These seven principles for living in balance are drawn from
the results of numerous studies, conducted over the past twenty years, that have searched
for clues to the quality of lifestyles most conducive to balance and "optimal
health."
Research shows that when faced with major life changes, 5 to 10
percent of the population actually breaks down, gets sick, or dies. At the other end of
the change resilience continuum, however, are a very interesting 5 to 10 percent of people
who actually come more alive and thrive when confronted with significant life changes.
Considerable attention has been given to studying these fortunate people who actually
thrive on change, and this research reveals a number of common factors
that help them maintain their health and balance.
Each of these seven key
principles reflects a high level of conscious awareness or mindfulness, a more
"whole-systems" way of relating to the world, and a spiritually and socially
attuned "altruistic" inclination.Seven Principles for Living in Balance
Click on each of the links below to read more information about that
principle.
These studies on change resilience reveal several interesting
findings about living in harmony and balance:
Attention to diet, exercise, rest, and stress management alone will
not assure optimal well-being.
Living with a strong sense of self-centered preoccupation with
individualistic and narrowly narcissistic concerns seriously compromises the quality of
health, life balance, and performance, and reduces our adaptability and change resilience.
The more out of touch or unfeeling we are (regarding ourselves, our relationships,
society, or environment), the more dangerously at risk we are.
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Learning to quiet one’s body and mind, and to
raise or deepen the quality of our mindful awareness, is the essential first step toward
living in balance, realizing optimal health, and gaining the deep guiding insights that
nourish our lives with inspiration and meaning.
What stands out as we consider these seven elements is that they
each speak to living with both a high quality of awareness and a deeper sense of
compassion and caring. Under stress we tend to get tense in mind and body. Our
awareness narrows and constricts. As we tense up, shut down, and narrow our focus we
become more ignorant and oblivious to what is going on around and within us. We implode
into self-centered, "me first" thinking and behavior. If we are really in
danger, these negative strategies serve only to increase our vulnerability.
However, by recognizing the tendency to implode and constrict, we
can choose instead to more quickly relax, center ourselves, and actually expand our
thinking and awareness to encompass and see clearly the reality of the whole situation
that we are in the midst of.
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