Episode Transcript
Do you ever feel mentally spread out? It is like you have focus but must be more precisely focused.
You may need to anchor into yourself; this is a term I like to use. Please allow me to explain.
Although we are one unit, humans comprise four parts that must be addressed equally and not separated.
These four parts are Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and Physical. Each aspect has its specific needs and ways to nurture and strengthen.
Unfortunately, schools of thought have forgotten that these parts are the whole.
With this equilibrium, we will function correctly and comfortably.
For instance, it will be hard to think if your physical health is troubling you.
You can have excellent health but not function smoothly if your emotional state is in turmoil.
But this is only the first level of concern. Because even if you cater to each aspect of your whole self, are you functioning in wholeness?
Have you ever driven a car with improper alignment? Or if there is a mechanical problem where the wheels are unbalanced and not running in harmony. You may have seen a vehicle in front of you where the back of the car is not precisely behind the front wheels.
If we are unequally operational, this is the same occurrence within ourselves if we do not operate in equilibrium.
I will not expound on the religious aspect of our spirituality; I will call it the necessary core of us.
Imagine that you do not believe in stealing. You detest anything to do with theft. But, you find yourself needing food for your children. And you have an opportunity to obtain food illegally.
Do you allow your children to go hungry? Most of us would answer the call of duty to our children. And depending on the level of desperation, you may resort to extreme measures.
You may feel terrible even as you wrestle with the possibilities. Or even worse after you have obtained the food. We have all done this one way or another in regret. Deep regret can destroy some people.
This time, we will not explore this level of disharmony between the parts of the whole, but the lack of harmony is a point to remember.
I have found that the first indicators are slight. You may feel like something needs to be corrected. But you can't put your finger on it. You then graduate to a level of anxiousness or uneasiness.
After this point, you could repeatedly replay parts of your life to determine the problem. Unfortunately, these replays can add more confusion instead of clarity.
For instance, if you had scolded your child for negative behavior and then were affected by your child's visual response. If your actions and mind are not on the same accord, you will regret your actions.
But if you reframe the occurrence and you are thinking, if I do not correct this behavior now, this could harm my child's development or future.
At this point, it wouldn't matter about your child's reaction because you realize the priority is that your child is better prepared for life.
Of course, this is a simplified version of what I refer to within ourselves. But the point is the same.
We must evaluate our actions through each lens as we move towards harmony within ourselves.
The lenses are our emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental selves. But for these parts of the whole to work together, we must have precise goals.
If you decide to purchase a high-ticket item, you could ask yourself questions. Do I need this item? Have I checked several places to buy this item? Would it be better to wait and pay cash instead of credit? How essential is this item to my overall plans for me? Will this cause hardship later on?
If you carefully consider these points later on, you fall back on the reasoning to eliminate any negative afterthought.
Now, let us put these observations together. If your emotional, physical, and mental actions are aligned with a single, well-thought-out objective, you will always be comfortable with your activities.
Additionally, you will not take outside advice that doesn't fit into who you are and your goals.
We, as humans, have an innate need to do good. Of course, this doesn't mean we always will.
Unless a person is a psychopath or a sociopath, their conscience will eat them up when they don't do good things.
The foundation of authentic, eternal happiness and internal peace comes from doing good things to all things.
The "all things'" includes ourselves. You will never feel good about not taking care of yourself. How deep your desire to care for others will vary depending on your thoughts about caring for yourself.
If you are another Mother, Theresa, you will not feel comfortable not tending to the suffering of others. Her actions empowered her, but she still had to care for herself.
Our so-called spiritual selves are the hub or central cog of the human machine. Our spiritual center feeds and empowers the rest of the units.
This hub is where the natural need to do good exists.
The term "anchor into yourself" is taken from the above observations.
This anchoring will strengthen, guide, and assert you. You will never feel separated from yourself. You will not spread yourself out in multiple directions. And you won't feel overwhelmed because everything will unite in a single pre-determined purpose.
And you will always feel at peace with yourself and what you do.
Please practice anchoring yourself to yourself for clarity and mental, emotional, and physical harmony.
You will be glad you did. Be patient and kind to yourself. You only have to be a little better than last time to create incredible changes for yourself.
You deserve to be the best you.
