photo by ucumari

If you have ever created something from nothing you are a true artist. And you are most likely familiar with the feeling of contented satisfaction. Mix that with the excitement of being a powerful creator, and you may feel like this is your destiny. Whether it is a child, an oil painting or a novel it is as if you are presenting a little bit of you to the world.

The same feeling applies if you have created your own website. Particularly, if you have introduced an absolutely unique and patented product on this website. The web is such a wonderful window to the world. Reaching millions upon millions of people, what could be a better place to show off your “baby”?

Hold on, though. Before you get too excited, I urge you to take some very important precautions. If you were taking your baby home from the hospital, would you make sure that some details are in place first? Of course, you would! You probably would get yourself a crib, some disposable diapers, formula, a car seat, etc.

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photo by Green Wellie

Are you Balanced? Do you feel motivated yet relaxed? Intelligent with a sense of humor?
Confident yet humble? Not sure? Me neither. While I was pondering these questions I did a little research to find out what how this whole balancing thing works and where it came from? Apparently it depends on a couple of things.
This is what I came up with for us humans:

• We try to work to hard, but (Don’t want to die of a Heart attack)
• We want to find time to play, but (Don’t want to be a narcissist)
• We feel it’s important to develop some kind of spiritual side, but ( Don’t want to be a fanatic)
• We struggle to exercise our body everyday when we have time, but ( Don’t want to be an egomaniac)
• We study and learn new things to exercise the mind, but (Don’t want to be a know-it-all)

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photo by, Kimberly Dickenson

Do you sometimes wish you could just quit your job, and take off for a week (or more), and just get away.Pressures from finances and relationships can wreak havoc on your hearts and minds. And because of obligations and responsibilities there is often little time (or money) to do anything about it. So, why not create your own sacred space in your own home?

There are many things you can do to turn an ordinary space in to a sanctuary. If you do not live alone, pick a room or area that is yours – and put your mark on it. The idea is for you to have your own place where you can go to relax. What you do there is entirely up to you: read a book, practice some yoga poses, write in your journal, etc.

To get started you need to know what types of things calm you, and, at the same time, may inspire you. This is very personal, so if you have never thought about this before, it’s time you did. Your sacred place is meant to enliven your senses in a way that makes you playful and creative. This is your time to escape the rat race of the outside material world, and go within to your divine inner world (our inner Source) – where all the goodies lie.

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photo by, sohichix

Do you remember fireflies? Imagine stepping out on your porch on a warm July night. It’s about 8:oo, your dinner has settled, and it is pitch dark outside. But, wait, there in front of you – you see a small flashing light –then another – then another. Any thoughts you had of taking care of the dishes in the sink are gone.

Mesmerized by the dancing light you experience a lightness you have not felt since you were a child. Being in the present is easy because your attention is captured in the most natural way.

In the zen philosophy one is considered to be “on the right track” when one feels as if they are connected to whatever they are doing in the moment. Well, these magical fireflies have swept you up in their dance –so, I guess that makes this an officially zen-like experience.

As Zen philosopher Alan Watts so eloquently puts it, “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”

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