The Balancing Act

I call it The Balancing Act……your mind’s powerful reference that decides between listening to your heart or your head…………Between “What am I suppose to be doing” versus “What do I really want to do”???

The battle begins…..that power struggle within ourselves that keeps us up at night wondering what our next move will be?

How do we find that balance? A good visual is imagining your body is like a seesaw. If we are always in our heads……always doing what society deems “right” then one end of the see-saw stays all the way down while the other is always up. There is no chance to find balance.

Our souls need balance. As a dancer, I can tell you that dancers can’t function without it. I truly feel that the world can’t function without it.

Once again I find myself thinking…”Life lesson…….Dance lesson”…….there is so much similarity within the two.

Balancing work and play…….love and hate………right from wrong.

I believe the balance comes from deep within. The place inside all of us.

I call it “Our Instinctual Soul”. The place that is reactive; a place capable of making a decision in a heartbeat; a place where we can all live and breathe and make AMAZING decisions for ourselves!

I’ve mentioned in this blog how intelligent we have become as a society, yet the more knowledge we have; the less we seem to know what to do with it?? Somewhere along the way, we’ve stopped relying on ourselves. We’ve lost the ability to trust what our inner voices are saying.

In essence we’re instinctually “challenged”. I believe if we don’t start exercising our instinctual souls we will lose them forever. Maybe you’ll understand this better if I put it in terms of our bodies as a whole. We all understand the importance of exercising our bodies. When we work out, we are happier, healthier, and more balanced. If we don’t exercise, the chances of depression and illness greatly increase. Our instinctual souls need as much attention as our bodies do. If we view our instincts as a muscle, then we understand if that muscle is not used, atrophy will set in.

It’s time to exercise your soul.

Here’s what I’d like you to try……….The next time you’re shopping and you see something you really like (and you can afford it) - buy it!!! Don’t convince yourself you don’t need it. Don’t give yourself a few days to think about it. The odds are when you return to get it, it will be gone……..Trust me on this one!!

Work that muscle and take action!!!

How about one more……..You’re at work and someone you know has said something to upset you. REACT!! Don’t tell yourself that you’re being overly sensitive. Don’t rationalize the situation so that you end up defending the person that just hurt you! Go over to that person and tell them how you feel. Don’t worry about how they will react!! Are you listening to me…….DON’T WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY WILL REACT!!

Our “power” only exists for ourselves.

Please, please……let me know if I am helping!! I want to hear from you!!

NOW………get down and give me 20 “instinctual” push-ups!!!! :)

Peace Sideways, Helene

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