Wholistic Fitness

EMOTIONAL FALLOUT – How Spiritual Warriors Deal With It

Steve,

I have often logged onto your journey entries during a especially hectic

day. They give great solace. I was wondering if you have an idea for any

workouts to do when you are feeling emotionally and spiritually drained?

(Usually I run very easy pace on some trails or grass.)

Thanks,

Jamin AAsum

Dear Jamin –

i am pleased you are able to re-find solace through some of my words now and then. i bow to you with Tribal love.

it is impossible to be ‘spiritually drained.’ Spirit flows endlessly. the key in spiritual training is to become a conduit of Spirit.

now, Emotions are quite different. the very word means ‘disturbed.’ what is being disturbed? why, your Spirit of course. you run on trails when you become disturbed from your Spirit. you intuitively know that the heightened presence of breath and movement erases emotional thickness. good call on your part, Noble Warrior! however, there are deeper more effective Ways that can be learned so that you don’t have to rely on running as Therapy. you can save running for it’s Higher Intent which is to move you into Spirit.

there are spiritual techniques that once learned and applied appropriately, make dealing Emotions become quite easy. they become what they truly are, momentary disturbances to natural joy. i feel that Emotions are but spiritual triggers designed to re-connect us cleverly with appreciation and wonder, two qualities that tend to go right out the door whenever we allow ourselves to become entangled within Emotion.

my Teachers taught me to treat Emotions like raindrops. Accept their watery (tears) delivery of feelings. Watch them closely as if standing apart from them. Then let them roll right off you.

it’s the clinging onto Emotions which sidetracks the spiritual warrior.

finally, i want you to use our four-legged Friends to right your ship of emotional or spiritual turbulence. if a dog gets hit by a car driver and loses one of her legs, what happens to the emotional state of the dog? she doesn’t cling to the drama of having only three, instead of four, legs. soon enough you will see her happily, if awkwardly, trotting about, tail wagging, eyes gleaming with wonder for the next thing to play with or upon. dogs are not attached emotionally to their living. they just drop into each circumstance and enjoy it.

why can’t humans do the same? attachment to what is not Real.

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thank you for reading and for writing. may our exchange benefit others.

in breath and posture,

coach ilg