8615 Ridgely’s Choice Drive
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Baltimore, MD 21236
Tel: (410) 529-
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Suite 212
Baltimore, MD 21236
Tel: (410) 529-
Fax: (410) 529-
WebMaster: Edward Lehwald
“Living Life From The Inside Out”
By Gwen Trader L.C.S.W. - C
By Gwen Trader L.C.S.W. -
“You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.” (J.E. Lewis)
How often do we yearn for the time to do nothing; to relax; to have free time? It seems that the one thing all of us strive for is “down time”. How often do we actually feel satisfied, relaxed, unhurried, and at peace? If we should actually find a “free moment” are our minds at rest or spinning with thoughts of should haves, have to’s and need to’s. Perhaps, our minds are so tangled up in fears and worry that our mind and body is trapped in a web and free time comes and goes, leaving us unfulfilled, unrelaxed, and just as stressed as when we started.
As a parent of two school aged children, a full-time therapist and a Su nday school teacher I know all too well the challenge of a busy life style and struggle with how to make it work without losing myself in the process. Most of us were taught and believe that the harder we work, the more financial security we will have and then one day we can relax and enjoy the good life. Although there is nothing wrong with working hard and having financial security, if we have lost ourselves in the process, we will end up angry, resentful, and depressed. What are we to do since life is full of so many demands?
Sarah Ban Breathnach offers us a path to walk in her book “Simple Abundance”. It is a path us a path woven with six basic principles: gratitude, simplicity, order, harmony, beauty, and joy. Her basic premise is a spiritual one that is true to all religious faiths: that we have an outer life (i.e. our commitments and obligations) and more important is our inner life (our authentic or real self, our soul). Nurturing our inner life, our soul is necessary if we are to find joy and a lasting inner peace rather than feeling chronically empty and stressed. If we begin a journey of nurturing our soul we begin to see and feel a gradual shift in our awareness, our approach to our “outer lives” and an eventual “transformation” of our whole being. Ms. Breathnach’s six principles provide the essential ingredients to nourishing our inner life, our soul. (Next page)
As a parent of two school aged children, a full-
Sarah Ban Breathnach offers us a path to walk in her book “Simple Abundance”. It is a path us a path woven with six basic principles: gratitude, simplicity, order, harmony, beauty, and joy. Her basic premise is a spiritual one that is true to all religious faiths: that we have an outer life (i.e. our commitments and obligations) and more important is our inner life (our authentic or real self, our soul). Nurturing our inner life, our soul is necessary if we are to find joy and a lasting inner peace rather than feeling chronically empty and stressed. If we begin a journey of nurturing our soul we begin to see and feel a gradual shift in our awareness, our approach to our “outer lives” and an eventual “transformation” of our whole being. Ms. Breathnach’s six principles provide the essential ingredients to nourishing our inner life, our soul. (Next page)