Last time I wrote about 13 activities to lift your spirit. Today I'll look at the flip side. 13 activities that lower the spirit. By increasing the activities which lift your spirit, and decreasing the activities which lower your spirit, it is much easier to maintain a higher spirit.
Please note that I am not recommending that you stop doing any of these activities, to suggest that could offend people. In fact the complete cessation of some of these activities may have undesirable side effects in one's life. I am merely stating that I have found that the following activities do lower my own spirit.
1. Slouching; when you slouch, you send a mental signal to your body that you don't care, and you don't want to put energy into anything.
2. Video Games; particularly those which involve violence.
3. Pornography and lustful desire; this is not to say that sex itself is the concern here. The point here is the objectification of others, and looking at them as a means to satisfy the sexual desire.
4. Movies and TV; while this medium can be uplifting, it is often used a means of abstracting your consciousness from the things which need attention, and instead letting other ideas enter into your subconscious. This is particularly true of violent shows.
5. Focusing on problems; when a life revolves around problems, either the ones directly related to that life, or another life's problems then you are spending all you energy on what is wrong, rather than what is right. This is often referred to as drama, or gossip.
6. Control; Sometimes controlling a situation is necessary, such as in an emergency. However, most times when controlling a situation, or other people, it is actually a method of stealing energy from a limited supply, rather than connecting to the Source of unlimited energy.
7. Greed; This is an insidious one. The concepts of materialism, of needing more, of needing to make something mine are all tied into this. Of course while keeping busy gathering things, you're focusing on your earthly self rather than your spiritual one.
8. Pride; This is all about the Ego, of making oneself out to be the best there is. The idea that everyone should respect me and look up to me for what I've done. Again focusing so much on the ego, breaks the connection to the Source. It is also the thing which will most quickly discredit a supposed spiritual master.
9. Frustration and hostility; Typically these stem from an inability to control something, the problem of things not going my way. These are a sure fire quick way to lower your spirit.
10. Associating with people prone to negativity; Like attracts like.
11. Self-doubt; Telling yourself you can't do something virtually guarantees that you can't.
12. Pretending to be something your not; If you have to pretend you're something else, then you're completely cutting off your natural conduit to yourself and the source.
13. Drugs and Alcohol; These may feel good, and may even cause one to feel they are more connected to the Source. In actuality, it scrambles your receptivity and puts in a false impression instead.
~W.C. Griffin
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