by
Carolyn A. Stokes
Think of our personal self as similar to an automobile. It takes an engine, battery, oil, gas, etc., in a physical structure, all working together, to make it run. Mirrors help us to ride safely in our environment. We are encouraged or discouraged by rules and regulations. The automobile just sits and erodes if we don't use and care for it. Our auto starts and stops by our chosen actions. While driving we can be sidetracked from the path we have chosen, or even destroyed by outside interferences.
Our whole person works in a similar manner. We have our brain, lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, arteries, glands, emotions, nervous system and intuition that need to work harmoniously together inside of our physical body. Constant care and attention is needed for our health, happiness, and success in life. All of this interactive process needs to be balanced with the surrounding environment in which we live.
Life is work. We can work towards life and health or towards sickness and death according to the choices we make. Our formal educational systems concentrate on brain power to the exclusion of all other different abilities. This is how we are measured and appreciated, even though some of us are denied appropriate education for our different needs.
Integrated soul power is the process we need to establish if we are to learn to live a full and fulfilled life. The choice is up to each of us. We can become healthy models for others if this sounds reasonable, Think about it! If it just feels right, then let's do it!
