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Soul Food for the HeartKate Marr KippenbergerOften our lives are so busy we forget to reflect on the important issues that underpin our relationships, careers and family life. By reading a thought each day from this wise little book, we can stop for a moment and consider just where we are and how we are really doing. Do we have our lives in balance? Are we being reasonable in our dealings with other people? Soul Food for the heart covers a wide range of areas, from friendship, diet and personal responsibility to tolerance, envy and injustice. Simple yet profound, these thoughts have already helped thousands of readers; they can help you too. MEANINGIf we’re able to find meaning in the tasks we do, we can always create a sense of fulfilment within ourselves. But when it comes to the tasks we don’t want to do, more often than not we find ourselves thinking of all the things we’d rather be doing instead of finding meaning in what we’re currently doing. This tends to make time drag, but more importantly we’re missing the opportunity to gain fulfilment from what we’re doing right now. There will always be tasks that we have to do. We can either waste the time or put some effort into finding some meaning, and therefore some fulfilment. HEALTHY LIVING Every day we receive information about healthy living. For many of us, to live a healthy lifestyle would involve changing a great deal about the life we lead. We don’t exercise enough, we don’t eat 5+ fruit and veges a day, we have a tendency to get stressed, we work too hard, we don’t take time out for ourselves, and so on. Beginning a healthy regime can seem overwhelming, so we don’t change anything to improve our lifestyle. Yet we shouldn’t let this put us off. All change is made by doing one thing at a time, and rather than feeling bad about being unhealthy and overwhelmed at the scale of change required, think of one healthy thing you can do today. It’s a start. LIVE THE MOMENT Some find it hard to enjoy the moment – they tend to look forward to it or think fondly of it afterwards. These people are most comfortable thinking ‘in their heads’; this takes less energy than being present in the moment and savouring it. To enjoy the moment we have to clear our heads of thoughts and focus on what is happening – this takes discipline and concentration. The result is to be truly engaged in life as it is happening now, and not missing out on the fun, joy and happiness that is only truly present in the moment. BUSY BUSY BUSY If we agree to undertake many different tasks, the energy and effort we can put into any one of them will be reduced. The more we have to do, the less we can concentrate fully on completing one thing well. While we might feel good about being able to say ‘yes’ to everything we’re asked to do, if we take on too much we run the risk of not doing anything particularly well. This might be necessary if there are lots of things that must be done, but under normal circumstances taking on too much will have a negative impact on the quality of what we can achieve. Reviews"This beautiful pocket-sized book is filled with simple but profound wisdom and practical advice to remind us to reflect on the important issues which affect our lives. Each page has a theme, with a wide range of areas covered, from living in the moment, positive energy and personal responsibility to tolerance, envy and injustice ... Soul Food for the Heart is a great little book to refer to in moments when we need some positive inspiration." Rainbow News, December 07/January 08
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