In today’s frenetic world we do so much without really taking any time at all to consider our options or to think things through properly. The well known saying ‘if you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got’ illustrates the importance of taking a fresh look at life and having a ‘re-think’, if indeed you want to make some changes.

People who adopt the WholeLife way of living look at their thoughts and actions in the round – body and mind, work, rest and play - and find a balance that suits their individual circumstances. By being true to themselves, they are free to be themselves!

UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT
Taking 'WholeLife Action' works because absolutely everything in our universe is inter-related. On an individual level every part of our life impacts every other part - hence the need for an all round holistic approach. We can appreciate this more clearly when we think about 'cause and effect' as it relates to our everyday choices - what we sow we will surely reap. When we sow unhappy seeds - fear, anger, greed, discontent - sooner or later, we experience life's difficulties. And when we sow the seeds of happiness, we're rewarded with joyful healthy experiences.

If we take the time to reflect deeply, in many instances, we can see how we 'cause' our own suffering. By carefully observing ourselves, we can intuit how we actually create unhappy situations that affect our 'WholeLife'. We do this in a number of ways such as making poor choices and reacting inappropriately because we expect other people to behave as we want them to, rather than as they actually do.

YOUR WHOLELIFE CHOICES
By having the courage to take personal responsibility for your thoughts and actions - your physical and mental well being - you will benefit enormously and so will everyone who knows you! This means understanding your part in the cause and effect cycle - recognising what you’re choosing to think or do, why you’re choosing to think or do it and what the likely effect on yourself and others may be. If you want to learn more about personal choice for the health of your mind and body then please visit The 9 Enrichments.

WHOLELIFE ACTION EXERCISES
Although primarily exercises for your mind, in some cases, you may need to do something physical as well! Choose one or two exercises that suit your aspirations and lifestyle:

* Your personal pyramid
– get rid of your personal gunge and be a star performer

* Designer drawers
– sort out your past, know your present and your future’s bright

* Your decision dot day
– see how you have the power to choose minute-by-minute

* The last incident
– learn from previous mistakes and develop ‘good takes’

* 3 column workout
– find out what work you should really be doing

* Listen up
– learn how to improve your life by listening properly

* Relationships and roles
– find out more about the roles you play

* Keeping a balance book
– turn problems into opportunities by balance logging

* Fast forward 10
– look back at what you’d like to have achieved – then do it

* Your character cue
– using a cue object to keep you on your chosen path

* You are what you eat
– food checklist which respects your body’s real needs

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed that three billion people in the world.

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