Today I am introducing a new 8 week series on emotional well being. My personal journey to emotional well-being was a long one with many side trips and double-backs. In all there were 8 major components and I want to explore them one by one with you over the next 8 weeks. Here is Step 1 - Feed Your Mind.
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:29
“I’m
hungry.” I hear this declaration multiple times a day from my four kids. With
almost equal frequency I hear a complaint about a school or reading assignment.
Why is it we humans are so eager to feed our bodies but not our minds?
As
a little girl I dreamed of becoming a stand-up comedian. To make a room full of
people laugh was the highest achievement my elementary sized brain could
imagine. In the fullness of time, I realized that seed of a dream would sprout
into a desire to speak and write.
In
today’s fast paced, high tech world, however, the profession of writer and
speaker requires much more of me than those two tasks. In the last few years
I’ve learned to program a website, utilize social media and produce an
abundance of print materials.
Each
of these tasks daunted my soul. They seemed beyond me; more than I could do. I
was forced to learn new skills and put them into practice.
What
I didn’t know is that the process of learning would add life and health to my
soul. When we learn we become more than we envision. When we explore unknown
truths we expand the boundaries of who we are. Feeding your mind provides much
needed nutrients to our inner self.
One
of the keys to emotional well-being is plugging sustenance into our intellect
not just our bellies.
Do
you have a secret interest in learning calligraphy? Take a class at your local
college.
Do
you wish you had the fashion sense of a celebrity? Find a blog about fashion
basics and read it every day for a week.
Do
you have a dream that seems beyond you? Learn just one skill required to make
that dream a reality.
When
we expand our emotional waistlines by feeding our minds, we become infinitely
more attractive not only to ourselves but to those who occupy our corner. Dare
to feed your mind. Your emotions will thank you!
