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If the answer is yes, let’s
look at what you can do
about removing those
obstacles. But first, what
are your goals for your
lifestyle?
Here are some
common goals of
living a spiritual
lifestyle:
1. To go through your
life, connected to
who you are, what
you do, and the
people you encounter.
2. To have your
environment,
belongings, the way
you manage time,
your finances, and
every area of your life
be a foundation and
support for who you
truly are.
3. To accomplish more
in less time.
4. To feel rested and
vibrant, no matter
what is going on in
your life.
5. To be able to shift out
of overwhelm and
stress by following
simple practices.
6. To fulfill on your
purpose in life and
increase your ability
to give to others.
Once you have set your goals, then you can go about
making a strategy for how to accomplish those goals.
I will outline some basic lifestyle practices to help you
start to remove the obstacles of overwhelm, anxiety,
inefficiency, clutter, and all of the emotional states and
consequences that follow.
There are many elements to designing your own
program. The Spiritual Lifestyle Program that I
describe below is a year-long program that comes with
a curriculum, monthly modules, assignments, small
group support, and a personal coach. For this article,
I wanted to give you an overview of some of the basics
of the program, as well as several practices that you
could get started with right away.
Why do we call it a “Spiritual” Lifestyle
Program? Having a peaceful, nurturing environment
and way of living supports us to tap into the truer
part of ourselves that is connected to something of
a spiritual nature. As our external environment and
activities of our life come more into alignment with
our heart and consciousness, we are able to focus on
what is most important to us.
MAIN AREAS OF A SPIRITUAL
LIFESTYLE PROGRAM:
Balance. Enough time for sleep, exercise,
meditation, career/purpose, relaxation/rejuvenation,
and time with family and friends.
Organization. A system that allows information
to flow with ease and knowing where everything is.
This creates calm in your environment and within
yourself.
Managing Time. Living in the reality of 24 hours
a day with clarity and foresight.
Communication. Practicing love, care and
respect.
Environment. Creating our spaces (home, car,
work) to be inviting and organized for ourselves and
others lays a foundation for living in our purpose.
Purse, briefcase, backpack. Having what we need
available to us in our daily bag provides a feeling of
self-care and allows us to easily care for others.
Health and wellbeing. Attending to food and
nutrition, exercise, relaxation and sleep, and seeing
regular health care practitioners, with clarity about
what you need and without procrastination.
Finances. Living within clarity around finances
counteracts overwhelm and the constant worry that
stems from our survival fear.
Meditation. There are many kinds of meditations.
Key is scheduling time in your calendar, daily or
weekly, even if it begins with 10 minutes at a time.
So what gets in the
way of living that kind
of lifestyle?
Here are some common obstacles I have
witnessed in myself and others:
Not being realistic about time or scheduling too
much in a day, which causes stress.
Not taking care of your well being — exercise,
meditation, health care, sleep, healthy eating
— which can lead to feeling disconnected from
yourself, or not able to contribute in the way you
really want to.
Not thinking through communications, both verbal
and written, and ending up with misunderstandings,
assumptions, resentments and inefficiency.
Having piles of papers and an ineffective
organizational system, which causes anxiety and
overwhelm.
Having too many belongings or clutter in your
environment, which can lead to low self-esteem and
wasted time.
Are you challenged with any of this?
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