Are You Suffering from Spiritual Inertia?

Have you ever wondered how it is that after decades of time-saving inventions and new technologies that "free time" has almost disappeared from our culture?

"Lost time is never found again." -- Benjamin Franklin

Are you suffering from "Spiritual Inertia"?

Are we time-poor, insolvent, bankrupt? Is "free time" 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"?

The great masters tell us that we need to carve out daily time for solitude. Not just to get away from the kids, or our boss, or the white noise of the day. 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.

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. Lovely and worthwhile, I am sure.

Living with meaning and purpose

Consider, however, utilizing these precious times to delve deep into your soul, to explore, investigate, to wonder -- "what might I do that can give me the sense, the satisfaction, that I have lived fully and with meaning."

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. With all our brilliant technology, we've not found a way to manufacture more time.

"Your 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." -- Steve Jobs

Find the time for more time

Don't allow time to slip through your fingertips. Today, think about your day and find time for more deep thinking, you-time!

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Comments

[JOHNSPEAKS]

07:19 AM on 05/20/2011

Thank you -Janice- for explaining reality to people, if we stop wasting our time on -Liberal- ideas and suggestions and make people get off their asses they will be better off thinking what they can do for themselves instead of what other people and or programs can do for them???

[DiogenesOfAlaska]

02:58 PM on 05/21/2011

If you were John Boehner, I'd be wasting a lot of time explaining to you why you're wrong right now.

[french queen13]

04:08 PM on 05/19/2011

It's not too hard to see where the time has gone. Plenty of labour-saving devices, so called, create more to do, rather than cutting the labour of work already existing in the home (the washing machine being one huge exception, given what a back-breaking job washing used to be). Work outside the home is eating more and more time, with the eight-hour-day being a thing of the past for too many. Commuting is also taking more and more time (at least where I live, in Australia, and I doubt American traffic in your cities is any better) with people living further from work. There's also the trouble with new suburbs here - dormitory suburbs, is that a US term? It fits, anyway - of there being nowhere to go TO even if you are at home. They're made for people who drive. Some don't even have footpaths.

[JoyceRothman]

03:24 PM on 05/19/2011

Thank you Janice, this is a great piece and a good reminder that some of the best parts of life are found within ourselves. For years I did everything I could to escape myself and was miserable. Even though I was treated for lung cancer last summer and now pancreatic cancer, I'm much happier because of the time I spend exploring my inner life. I think I'm actually growing through cancer because of it - amazingly!
Joyce Rothman http://makingsenseofitall.joycerothman.com

[sunflower12]

07:30 PM on 05/20/2011

Joyce, best of luck to you, it's inspiring to see that you're using your time wisely, even when faced with adversity. I hope everything works out for you.

[JoyceRothman]

02:39 PM on 05/21/2011

Sunflower, thank you so much. I'm grateful.

[Janice Taylor]

06:26 PM on 05/24/2011

Thank you, Joyce, for weighing-in and sharing your experiences.
Wishing you all good things, Janice

[Bob Ellal]

12:55 PM on 05/19/2011

Janice, I remember reading an article by a British journalist who attended "wellness" seminars presented by a well-known spiritual swami. He looked at the attendees--scores of yuppie-types exhausted from working 60 hour weeks to support their lifestyles: big houses, luxury cars, lavish vacations, dinner at expensive restaurants every night. They wanted to learn how to become more spiritual and more relaxed. Duh? Scale back on the material possessions, minimalize the spending on luxury goods and quit worrying about presenting an image of wealth and status. And give oneself time to meditate or walk in the woods. But it is hard to alter one's paradigm of the meaning of success, no doubt.

[sunflower12]

07:33 PM on 05/20/2011

Success is having inner peace, treating people well, all of this can be done without money.
Once we find the pleasures of having a simpler life, there's no going back.
In fact, I believe many people will have to try a simpler life, no matter what they think/want, because of plain economic conditions.

[Janice Taylor]

06:27 PM on 05/24/2011

No doubt, it is difficult ... but worth the effort. Thanks for your note!
Janice