Stress isn’t bad. Stress all the time is bad. Downtime isn’t a waste of time. Too much downtime is a waste of time. Money doesn’t drive performance. Passion and purpose drive performance.
You can’t get more time, but you can have more energy. It is time to unleash the energy factor in your life. How? With three simple but powerful instruments. The first involves regular sleep. The second deals with regular prayer and reflection. The third instrument delves into the ancient tradition of the seventh day as a day of rest, reflection, and renewal.
It is these three instruments that shine the light of wisdom into the deep places of our hearts, minds, bodies, and spirits, revealing to us all our strengths and weaknesses. They encourage us to look at the different areas of our lives and to examine different aspects of ourselves – to observe the ways we respond to certain events, activities, people, and circumstances.
From this we gain the self-knowledge to place us in the position to understand our legitimate needs in each of the four areas of life – physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual.
These three instruments therefore lay the foundation for these needs to be met. The result is a man and a woman completely in harmony with themselves. This harmony produced by this rhythm of life increases our effectiveness in our work. It makes us more present in our relationships, and empowers us with a spiritual presence and focus – all of which gives birth to that deep and abiding peace, an inexpressible joy and satisfaction, and a sense of fulfillment that burns within us, igniting an excitement and a passion for life.
Provided by Matthew Kelly from his book, “The Rhythm of Life: Living Everyday with Passion & Purpose.”
Blessings This Thanksgiving As You Reflect Utilizing The Three Instruments We’ve All Been Gifted!! … merlin