The Vehicle Of Your Soul
"Eating good food, exercising, mental stimulation, and rest are
essential to the care of our physical being. When we breathe
deeply and consciously, we take in and circulate life-giving
oxygen, allow our bodies to function more smoothly. In the
mental realm, flushing out old habits, thoughts, and attitudes
can help to refresh our mind and allow our life to run more
smoothly. Controlling knee-jerk reactions that limit our options
to knowing the truth can give us an opportunity to more
gracefully respond to circumstances and events." Carrie Masters
in Science of Mind Magazine.
I love the clients I work with. They are so committed to making
a difference in the world. Many of them are like high
performance racing cars. They speed around the track of life at
breath-taking speeds. Unfortunately, many of them have refused
to make a pit stop or take a break between races and their
bodies, the vehicles of their soul, show sign of severe wear and
tear, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Just like it's necessary to take our cars into the shop for
servicing, it's important that we stop driving ourselves with
our to-do lists long enough to reflect on old habits and
attitudes that can rob us of our joy and can lead to serious
breakdowns.
As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz point out in their book, The
Power of Full Engagement, we are like a complex engine with 4
different, but inter-related energy sources. Our physical energy
may dictate how fast we can run around the track of life, but
our over all happiness and balance comes from taking care of all
four sources of energy - physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual. Ignore any one of these for an extended period, and
it won't be long before our performance in life is diminished.
Are you willing to take a quick inventory of how well you are
caring for the vehicle of your soul?
PHYSICALLY, are you within your ideal body weight? Do you eat
balanced, nutritious meals, and regularly perform the important
exercise of pushing away from the table before you're stuffed?
Do you schedule in regular time for exercise and keep those
appointments with yourself? Do you go to bed at a regular time,
sleep well, and awaken energized and inspired into the next day?
Do you drink plenty of clean, life-giving water?
MENTALLY, do you regularly flush out old habits, thoughts and
attitudes that can serve to gum up the works of your mind, thus
freeing yourself up for new ideas, new purposeful patterns that
serve you, and new ways of being that are consistent with your
life purpose?
EMOTIONALLY, do you regularly catch yourself in those moments
when fear, lack, and struggle are about to take over your life,
and consciously pivot to love, abundance, and flow, thus
allowing your true, divinely inspired purpose to direct your
life?
SPIRITUALLY, do you take time to connect with the source of all
creation? Do you reserve time each day to connect with this
source with the intention to raise your consciousness and
awareness of your true purpose?
Or are you like a high performance race car in dire need of a
major check up and overhaul? Remember, without proper
maintenance on the vehicle of your soul, you may find yourself
in the pits with a blown engine well before the race is over.
Dr. W. Bradford Swift confesses to be a Burned Out Boomer (in
recovery) who has dedicated his life to assisting people to
rekindle their passion and sense of purpose while growing their
businesses to be 'multi-dimensionally' profitable. Take the
quick and insightful Life On Purpose Self Test to determine how
on or off purpose your life is at:
http://lifeonpurpose.com/index.php?page=24