…That I must cleanse mind, body and soul?
Sometimes it is completely necessary.
In the past several weeks I have been stepping up on the changing of routines, focus, thought process and the results have been very, very nice. I see the value at taking an inventory and creating the changes I desire as opposed to only sitting within my life and hoping for things to happen. Change created can illicit change desired…. or further to the point, sometimes giving the change a bit of a push can inspire shifts that could exceed the expectation or desire one had in the first place. Any way you look at this it beats sitting around and waiting for differences and adventures in your life.
One of the things that makes me who I am is the “ism” trait that finds me forever looking to be somewhere else. I have battled this for my entire life. There is a distinct and obvious point to this sort of thinking or behavior… it means I am not very good at being in the moment. If I were I would probably be more apt to enjoy the places that I am… rather than wanting only to be where I felt I would be more satisfied.
Perhaps this would explain my constant craving for travel?
Trying to live in the moment might actually be the toughest piece of the puzzle that is my life. I often wonder if I would be able to work through more of the things I desire to conquer if I were able to stop pushing myself out somewhere beyond where I am. It doesn’t help that the times that I am able to honestly stop and recognize the place I inhabit completely I am on a vacation or somewhere different than the routines of my “normal” life.
I suppose this is normal. And the fact is that I am not unhappy with the regular routines of my life. I am extremely fortunate at all levels, I am not going to deny or forget that. In a world filled with suffering the fact is I am not. I have worked through every single difficulty I have ever allowed myself to and have a few on the plate that I know full well that I will conquer as well. I am committed to living the best life possible and although there are times that I forget that truth, I am reminded simply by reading the words that I write over and over in journals and blog entries.
I absolutely insist on enjoying my life.
So what of those times that things seem to be in a rut? You don’t perceive the advantages and believe that people are not really taking you seriously. If things are seemingly set in a pattern and you don’t feel the growth that is required for a human LIVING (as opposed to simply being) it is important to find other avenues that will instill inspiration and motivate the changes that the stagnancy is lacking. For me the changes have come in many different ways. I have stepped up my life outside of work by becoming more involved with friends and fellowship. Being sober alone is not enough.
I have also taken the bull by the horn and made the decision to make some changes with my personal self. I am currently cleansing (literally) and have been doing so for 8 full days. I plan on going from 10 or go up to 14. It is astonishing what it has already done for me. I am full of energy, faith, hope, patience and clarity. I am feeling astonishingly better in body (in the first 7 days I have lost 10 pounds of that “ism” weight that was making me uncomfortable).
With the cleansing of the body, it would seem, comes the cleansing of the mind and soul. Who knew? Once this cleanse is completed I will start a new and different regimen to make sure that I can feel this way as much as possible after and in-between the cleanses.
And then there is a holiday coming on May 30th. That doesn’t hurt either.
Be Happy. Be Well. Be.