A Body In Balance

When i'm not feeling very great mentally + physically, it's very easy for me to use this material world as a distraction away from myself.  Sit on my phone for hours, watch television, seclude myself from the rest of the world.  These “coping” mechanisms ultimately make me feel even worse, but in that moment are used as a distraction from the darkness within.

There’s been periods of my life where I've just sort of given up.  On everything.  Spending weeks laying in bed unable to find any motivation or inner energy.  And I'll use anything to distract myself from these icky dark feelings. Maybe these feelings come from an inner hatred towards myself, my body, or simply the idea that I am unworthy of the people and things in my life.

Anyways, enough about that.  Today i'm going to talk about balance, and how balance has changed my entire life.   When i'm in balance, I actually have the capacity to focus on the things in this life to make me feel fulfilled.  When I feel good, my mind begins to clear, with a clear mind, creative ideas flow easily.  

To be honest, when i'm in balance, my entire energy feels lighter, life simply feels easier, and instead of forcing myself to do the things that are good for my mind + body, i just naturally want to.  

To get to this place of balance, it truly only takes one small decision.  I know this may sound simple, but waking up in the morning and doing one good thing for your body & spirit.  Maybe that means doing yoga, or going on a long walk, run, bike ride.  Anything that gets your body moving.  

Doing exercise first thing in the morning, reframes my entire mindset.  All of the sudden, I naturally want to make more decisions throughout the day that are positive.  Because once I start to feel good in my body, a deep desire to continue this positive growth comes from within.

Once I begin to make positive choices on a daily basis,  my body begins to feel this natural rhythm of life.  Like riding the wave when we’re surfing, life just naturally brings us to the places & people that will help us to evolve and grow. 

Instead of taking from this material world (taking in unnecessary processed foods, taking in technology, media, drugs, material possessions) I begin to ask myself, what kinds of things can I bring into this world.  What can I create that helps the progression of our consciousness as a collective?  Instead of taking, what can we bring out of us?

For me, it's all about balance.  If  my body and mind are in balance, then I have the mental capacity to feel creative ideas.  I have the space in my head to feel presence.

Here's the thing about being present, if we are uncomfortable in our body, then being present is extremely difficult.  When there's a lot of negative darkness inside me, becoming present forces me to look at that darkness that i really don't want to deal with.   To look at this darkness without judgement is a much easier task when my body and mind are clear.  When I'm in a state of balance, instead of judgement, I begin to feel a sense of compassion. 

When I am in balance, I am present.  I feel creativity.  I am the highest evolvement of myself.  Instead of hatred, anger, frustration, I simply just feel love.  Love for all beings.  Being in this space can dramatically improve my relationships with those around me.  Feeling this wonderful mind + body + spirit balance, is not only good for me, but the people in my life benefit as well.  Instead of taking energy from others, it flows freely out of me, assisting in other beings to evolve and grow as well.

Sometimes to get out of a bad place mentally, it only takes a couple days.  Some of the things that help to release negative feelings are

1. Pranayama (Deep breathing exercises) 
2. Yoga
3. Morning exercise
4. Nourishing my body with food that makes me feel good
5. Having a routine (this helps to naturally fall into a place of balance)
6. Going on a long walk
7. Being in nature (my favorite one)
8. Writing/ journaling

Once we start this routine of healthier habits, instead of forcing ourselves to do these things, we will naturally want to.  Without effort, we will choose to treat ourselves nicely.   

I am sending you all so much love and I hope that something in this post was just a little bit useful.  If you are currently experiencing suffering, just remember, you are not alone. I am here with you.  And sometimes it simply just takes one small positive decision, that leads us to an entire shift in our mental + physical beings.  

Together, let's grow and change the world.