Beliefnet's "Top 10 Spiritual Excercises"

A Spiritual practice is like any other discipline. It takes dedication, hard work, and repetition.

Here is number one! Let us know if ou try to adopt any of these.


1.) I ________, therefore I am.

French philosopher Rene Descartes wrote, "I think, therefore I am." But, what if thinking isn't the reason for your existence?

What word or phrase might you substitute for "I think"?

Here are a few ideas:

* I complain, therefore I am.
* I have stuff, therefore I am.
* I improve on things, therefore I am.
* My parents procreated, therefore I am.
* I create, therefore I am.
* God loves me, therefore I am.

Every version gives a very different perspective on life. Meditate on what you would put in the blank and see what you discover.


2. Parkinson's Law (named after 20th Century British historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson) states, "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." That's just the way it is.

Paradoxically for adults, it takes work and planning in order to successfully rest. Can you spend five minutes today not doing? How about 10 minutes? Or a half hour?