Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:06pm
Dig into your spiritual tool kit to help you experience success
Column: PERFECTBALANCELIFE
Our natural state is one of hopeful expectation for positive outcomes in life. This is user-friendly spirituality. Anything short of this internal spiritual posture is, if you will, a sin. Experiencing this internal dynamic is a privilege and our God-given responsibility. Are you experiencing this dynamic in your life right now? Is your spirituality user-friendly?
When you go to purchase a car you are very concerned that the engine and transmission are in excellent working condition, right? If thee components on the vehicle are defective you immediately balk at the idea of purchasing the car. Of course, you can always get professional diagnoses to determine the source and cause of the trouble. A prospective buyer, without the knowledge of how to repair engines or transmissions, will quickly look elsewhere for a more reliable vehicle. We instinctively know that if certain fundamental basics of the car are not reliable it is better to look elsewhere. However, if you are an experienced mechanic, you may view this car trouble as a welcomed challenge, and buy the car. There’s a world of difference here, isn’t there?
Applying user-friendly spirituality into our daily lives always manifests creative acts of kindness, courage, and understanding. This is turn promotes success in every area of our lives. Just like the experienced car mechanic, who can swiftly diagnose and solve car trouble by being equipped with the proper tools and know- how, user-friendly spirituality is our tool kit that lets us resolve life’s tensions and challenge successfully. Here are a couple of key tools that we want keep inside this very special tool kit:
•A lifestyle that allows us to never be at the mercy of any event or circumstance that we encounter.
•An internal perspective that manifests beauty, truth, goodness, and love during all interactions with self and others, including nature.
One can ask, “Where do you find these kinds of tools?” This is what “being on the spiritual path” is all about. We are all on a unique journey that continually leads to experience this kind of lifestyle and internal attitude. When we ask the right questions we can find the right answers. As you are aware, there is a multitude of programs, systems, and teachings available to help you on your journey. Your challenge is to connect with the most beneficial one(s) especially prepared for you. God is surely reaching out to you. Extend yourself out to God and your very special and unique answers will appear in front you. Then…the hard (fun) work really begins!
Is your spirituality user-friendly?
When you go to purchase a car you are very concerned that the engine and transmission are in excellent working condition, right? If thee components on the vehicle are defective you immediately balk at the idea of purchasing the car. Of course, you can always get professional diagnoses to determine the source and cause of the trouble. A prospective buyer, without the knowledge of how to repair engines or transmissions, will quickly look elsewhere for a more reliable vehicle. We instinctively know that if certain fundamental basics of the car are not reliable it is better to look elsewhere. However, if you are an experienced mechanic, you may view this car trouble as a welcomed challenge, and buy the car. There’s a world of difference here, isn’t there?
Applying user-friendly spirituality into our daily lives always manifests creative acts of kindness, courage, and understanding. This is turn promotes success in every area of our lives. Just like the experienced car mechanic, who can swiftly diagnose and solve car trouble by being equipped with the proper tools and know- how, user-friendly spirituality is our tool kit that lets us resolve life’s tensions and challenge successfully. Here are a couple of key tools that we want keep inside this very special tool kit:
•A lifestyle that allows us to never be at the mercy of any event or circumstance that we encounter.
•An internal perspective that manifests beauty, truth, goodness, and love during all interactions with self and others, including nature.
One can ask, “Where do you find these kinds of tools?” This is what “being on the spiritual path” is all about. We are all on a unique journey that continually leads to experience this kind of lifestyle and internal attitude. When we ask the right questions we can find the right answers. As you are aware, there is a multitude of programs, systems, and teachings available to help you on your journey. Your challenge is to connect with the most beneficial one(s) especially prepared for you. God is surely reaching out to you. Extend yourself out to God and your very special and unique answers will appear in front you. Then…the hard (fun) work really begins!
Is your spirituality user-friendly?