Do you get any Me-time?

 

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Do you get any Me-time?

In the modern world, life is so hectic that one hardly gets any time with oneself! Everyone is busy running from end to end in his/her work and does not find spare time at all. This constant running around saps one’s energy and leaves one drained out at the end of the day. The form of relaxation after an exhausting day is to go to the club or bar and have a drink or two. This again is detrimental to health, but intoxication is the only form of instant gratification for releasing one’s pent-up stress or so people think!

All these extraneous efforts at dealing with stress end up damaging your health – mental, physical and familial. So, what kind of me-time are we talking about which will give us the stress-relieving boost that we are all looking for? You need to spend real quality time with yourself – so, you think of holidays with family – you go to hill resorts, forest camps, river side camps, etc. Here, you feel calm for the moment, you feel relief in nature, as the collective calm of nature forces itself upon you. But, has your mind become quiet or is it still thinking of the various problems left behind, be it – office, family, relationships, business, etc. Your mind is still active in that quiet, and it brings the city stress with you on your holiday!

The only way to get real me-time is with meditation and mindfulness practise. You have to learn to meditate alone and in collectivity. Learn to watch life as it happens rather than become a player in the events which are taking place. The day you become a witness, from that day onwards you will start detaching yourselves from the results or consequences of events that take place in your life.

The early morning meditation, which takes you into another world of silence, peace, bliss and unending joy helps you  become totally stress-free. You feel energised as universal consciousness starts flowing inside you. The waves of divine energy send you a message that this is real and the outside world is nothing but a mirage. Don’t get attached to the outside world or be affected by whatever happens there. That is nothing but you enduring your karmas and moving forward on the path of spiritual progress. The me-time spent in company of your soul is enough to energise you and make you detached from the external world.

The inner world beckons, just begin that journey and your life will change. You will then find that you only have me-time as you live your normal life centred within your own being, not affected by what happens in and around you. Your aura or energy body protects you from negative influences and you stay safe and joyous in a protective cocoon of your own making - enjoying a life-time of me-time!