Balanced Living
Have you noticed that your life seems out of control?
How many of you find yourself stuck in a rut, doing the same thing day after
day and never really moving ahead. Are you looking for a way to move
forward in all areas of your life?
There is a trend to want to experience more out of life. As time goes on,
we become more aware that life is moving on even if we aren't. This is
causing more and more of you to question what it is you are really doing and
where you are really going.
Does your job control your life? Or is it your family, kids and
spouse? It seems that love and money are the two big "things"
that control your life. Is it possible to balance money, job, finances,
career and love?
I would like to suggest to you that it is possible but that doesn't make
it easy.
As a chiropractor I was taught to look for the cause of the problem.
Taking pain pills might kill the pain (temporarily) but won't fix the cause of
your pain. You must look deeper for the cause to effect real
change.
The same is true for taking control of your life. Positive thinking
almost puts you into a state of denial. Your spouse just lost his job, your daughter has run away and your dog
just got run over by the mail truck and you put on a smile and say everything
is great. It just doesn't work, does it? You have got
to get beyond "positive thinking".
The latest buzz word is "Manifest" your life. That's what the
secret is all about. Once again, it seems to put us into a state of
denial to what is happening in our world. You can manifest real hard but
that doesn't seem to stop the train from coming down the tracks.
Are you in a constant state of
re-action? This more than anything is what is stopping
you from taking control and living a more balanced life.
Going from re-active to pro-active is
the key. This isn't easy to do as you have to be
ready to take a good look at yourself to determine why you are constantly in a
reactive move. When you can go deep enough to get to the core issue
is when you will experience a shift in your consciousness. That's how you
go from reactive to proactive and you can truly balance your life.
Tony Brunelle
"Be Kind to Myself"
Finding balance in one's life is an important skill for finding happiness. One step I took to finding balance in my life was to "be kind to myself". Instead of focusing on work after business hours and on the weekends, I started exploring hobbies that brought me happiness (e.g., volunteering, painting, star gazing, bird watching, traveling). I started doing activities with others for fun (e.g., curling for fun instead of being competitive, singing in the choir at work once a week). By trying new things that were fun to do, and expanding my horizons beyond work, I started to enjoy many aspects of my life more intensely. I can also credit Dr. Tony Brunelle for helping me discover conditioning from my childhood that was holding me back from enjoying life fully.
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