I'm not sure if this revelation
that I am about to share with you will come as a surprise or not,
but I feel inclined to tell you anyway. Okay, here comes the
shocker, so listen closely. Things will never go your way 100% of
the time and you will have bad days. As impossible as that may
seem, it is the truth. There will be days when you feel too tired,
too depressed, too heartbroken, or even too hung over to complete
your usual day's worth of work, and that's ok. When you are not at
your best emotionally or physically you must still find a way to
progress mentally or spiritually, and vice versa.
This principle that I am asking
you to put into practice may sound a bit confusing at first but it
still holds true. There are four basic components of living that I
deal with in this book-physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional.
When one of the four components of our life is slightly off
centered it gives us the opportunity to sharpen another component
in a separate area. We usually do this subconsciously, but by
making a conscious effort it will give us better control of our
balance and our perspective on life. For example,people tend to
sharpen their spiritual senses almost immediately when their health
is failing them physically. The more serious the health issues the
more prayers and even rituals are offered up and performed.
When people go through emotional heart breaking issues, they often
tend to over analyze situations mentally to compensate. This is a
pattern in life that, if honed, can lead to balanced productivity
even when you are struggling in one area or another. When you have
a bad day emotionally, really use that time to sharpen your
spiritual and mental being. After all, your emotions are the
results of your thoughts. Changing your thoughts, or thought
patterns, will change how you feel emotionally. Learning how to
control your thought patterns will help minimize the emotional
roller coaster rides that we tend to go on from time to time.
The use of yoga, exercising and
other physical activities can help improve your focus mentally as
well as awaken your senses spiritually. When you find yourself weak
in one area, even if for a day, take the time to focus on
strengthening other areas of your existence that may help you
through your rough patch. Just as a blind man might have a sharper
sense of smell and hearing due to a dependency on those senses for
survival, we have the ability to sharpen our various life
components when we struggle in a particular area. We all have bad
days but you must learn how to be great even when you are at your
worst. We all have things that we will struggle with from day to
day or on a regular basis, and some days we will struggle more than
others. It is our duty to stay faithful to our new found
perspective and to push forward. Your mentality must always be
progressive. When you get to the stage where you can point to
progress being made even on your bad days then you will prove to
have a strong hold on your new outlook.