{"id":2308,"date":"2011-04-25T09:14:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2011-04-25T09:15:48","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T13:15:48","slug":"motivational-monday-how-to-carve-out-meaningful-alone-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/04\/motivational-monday-how-to-carve-out-meaningful-alone-time.html","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Monday – How to Carve Out Meaningful Alone Time!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you considered how to carve out meaningful alone time? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered how it is that after decades of time-saving inventions and new technologies that \u2018free time\u2019 has almost disappeared from our culture?<\/p>\n

“Lost time is never found again.” ~ Benjamin Franklin<\/em><\/strong>
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SPIRITUAL INERTIA?<\/strong>
\nAre we time-poor, insolvent, bankrupt? Is \u2018free time\u2019 a relic of the past? If this is the case, I do believe that we are in trouble. Could it be that we are headed for the Land of Spiritual Inertia?<\/p>\n

The great masters tell us that we need to carve out daily time for solitude.\u00a0 Not just to get away from the kids, or our boss, or the white noise of the day.\u00a0 Rather, we need to carve out a time where we can sit in solitude; a time in which we can explore our inner landscapes and unearth our passions – our purpose.<\/p>\n

You may have imagined using your free time, your hour of solitude to head to the spa for a mani\/pedi or a massage, or perhaps, you envisioned taking a solo stroll through the park.\u00a0 Lovely and worthwhile, I am sure.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

LIVING WITH MEANING AND PURPOSE<\/strong>
\nConsider, however, utilizing these precious times to delve deep into your soul, to explore, investigate, to wonder \u2013 \u201cwhat might I do that can give me the sense, the satisfaction, that I have lived fully and with meaning.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

If you already living what you deem an authentic life, with purpose and meaning, then ask yourself how you might carve out more time for inner exploration, remembering that time is the most precious of commodities.\u00a0 With all our brilliant technology, we\u2019ve not found a way to manufacture more time.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.\u201d ~ Steve Jobs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

FIND TIME FOR MORE TIME<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t allow time to slip through your fingertips.\u00a0 Today, think about your day and find time for more deep thinking, you-time!!!<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n

Janice Taylor<\/em>
\n wise * fun * utterly useful
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