Living Fully
Living Fully or Your Are Not Fully Alive!
by Dr. Michael Mirdad
Do you ever get tired of hearing people talking the spiritual talk but not living it fully? I’m not just referring to the usual problem of people not “walking their talk.” I am referring to those who only live their spirituality in their head. Of course it’s wonderful that they have at least some form of connection to spirituality, but their life will go to a whole new level when they learn to live all that they believe in their physical, emotional, and intellectual lives as well. This applies to you and anyone you know.
You are meant to come to life! If you are not yet fully living your spirituality in mind, body, and soul, then you are not really living it at all. Why is this? Are you afraid? Perhaps you didn’t even realize you were lacking this full integration. Well now you know. So what are you going to do about it? There are a few ways of living: Being asleep, being awake, and being fully alive. Being fully alive can be referred to as “Living Mastery.” Does it mean you are perfect? Of course not! But it means you know the right direction and are now committed to moving in the only direction that is right for you.
Use the following list (although not extensive) to see how you are doing in the development of mastery. On a scale from 0-10, take a moment to see if you would personally rate each of the sub-topics below (such as health) at a seven or higher. These should all be pretty balanced and rate a pretty high number. Anything less indicates what you need to get to work on. Physical—health, vitality, sexuality, finance. Emotional—relationship, emotions, family. Mental—will-power, reading, concentration, organization. Intuitive—humanitarianism, art, spontaneity, imagination, forgiveness. Spiritual—prayer, meditation.
In ancient times it was taught that the path to Mastery was for only a few select individuals. Yet, the limit in numbers that was once imposed was done so because of our own lack of faith and self-worth. The door is now open for everyone to walk forward and claim, practice, and live the life of a Master. If you are properly integrating spirituality into your thoughts, words, and deeds (as Buddha suggested), then your life will reflect it in your attitudes, health, relationships, finances, and in all other aspects. This is living like a master, because a master is defined in two ways: first, that they are well connected and committed to Spirit and second, they live their connection to Spirit in all aspects of their life—from body to soul. Now, of course there are lots of folks who say that they do indeed live their spirituality in all areas of their life but they take no time to nurture their creativity. Or, perhaps it’s their health that they neglect or maybe their sensuality or maybe their relationships. A master even manifests their spirituality in their decision making. Whatever the case, a master chooses to love all that they do, and do all that they love.
