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I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. 

~Henry David Thoreau

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Permanent Vacation (thinking about summer holidays)

It’s summertime and the livin’ is easy! Soon you’ll be on holidays and enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather, time with family, grillin’ and chillin’, the beach or pool and a good book. Many of us identify these times as our ideals. *sigh* If we could only win the lottery then everyday could be like this!

What is it about these times we identify as ideal? Why do we love vacations? Because we don’t have to get up at a certain time? We have flexible time, flexible plans. Because we have memorable fun times with friends and family? Because we take the time to read the book we put off the rest of the year?

Are these things not all important to our health and happiness? So why do we marginalize these things, relegating them to 2 weeks a year (if we even take vacations)? Why do we spend only our vacations, and maybe a small part of our weekends actually living?

What if we could have more moments like these? What if we took the time to figure out what activities and states of being contribute to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health? What if we began to actually live our lives now, instead of what Tim Ferriss calls the “deferred life plan”?

Our happiness with our lives depends on satisfaction in each of what Florence Shinn, in “The Game of Life,” calls the four pillars – health, wealth, love and self-expression. There is usually at least one which needs work.

Let’s take a little quiz, shall we? On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being horrible or non-existent, and 10 being awesome, perfect, ideal, could not be better. Five is “eh, whatever…”, okay, not what I want but marginally serviceable. Take a look at each segment of your life and rank it. When you are done you will clearly see where you need to do some fixin’, as well as giving you a general score of how well you are living according to what you want.

Pillar 1: Health

_________ Health (Do you feel healthy? Exercise enough? Healthy diet?)

_________ Spiritual (Are you happy? Do you feel at peace with your life, your choices? Do you feel balanced and centered? Have you developed your intuition? )

_________ Self-care (Do you actually make time to take care of your own needs?)

Pillar 2: Wealth

_________ Finances (Are your finances in good shape, or are you worried about them?)

_________ Career (Work: a passion or calling? Fulfilling?)

Pillar 3: Love

_________ Love relationship (Do you have one? Is it fulfilling?)

_________ Family (Communication? Close? Loving?)

_________ Social life (Friends – frequent enough quality time?)

Pillar 4: Self-expression

_________ Hobbies/free time (Do you make time? Is it satisfying?)

_________ Home/surroundings/location (Is your home (and office) comfortable, nice, functional, organized? Your home/workplace/community – are they places you want to spend time in?)

Total: ________ out of 100

Soooooo………. Are you living the life you want to live? Is your score as high as you hoped it would be? Were you surprised by your score? Did you notice which of the 4 pillars you may want to focus on first? Please tell us more about it in the comments below.

Blessings,

Keena

PS: The 4 pillars need to be built upon a strong foundation….!

PPS: If you scored less than 85 stay tuned for the revolutionary new intuitive lifestyle design program which will be released shortly!

PPPS: Coaching question for you to ask yourself: What inspires and nourishes me and what greater possibilities can I create with that?