Random Thoughts

Have you noticed that as we age life gets more complicated? It seems that how we deal with the variety of things that come with the passage of time determines our level of enjoyment in this life. If we are having trouble handling things, it's only natural that life, for the most part, will not be all that pleasant. I suppose that may be one of the reasons why so many people drink or eat too much,or take drugs. It's all about trying to cope. What to do. I think of what Dr.Sheehan wrote; "To go back to those times when your soul, your self, was not what you possessed or your social standing or other people's opinion but a totality of body mind and spirit. And that totality interacting freely with your total environment. Somewhere past childhood that integration of self and that response to the universe began to dissolve. We came more and more to associate who we were with what we owned; to judge ourselves by other people's opinions; to make our decisions by other people's rules; to live by other people's values."
Dr. Sheehan goes on to say, and I'll paraphrase what he said, coincidentally, or perhaps not coincidentally, our physical condition began to decline, as it did for so many of our peers.

I remember the time Dr. Sheehan refers to when 'that integration of self and that response to the universe' began to dissolve.' For me, it was when I first entered the job market. I felt compromise was essential to "fit in." Fortunately, I soon learned it wasn't worth it.
If some of you feel that you are not where you want to be, it is never too late to assert yourself and take control of your life.One of the things you can do that is a step in the right direction is simplifying your life. Cutting down on the number of activities you're involved in and the amount of possessions you have is a great start.

And another thing that concerns being in control of our lives, it's about our physical being, the condition our body is in--"no life can be completely lived without being lived completely on a physical level. The way to relive our life is to go back to the physical self we had before we lost our way." (Dr. Sheehan).

A vital, alive, fit body is essential if we are to have that mental peace.

Live life vigorously!