Pleasure Principle
Feeling Groovy!
Striking balance is essential to your over all well-being NOTE: This is a two for one ministry here… more for me than for you J However, I have been blessed with some great examples of individuals who know how to create balance. My life is complicated and ironic but I really should take a number. One of my girlfriends recently took a trip to the Dominican Republic. Besides being green with envy, I paused to ponder something she said. While the general population belongs to the working class, there was an overwhelming sense of contentment. She told me that people smiled and seemed to be in rhythm. It occurred to me that they were in balance. They rise, eat, work, play, love, dance, and celebrate. Life needs to include all of these elements.
As I go about working, hosting a poetry series, promoting a book, etc, I know that I have to strike a cord of balance. Health is paramount. I have never been a fan of structure and discipline. Taking a note from cultures that are not as endowed with material possessions, I find them to be infinitely happier than those who are. Bliss should be followed and I can’t help but derive pleasure from the dance floor in the height of a deep house mix, or engaged in a kiss that takes your breath away…hmmmm. There is love to made everywhere and in our present culture, we are always plotting, working, and moving that our inner voice and personal legend is neglected. Followers of Tao believe that divinity lives within and that keeping the mind, body, and spirit pure and well attend ensures that the divine inner being is at its best. If our bodies are living sacrifices, why are suffering from fatigue, weight-gain, depression, anxiety and other ailments that are results of living in discord?
Every year around this time, we make resolutions and perhaps bigger than losing weight, or finding a better job we should really satisfy the biggest task of all, which is finding harmony with in our beings. Weight and jobs do not make us happy anyway. Purpose and good health is where we find prosperity. Square pegs should never attempt to go in round holes…find your groove or getting it back is ground zero for personal harmony. Starting the day with gratitude and offerings of stewardship toward the common good is away to reach the Most High and ensuring that blessings will not only flow but also exceed your expectations.
If I meditate in the morning and make a list of what I need to do versus what I want to do, life functions better. My final thoughts here on this month principal is know what is and isn’t in your control and with that knowledge make a plan and executing it accordingly. Touch is also important to me so giving a hug and receiving one is necessary. Establishing connections with people keeps us to the pulse of the Master. Find a moment each day where you can reflect on a blessing, make a petition, and make a gesture for your health. Life is about walking in season and keeping the faith. Find a moment to laugh and share that good feeling with someone else, anyone really. It is from that perpetuated joy that you will find synchronicity.
In Tandem: Featuring Betsy Mendel
I spoke with Co-owner of Awareables, Betsy Mendel. Awareables produces t-shirt and tank tops with clever mantras on them such as: “There is No Place Like Om” or “Love is the New Black.” They believe if we change our thoughts; we can change our circumstances. “[Thoughts] can start us on a positive upswing rather than a downward spiral.” She told me a few of her secrets to finding balance in our now rather than later society. “Sometimes you have to H.A.L.T.” she contends that you should never be too hungry, angry, lonely, tired. As a fitness instructor, she noted that many people go for long stretches with out eating so she keeps nuts in the car. In addition, many people are angry and lonely. Whenever she has a bad day, she makes sure smiles and on bad days she reaches out…she refers to it as a hug deficit. If her supply of hugs runs low she will reach out to anybody and asks them if they can help her reach her quota of hugs for the day…surprisingly they agree and it not only makes her day better but the person that she hugs feels better too. She also added, “We need to be mentally, physically, and spirituality in sync, if one of those area is not in balance…we are not in balance. For her and her business partner, Rachel Singer, Awarables is not only a business but also a lifestyle. She also mentioned that doing what you love will also bring about happiness. Log on to www.awarbles.com to find out more about the Awareable mission and to purchase your own Awareable.
Betsy is pictured with Ed Beggley Jr.
