnic?
6. Are
you using alcohol to numb the noise in your brain or the pain in your body?
If you
answered yes to even one of these questions you may be leaning towards a less
than balanced life. Making change is never easy. I guarantee the sooner you
start making those changes the easier it will be. DonŐt waitÉ start now. Till
next time, Rebecca