7 Ways and 7 Days to Renew Your Life (Page 2)

DAY 5: RE-TURN A Day of Spiritual Contemplation

This is a day to contemplate your spiritual values and re-turn to the values that are important to you. This is a quiet day of soul searching. In the past two days you have re-cycled some of your belongings and you have refreshed an area of your house or office: you did a lot of physical work. You were involved with a lot of “things.” Today, focus on the soul level. Sit and connect with the God of your understanding and ask questions:

What is the meaning of my life?
What am I here to do in this lifetime?
What am I proud of and what advances have I made in my life?
Which areas of my life need work?

This is the day to take an honest look at the way you spend your time, the people you associate with, the worries that occupy you too much, the fears that you allow to control you, the anger you may have towards others.

Tools for Day 5: An honest heart and an inquiring mind.

DAY 6: RE-INVENT A Day to Change Patterns

Yesterday was an assessment day. It was a hard day. Today is a day to make plans to change the parts of your life that need changing.
Do you have health problems you are not facing? Make an appointment with a health professional or get back to taking care of yourself in the way that you know is best for you.

Are you allowing the problems of others to dominate your life? If so this is a day to make plans to change your schedule. If you are a caregiver, find creative ways to get time off. And do not say, “There is no way.” Find out what your community has to offer. If the person you are taking care of does not want to receive care from others, then you must be strong and explain that you have to have time off.

If you spend all your time compassionately listening to others, remember that you will burn out if you do not have time for yourself. We all know this, but we do not always allow time for ourselves.

Tools for Day 6: A notebook, pen, computer, a telephone, appointment book.

DAY 7: RE-INVEST A Investment Day in All That is Positive

While I hesitate to use the word “re-invest” during this financial crisis, it is time to think about how to best spend your money, how to best spend your time. You have spent an entire week taking a look at your physical and spiritual life. Today is the day to take a good look at your financial life as well. Another coffee for five dollars may not be the best way to go. A lot of takeout food costs money. Are there ways to organize your cooking so that you do not pick up as much food?

Tools for Day 7: Your financial records, your checkbook, a willingness to make changes.

OKAY LET’S GET STARTED AND CHANGE OUR LIVES!

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greenplanet e.

8:55PM PST on Mar 3, 2013

Lovely.

March 3
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Past Member .

6:29AM PST on Mar 3, 2013

Thank you.... I will follow this.

WOLFGANG W.

11:17PM PST on Mar 2, 2013

Very good ideas!

March 2
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Jane W.

7:55PM PST on Mar 2, 2013

thnx for this

Elisabeth T.

10:00AM PST on Mar 2, 2013

good article.., thank you

Ken Y.

2:36AM PST on Mar 2, 2013

time to change and re-arrange. life is a bugger at the best of times

Marinalva S.

9:31PM PST on Nov 7, 2012

It's good to be back. Many things happened to me since my last entry here. I had to go for the guardianship for my grandson and the house has been cleaned. Loads of toys, shoes, clothes were taken to garage sales and donation stores. Part of me is satisfied with the task, another part of me is absolutely sad.