Why Should Our Lives be in Balance?

As mentioned in the last issue, I am a professional speaker and one of the topics I often speak on is "Is Your Life In Balance?" Let me start by asking you a question... Do you want balance in your life and why?

Being in balance often gives us a useful way to understand our life. The more you actually fight to keep balance, the more you will sway. You will often find your balance when you are loose rather than rigid/tight. Ever tried skiing? Yoga poses? Bike riding? The more relaxed you are, the better you can ski down the slopes, the better you can stretch and the easier it is to navigate those potholes.

Consider the following aspects of balance:

Ø Poise: Do you meet most circumstances with grace, confidence and flexibility? What steps could you take to develop equanimity?

Ø Equilibrium: What is lacking in your life? Love? Sex? Security? Solitude? Health and Fitness? Spirituality? Fun? How could you start filling the gaps?

Ø Harmony: Where do you experience discord in relation to yourself? Your environment?? How can you gain serenity?

Ø Equality: List your important relationships? What are your important relationships based on (love, friendship, financial support, work etc). How could you create more balance in each?

Ø Perspective: Are you satisfied with your life overall? Do you have any regrets? Any amends to make? What are your burning desires?

TIP OF THE DAY - Pick one of the above areas and focus on it for a week. Notice your results.

My challenge for you: to improve your balance, stand erect with feet parallel, shoulder distance apart. Then breathe in, exhale, slightly bend your knees settle down into your body. Focus your attention on a point 2 inches below your navel and relax into your breathing for a few minutes. Do this daily.

Final thoughts:
Every challenge we take on has the power to shake us, to knock us to our knees. And yet, what's even more disconcerting than the jolt itself is our fear we won't withstand it. Just the thought of what could happen is enough to throw us off balance. What I know for sure is the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can't avoid the daily tremors. They come with being alive. These experiences are really gifts that force us to step to the right or left in search of a new centre of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand Oprah