Pathways_Magazine_Winter 2021

MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

Nurturing the Soul

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BY JOANNE SELINSKE

Nurturing the soul is important for our physical and emotional KHDOWKRXUVSLULWXDOJURZWKDQGLVDQLPSRUWDQWDVSHFWRIRXUVRXO¶V plan for this lifetime.  6RXO SODQV RIWHQ LQFOXGH ORIW\ DVSLUDWLRQV$QG DV WKHVH SODQVXQ - IROGPDQ\RIXVEHFRPHSUHRFFXSLHGZLWK WKHH[FLWHPHQW IUHQ]\RU GUDPDWKDWXQIROGV%XWWKHVHQREOHJRDOVDQGDPELWLRQVFDQVRRQRE - scure the need for us to nurture our soul, despite the fact that most, if not all of us, yearn for this very thing. There is no better time than now to reconcile what your soul wants for your lifetime with ego-personality preoccupations, be they family, friends, romance, careers or hobbies. We often speak about self-care, make and implement plans to keep our bodies healthy and in shape, our minds sharp, and our emotions IURPJRLQJµR̆WKHUDLOV¶7KHUHDUHVHYHUDOSUDFWLFHVJRRGIRUERWKRXU body and health and that concurrently nurture the soul — Yoga and meditation top the list.  %XW OHVV RIWHQ GR WKH SODQV ZHPDNH LQ OLIH LQFOXGH VWUDWHJLHV IRU QXUWXULQJWKHVRXO,WPD\EHEHFDXVHZHVLOHQWO\DVVXPHWKHUH LVQR UXVK $IWHU DOO ZH DUH HWHUQDO EHLQJV %XW LQ WUXWK WKLV SHUVSHFWLYH misses a big point — when we nurture our soul, we nurture our entire being. Life becomes easier, more balanced, joyful and peaceful in both our interior and exterior world. And because of the changes in us, our interactions with others improve. You might be asking what this would look like in your life, or how H[DFWO\ WR DFFRPSOLVK WKLV ,W VWDUWV E\ UHFRJQL]LQJ WKHZLVGRP FRQ - WDLQHGLQDTXRWHE\7HLOKDUGGH&KDUGLQDWKFHQWXU\)UHQFKSKL - ORVRSKHU³:HDUHQRWKXPDQEHLQJVKDYLQJDVSLULWXDOH[SHULHQFH:H DUHVSLULWXDOEHLQJVLPPHUVHGLQDKXPDQH[SHULHQFH´  7KH¿UVW WLPH,UHDG WKLV, LQWXLWLYHO\NQHZ LI,FRXOG IXOO\XQGHU - stand and apply it, my life would turn around. And it did.  5HDOL]LQJ\RXDUHDVSLULWXDOEHLQJLPPHUVHGLQDKXPDQH[SHULHQFH OHDGV\RXWRDVN³:KDWGLGP\VRXOLQWHQGIRUPHWRJDLQIURPP\KX - PDQH[SHULHQFH"´6RIRUH[DPSOHZKHWKHU\RXORVWDMRE\RXORYHGD family member or lover abandoned you, or your doctor informed you WKDW\RXKDYHVRPHKRUULEOHPHGLFDOFRQGLWLRQ\RXVWRSDVNLQJ³:K\ LVWKLVKDSSHQLQJWRPH"´DQGLQVWHDGZRQGHU³,IP\VRXOSODQQHGWKLV GUDPDZKDWGLGVKHLQWHQGIRUPHWRJHWRXWRILW"´  1RZZKLOHWKHVHZRUGVDUHHDV\WRWXUQLQWRDQḊUPDWLRQEHOLHY -

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