It’s always a good day to change, to begin anew, to take a new path, to change direction. No day is any better than the next when it comes to making a decision that is life changing. Why wait? Today is as good as tomorrow. Now is as good as later. Take that first step, the hardest you will ever take, and before long notice how easy it becomes each day to proceed along your chosen new path. What are you really waiting for?
Continually and consciously find your balance. Tune into your body, your central nervous system and your emotional state throughout the day. Notice what is going on inside. Are you calm? Centered? Feeling peaceful? Or are you the opposite of those states? Why? Suggest to yourself that as you tune in that you also close your eyes for a moment or two. Breathe. Let go of what is currently on your mind and just be in the moment. Breathe deeply a few times. Notice how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally. Self care can be as simple as that to begin with. Just pause, breathe, and let go with a sigh. Simple.
Most people think of themselves as merely physical while others think of themselves as both physical and spiritual. Far fewer think of themselves as a conglomerate of many lives and many souls. There are so many options, but which is right? And does it matter? Whether or not one has a perspective on life as anything more than what it is, a physical life on Earth, there are many aspects to consider and get into alignment with. Beyond the physical there are the mental, the emotional, and the feeling aspects of being human. These alone add tremendously to human beingness and their balance is crucial to maturing, knowing the self, and attaining fuller experience and potential. So, though there may be much more to life than just the physical, start there and get all that is now in you calm and settled so you can live your best life going forward. Whatever else comes along after that will then be able to fit in nicely!
Watch your energy throughout the day. Notice what gives energy and what takes energy, what replenishes and what diminishes. Be aware of what nurtures your body, mind and spirit and what only takes from you without reward. Taking care of the whole self begins with being aware of energy levels and how you are affected by the things you engage in. Sometimes your body alone will tell you if you are on the right track or not, if what you are determined to pursue is actually good and beneficial for you. Watch your energy levels and let them reveal new truths to you as you go through your day, letting you know what’s really right.
Develop resilience, the ability to bounce back from anything, to go with the flow of life, to embrace its ups and downs and to know when it is time to rush to action and when to retreat. Resilience entails maintaining a certain presence, awareness, elasticity and always with an eye on the future and the potential it holds. If the path you are on is the right path and the choices you are making the right ones your personal energy will be right there with you as you take your journey, offering you what you need so that you always have enough. If you are on the wrong path your lack of resilience and energy might be showing you that something’s not working. Pay attention to all your energy systems, mental, physical, spiritual and emotional. Are they in alignment and functioning to the fullest?