Healthy Mind, Spirit and Body

Much of what I do involves the mind-- writing, gaming, reading. I love a mental challenge, I love knowledge, I love learning new things every day. I think that such challenges are healthy and even necessary to keep us in a state of growth. Indeed, we are all familiar with the adage "Mind over matter", but I do believe that matter matters too. We will enjoy life most and be most productive when we are healthy as a whole. This means tending our spiritual and physical self, as well as our mental self.

I also find that I am most creative when I am active. I used to run nearly every day, and when I ran I did some of my best story plotting. I don't run anymore, but as a family we try to walk a couple times a week, and I've recently started doing yoga and love it. All of this gets your blood pumping and fuels your mind. And of course, if we're going to build up the outer body, we should also build up the inner body by eating right and taking care of ourselves. I admit, I don't always eat what I should, and sometimes eat what I shouldn't, but I have found various products that have helped me with energy and overall health. 

And, of course, most crucial of all, we need to tend our inner spirit. It is the spirit that is the inner well of a human, and when our spirit is healthy, the words we speak and the things we do will be healthy. I gain my spiritual nourishment from the Word of God. I believe in it's timeless power, I believe it is not just a book written by men, but the living word of God, relevant for today. This, more than anything, is my lifeblood. Were it not for God's word and the power of Jesus Christ in my life, I would be dead- not just spiritually, but physically. I try to remind myself of this often. We owe God more than we could ever give-- thankfully, He only requests one simple thing: to love us. But letting God love us means we must also love ourselves enough to make the choice to shift from a selfish in-the-pleasure-of-the-moment mindset to a "for-the-greatest-good-of-all" mindset. Christianity and salvation through Jesus Christ is more than a tired trope for an expired generation, it is a real calling and a real seed planted in all our hearts that just needs the living water and light of the Word to prosper within us. And when we allow that, we ourselves will prosper in all our aspirations. 

How many times have you been in line at the grocery store or scrolled through Facebook and witnessed negative remarks? Life doesn't have to be so negative! There is beauty and hope and life and love if we would just reach out and take it. Please, please, ask me about this. If you do not have a personal relationship with our divine Creator, why? What holds you back? I have found so many times that people's views on religion have stemmed from a sad failure by misguided churches and so-called Christians. When we shine the true light of God's word on these matters, the darkness scatters and we are set free.

What about you? What is your purpose? What drives you? What are your goals? How can you get closer to those goals? Are you happy? If not, remember that you have the power to change built into you, that is the power of choice.

Just wanted to give you something to think about today. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, I hope you find joy.