[Daily OM]: In our culture today, we are constantly encouraged to consume. This includes food as well as purchasing ever newer items that we may not need, often using money that we may not actually have. It could be that we are trying to fill a void we feel within ourselves, but if we take the time to examine it, we know deep inside that this is not the solution.
We may notice how
quickly the joy fades after our purchase or once the food we've enjoyed
is gone, and how soon we feel the urge to do so again. This is a symptom
of disconnection from our true selves, so the first step toward balance
is connection to our center.
When we connect to our center, we access the fullness of who we are as
an individual spirit. We also connect to the energy source of the
universe, from which nothing can be lacking. It could be that we have
been energetically starving ourselves but trying to feed the need
physically, outwardly. Once we make the decision to reconnect, we have
the ability to examine the behavior from a higher place within
ourselves. We can look, without judgment, at the thoughts and feelings
that occur before and after our indulgences to find a pattern. We may
want to keep track of these observations in a journal so that we can go
back if we lose our way. ...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
