A New Energy

So you want to change the world? What do you want to do? Feed the hungry? Adopt a needy child? Donate money and time to a charitable cause? Work on legislature which properly represents the rights of the underprivileged?

            These are all worthy and admirable desires. You are no ordinary person to have these thoughts running around in your head and surfacing into your consciousness. You are beautiful and you are capable. You need only to take the first step and the entire Universe will conspire to assist you, and things will miraculously fall into place, because your desires come from the very Source of love.

With the increased emphasis on health and fitness there has been an increased emphasis on the beauty of the body. Our inherent competitive, ego-driven natures come into play and unspoken standards of beauty make us measure ourselves against one another. For men the emphasis is on physical strength and muscle definition. For women the emphasis is lean and slim figures with proper tone - that is to say - no flap beneath the arms and certainly no cellulite!

It’s no wonder that many spiritual aspirants, apart from trying to eat healthy, may reject the notion of exercise, as they desire to identify more with the spirit and less with the body.

So the question is - are there truly any spiritual and psychological benefits to be gained from exercising? The answer is yes!

Here are some major benefits that the spiritual seeker should consider as they ponder the question: To exercise or not?

In reviewing the definite impact technology is having on our youth, our minds can easily become fixated on the negatives because of how prevalent they are. Sexting, virtual sex, streaming pornography and the easy ability to meet strangers online are all new realities made possible by the technology era.

Yet technology brings positives as well. Remote and online education programs are typically more flexible and more feasible. The large availability of data from various resources leads to more comprehensive research and more conclusive findings.

The exposure to different cultures and ways of thinking leads to greater tolerance and there are countless income generating opportunities for young writers, programmers and online entrepreneurs.

Let us look at the different facets of a teenager’s life and consider technology’s influence and try to identify the picture that is developing.