{"id":2420,"date":"2012-03-22T15:27:33","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2012-03-22T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:28:48","slug":"not-every-day-is-an-up-day-and-thats-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=2420","title":{"rendered":"Not every day is an “up day.” And that’s ok."},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s really no one explanation why we feel “on top of the world” some days and not others. \u00a0Today is one of my mediocre days. \u00a0It started out great. \u00a0I had breakfast with a friend and her guests who were visiting from Omaha. \u00a0We had a delightful conversation, very engaging in fact. \u00a0However, when I got home I resisted doing any thing. \u00a0I looked over the workshop I am presenting on\u00a0the sacred moment<\/strong><\/em> this week end in PA and then simply sat, looking first at one magazine and then another. \u00a0I wasn’t engaged in any of them or ironically, the sacred moment either. \u00a0I \u00a0wanted “some one or some thing to call to me” and nothing did.<\/p>\n

I knew I’d feel better if I had some thing specific to work on but then didn’t really feel inclined to pursue the book I am currently beginning to write. \u00a0It’s obvious that I don’t rest easy when there is nothing pressing on my plate. \u00a0I’ve thought about this dilemma many times over the years. \u00a0I seem to be at my best, emotionally and spiritually, when I am busy. \u00a0Many times I have experienced ennui when I am “in between books.” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And yet, through a friend, I recently met Iva, a spiritual intuitive, who said I needed to \u00a0learn how to say “no” to some opportunities. \u00a0She said she sensed I felt obligation too often. \u00a0I’m not sure if that’s the case. \u00a0I do know that I believe we are here in this life as students and teachers and when the opportunity comes “to teach,” I think it has been heaven-sent.<\/p>\n

But am I too busy? \u00a0What might I be doing if I weren’t writing books or doing workshops? \u00a0This work feeds me, literally as well as figuratively, but I would do it all for free if I had to. \u00a0I love the encounters we have with those who share the space of each moment. \u00a0I’m convinced, and have been for many years, that every encounter has \u00a0been chosen by me and for me, at another time and place. \u00a0I’m not sure how the spirit world lines up but I do think we meet “the souls” we need to meet for some predetermined lessons.<\/p>\n

Having a more balanced life might be what Iva was referring to. \u00a0Maybe a more focused and more frequent chat with God about this very matter is in order. \u00a0I know it’s not in me to give up what I do but I might consider slowing down if I felt like that would enhance the richness of my life.<\/p>\n

How do you keep your life balanced? \u00a0 I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n

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