Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Imbalance

The holidays threw me out of balance. The crescendo of activity, including intensive work in my massage class, a two-week visit from my parents, a couple of short trips, and the usual holiday celebrations decimated my spiritual practice. I meditated less, and was more distracted when I did. I went from writing every day to no writing at all. I stopped going to the gym. Contemplation turned to compulsive thinking.

All of this has shown me how easily I can be drawn away from taking care of myself in all respects - physically, mentally, and spiritually. Yet what happened yesterday or last week or last month is immaterial at this point. I feel imbalanced right now, and therefore I need to focus on bringing balance back into my life. The beauty of January is its quality of restoring calm and order to lives frenzied by holiday chaos. It can be melancholy, but it can also be comforting.