Bismillah

For the first time in what seems like years I felt a need to breakaway from being super connected with the world. I lost my cell phone, and frankly, I didn’t miss it with very few exceptions. I checked email only once a day. I went on a hike with someone I love, climbed up a small waterfall, took a deep breath, and breathed.

It felt awesome!

It has been some time since I posted on my coaching blog. Where did I disappear to?

I went to a place many of you have gone to before and many of you need to visit. A quiet place where you can refocus your life before Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, realign your priorities, forgive, and find an inner balance.

When life begins to feel overwhelming, it’s a sign that your priorities are out of line. For Muslims, chances are, it means you have forgotten your true purpose in this dunyah: to be an ‘abd of Allah, to seek His Pleasure, and to accept His decree, and strive to travel on this journey to your real LIFE. The entrance to that eternal place means the exit on this path, where we depart.

Finding balance is essential to living a happy, productive life.

Stress, anxiety, frustration, anger, and negativity are a fast track to bad health, problems in your relationships with those around you, and a spiritual low.

Sometimes, though, we don’t know where to begin to get our balance back.

Here are few things you can do to get you started:

1) Take time for you: you must give yourself some time to nurture yourself in a way that allows you to feel rested, energetic, creative, and positive. YOU CAN’T GIVE WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE!

2) Make a list of 5 things that you would feel sooooo releived to get done! Errands, washing the car, cleaning out your closet…whatever it is. Make the list, share it with your family or a friend, and clear time to do it! Commitment will = a huge payoff!

3) Think about the ender of pleasure; death. This will quickly allow you to shift focus to the things which will restore your inner balance faster and better than anything else out there.

4) Forgive, forgive, forgive. When you forgive others, you allow yourself to grow as a person. When you forgive yourself, you allow yourself to be less the perfect, to relax, and smile more.

Sounds so easy? It actually is, and there is nothing wrong with that! Remember: you are accountable for your own happiness in this life.

For more Information on how 1-0n-1 coaching can support you in finding balance, and support to reach your goals email me at Megan@DiscoverULife.com