Doing things right (for me) means nourishing my Self first and, from this abundance, naturally nourishing what I choose to help grow, whether this is my loved ones, my service or my community.
All too often people do things, like help fight hunger, or save the environment with the idea that they will make the world better, and then benefit. If a person is looking to change something outside of themselves in order to change their inner reality, it is a long, long road…with no end.
What inevitably happens is that systems are put in place to ‘help’ people, like the government or large organization, and these systems end up becoming bureaucratic and controlling. I know…I’ve worked in such organizations!
On the other hand, there are those that just take. They feel if they get enough material possessions or in a position of control, they will find happiness. This never ends as well, and creates large businesses whose service may be nothing more than a way to manipulate money out of the pockets of people.
There are two ways to hurt yourself or others: give too much, or give too little.
“Right” means being right in the center of my being, giving myself health and spiritual nourishment, and creating opportunities for outflow, being creative or being of service. The process is simple: be true to the true feelings of my soul, and be organized so I can meet other souls half-way with mutual service.
Finding our true feelings means going back to our childlike part, the innate part of us that just wants to experience life. The moment I get up and become involved in life, I’m in my childlike part. Sometimes the water flows slower, as in meditation or prayer, or faster when I’m doing physical opportunities, but it is the same. It is a place before the ‘thoughts’ and the essence of our soul.
The process of organization and service is a wonderful system to respect souls of different levels of consciousness. My energy ends where yours begins, and your energy begins where mine ends. We are mutual creators, knowing very clearly what our part is, our unique addition to the equation of planet Earth. Without this, we really never get anywhere. There is a need to understand ourselves and the environment around us if we want to be free.
There is enough energy to nourish the planet every day. It comes in exactly as needed. The question is, do we drink from it? Are we relaxed enough to receive it, and are we organized enough to be at the right place and time in our environment? The small steps, to the left or right, make all the different in the world. All the grand thinking, or haphazard moves to change, will disappear in the wind if our motives are not true – doing it right (for ourselves) the first time (in our environment).
Thanks for letting me share. As to my recent nourishment activities: Learning how to make soups with my 2.5 horsepower blender right now! And getting one of those Nordic Trac ski trainers – I love cross country skiing. And daily cleansing, keywords, music, doing spiritual programs, loving life with my 3 year-old daughter, leading in business, enjoying nature, actually getting amazing insight from an ‘online’ I Ching machine, lol….life!
In what ways do you nourish yourself to help fulfill your life purpose?
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Great article, Dennis!
For me, I’ve set up a little spiritual alarm system to let me know if I’m not taking care of my own needs for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual nourishment. It’s a feeling of tension or pressure in my solar plexus, usually driven by self-judgment from trying too hard to please, which causes me to leave myself out.
Whenever I feel this, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that, as a recovering workaholic (he he), I must take time for me!