Space for the Soul

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Just the thought of being asked to go beyond yourself probably floods your soul with anxiety. Wondering how to muster the strength for anything more is exhausting. It’s draining just to look at the schedule, let alone add one more thing. But if your family could engage in soul soothing experiences that connect the deepest self with the Spirit that feeds energy to the universe, would you make the space?

Stilling your soul in the presence of the majestic, quieting the mind amidst beauty, savoring the detail of the extraordinary, being swept away by powerful music, consuming the delectable, becoming absorbed in the sweet spot where you intersect your strengths and passion or dissolving in the presence of another’s loving touch nurture your mind, body and soul in transcendence; moments of Sabbath.

The chemical reactions that occur when you notice, when you hesitate long enough to push everything else aside becoming lost in these moments, strengthen and define the identity of your core while mystically connecting your soul to its place and purpose in the universe. These are moments of transcendence that are invaluable for your brain, body, and spirit. It’s essential to the well-being of everyone in your family.

So, taking daily and weekly Sabbaths, from minutes during a day, to setting aside a day of rest each week, removing the clatter surrounding the family, calming the noise within each one and engaging in the extraordinary will nourish the mind, bodies, and souls of you and your children.

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3.1.2014 Diane RungeDiane Runge writes about helping children find their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional balance. The mother of three gifted athletes; a son who played baseball for Bucknell University, a daughter who swims for the University of California – Berkeley swim team while she trains for the Summer Olympics in 2016, and a daughter training for the United States Swimming Jr. National Championship this Spring, Diane Runge believes every child has potential that ought to be maximized. A 1979 graduate of Coatesville High School, Diane went on to earn a Master’s degree in Education from Elizabethtown University in Lancaster County. Her Sportsmomia blog is read by parents around the world. Runge and her husband Scott reside in West Fallowfield.

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