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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOn my journey to date,\nI\u2019ve learned my well-being means doing a mix of (right) things in six interrelated\nareas of my life, in reasonable balance. \nOne that results in my <\/em>being comfortable, healthy, and happy, which\nare all aspects of contentment. I\u2019ve also learned that when I lose that balance,\neither by over or under-doing something, or neglecting some area of my\nwell-being all together, I experience a general malaise, a soul-sickness. One\nthat, like a ringing telephone, doesn\u2019t end until I answer my innate call to\npsycho-spiritual, psycho-emotional, balance and wholeness. As was the case\nrecently.<\/em> Our daily well-being is not static. <\/strong>It\nis evolving and maturing, growing and moving, from one interesting thing to\nanother as life unfolds one day at a time. Attending to our well-being, or\ndenying it, reflects our everyday spirituality in action. When we attend to its\ncall to life, we are basically practicing conscious aging as a spiritual\npractice. When we are oblivious to it, for any length of time, we experience\nthe malaise I was above. This is not something to be taken lightly. For denying\nour well-being can, and sometimes does, lead to anxiety and depression, which\nthe World Health Organization says will be the leading cause of death\nworld-wide this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is an example of the\nfruits of my personal conscious aging practice. Recognizing my malaise was the result<\/em> of my being \u201cbusy at the wrong<\/em> things,\u201d I started writing\nthis post to clarify my mind, which is a \u201crighter\u201d activity for me. I feel\nbetter for doing so, because sharing my story with others is more fun than\npromoting workshops. Marketing is necessary of course, because it leads to\npeople attending our events where my wife and I get to do what we really\nwant\u2014share our learnings and experience. But it isn\u2019t nearly as\nsoul-satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our workshops and retreats are\nintended to encourage participants to begin and\/or progress on their own Path\nto Contentment<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> But DIY (do\nit yourself) spiritual nurture has serious limitations. This because a lot of psycho-spiritual\nmalaise results from spending too much time alone. Oh, we may be with others a\nlot, including our social media \u201cfriends\u201d, and\/or we may participate in\npseudo-communities, like churches and community living. But these typically\npermit precious little opportunity to talk about things that really\nmatter<\/em><\/strong> to us as we age: Like a genuine desire, if not need, to talk\nabout our own experience of, questions about, and fears of, growing older.\nAnd\/or our own quest for maturing psycho-spiritual growth into increasing\nwholeness as we grow to our horizon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why NEW FUTURES offers two\nformats where people can talk openly about their aging psycho-emotional and\nspiritual needs. Our small group workshops and retreats offer the benefit of\nhearing others talk about things that touch on their own situation. When one\u2019s\nissues are too deep or complex and\/or personal to share with strangers, we offer\none to one coaching and spiritual companionship with individuals and couples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out other blog posts on this\nwebsite for more insight into my practice of Everyday Spiritualty<\/strong> in imperfect action. Better still, check out\nthe three events here<\/strong> that we are offering on March 23 and\nMay 11; where you will find people like you talking about issues like yours. Or\ncontact me via paul@newfutures.ca<\/a> with your questions, or a free no\nobligation introductory conversation about your needs now. And above all, learn to take better care of\nyour aging self. You are precious. Perhaps more than you can believe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, we invite your feedback about this article, or anything else on this website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier this week I realized I\u2019ve been in a funk for a while. 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