A lesson I am learning the hard way right now is that it is important to take time out for yourself.
The reason I haven't posted here in so long is because I have prioritised my academic life above my personal life, and that has left me feeling that I have no time left to devote to this blog. I haven't practiced, I haven't meditated, I haven't done anything in recent weeks. I am swamped by assignments, work hours, seminar reading, by life, in essence.
Now I am feeling the effects of that. I am run down, stressed, wound up tight. Within the next 40 minutes I intend to finish the piece of work I am doing, and then I am going to meditate for the first time in a long time. I have neglected my spiritual self in favour of my immediate needs, and that is something I cannot afford to do. I have felt the pull of it, in my dreams, in the space between sleeping and waking, in every daydream and brief idle moment I have felt the pull of my spiritual side. Today I am going to give in.
I will try to be more regular in my posting again. To do this I feel that this blog may become more of a record of my personal development than a guidebook, but in a way experience is it's own guide. I hope those with an interest still look and hopefully learn something. I will post blogs on specific aspects as a guide, but I cannot promise to do so every week.
Make time for yourself. The body responds to the state of the mind, which in turn responds to the state of your psyche. Make sure you take care of all of these aspects, not just one. I am still learning that lesson, but I intend to make it stick.
Blessed Be
