| By Catherine Franz When we
find
spirituality, or it finds us, the experience feels
surreal. We begin to feel like we're walking on a tightrope between
two different worlds. We become ungrounded and loose touch with the
physical side of life. When our spiritual mission becomes
clear, it is even truer. Learning to breathe and to walk
between these two experiences until they merge can be a tough
balancing act. It’s easy to choose and get lost in the new
experience because it feels so good and so right. Regular aspects in
the physical world seem less important and get set aside, many times
incomplete.
This tightrope doesn't have the same thinness as the rope we think
of in the circus. A spiritual path is actually on the ground and
wider even though it feels like walking on air at times. If you step
to one side, you engulf yourself totally in the awe of spirituality.
The other, the physical world. And because of its alluring
influence, it is easy to understand why we prefer to be there.
There are ways to merge the two experiences. Here are seven
techniques to help balance the tightrope:
1. Maintain or start new
physical
activities. Go running, play tennis, take a walk,
or
workout. Allow love to pour into the tennis
racket. This is a neat experience if you
haven't tried it before. Allow the physical activity to merge with a
spiritual part. Walk with a loving heart, say your favorite
poem or prayer, and feel it in each step. Do
the same when making beds, running errands, standing at the
copy
machine, taking the kids to soccer, or washing the
car. This chases the doubt away and invites high attraction
vibrations in.
2. Caring for others. Take care of your family,
yourself, pets, and others in your life. Allow them the amount of
space they need to learn, falter (yes, I said falter), and grow.
Place yourself on that list, so, set time, and space aside for you
as well.
3. Keep financially stable. It is easy to say, "Do what
we love and the money will follow." Lean too much on the spiritual
side and you stop taking action and the money
dries up. This is like wishing to win the lottery without buying a
ticket. One difference with balance the two -- the right people show
up at the right time. People sometimes
think that when you find spirituality, the money just finds you.
This can't be furthest from the truth. It means that you will find
it easier to attract what you need if you
continue to take action. If this is a learning and growth period, it
takes massive action -- action for learning and action for the
regular action. As hard as this one is to balance and maintain,
nevertheless it is feasible, millions of people do so daily.
4. Spend more time planning and setting goals.
Manifesting what we want still requires action and planning.
Spirituality can nestle us so warmly and lovingly it’s easy to set
the needed action aside. The level of balance is in the amount of
flexibility you allow in the action plan. Complete each action
with total openness of all that is possible for what follows. Ask
and allow the universe to send easier, faster steps. And be open to
see then when they arrive. Ask, trust, and allow the universe’s
infinite wisdom to send you the answers. They are usually better
than anything we usually arrive at ourselves. The tightrope is to
balance trust with flexibility and space for expanded freedom and
results.
5. Keep on giving. Spirituality is a gift that needs to
flow. It can only continue to do so if people give. There are many
ways to give and the method you choose will be the
right one.
6. Allow room for real people and relationships. Other
people ground us and connect us to the physical world. Yet, they
must still allow us to evolve. People are another form of giving and
receiving -- two necessary parts for good ground maintenance.
7. Receiving remuneration is a gift. Accept it as if it
came from the universe asking you to continue the flow. When
we receive, water continues to flow into our cup and
allows our mission to continue its
evolution. Asking for compensation allows both
parties to continue the flow. When we shift our perspective and see
the need for flow,
additional funds to appear.
Enjoy spirituality in balance with both feet on the ground!
(c) Copyright, Catherine Franz. All rights
reserved.
About
the Author:
Catherine Franz, is a certified life and business coach
specializing in marketing and writing, Internet and infoproduct development. For
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