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USE A BALANCE BOX POINTS OF BALANCE
TO HELP BALANCE Starting in the upper left hand corner of the box and working
your way around the map from left to right, down the right side,
YOUR LIFE across the bottom and up the left side

...continued from page 16... 1) WEALTH. Money is simply a commodity of exchange - but
wealth is an energy of growth and appreciation and satisfaction.
Keeping some attention on what is attracting money in your life
- some to save, some to give and some to spend - is essential to
your well-being
By creating a Balance Box like the one shown 2) FAME. Most people would deny that fame and recognition is
here, and checking in with it regularly to see if important to them, but they would be wrong. It is part of our hu-
you are giving some attention to each of these man nature to be as good as we can be at many things and to be
major areas of your life experience, you will save recognized for our accomplishments. Ignoring that need is hurtul
yourself from ever feeling out of balance again.
3) LOVE. All human beings require an element of love in their
lives - both given and received. To pretend otherwise is self-de-
feating. Making sure an exchange of love and caring takes place
regularly assures a much happier life than on that runs from low
to high and back again on love.

4) CREATIVITY. Creativity- frequently expressed - is essential
to our growth process. Perhaps you are not a painter or a writer
or a dancer of an actor, but you do create every elEment of your
future - including the home you choose, the job you do, the hob-
bies your pursue, the places you travel and the good deeds you
do. All those things are better because of your unique creativity.

5) HELPFUL PEOPLE. No one is entirely independent - we
all have armies of people working on our behalf every day - and
life works best when we attract the people we need on purpose.
Not only our friends, family members and employees help us to
HOW TO USE YOUR live comfortably, but so do doctors, dentists, plumbers, roofers,
landscapers, clergy - all sorts of people who make our lives feel
BALANCE BOX fuller, more comfortable and more satisfying.
6) LIFE PATH. Your life path, and how often you plan where
Visiting your Balance Box several times a week will be all you want it to take you, will make the difference between living
you need to do to maintain a balanced life experience. Sit your life by accident or design. Knowing where you're going and
quietly, breathe and center your attention on your Balance paying attention to where you've been are imporant - but so is
Box. Begin by drawing a mental line between the center enjoying the path as it is right now - the only moment in which
square - where God is represented - and then draw a men- you are truly alive.
tal line from the God square to each of the other squares
- one at a time. 7) SPIRITUALITY. We are all naturally Spiritual, all connected
energetically to the same God - however the more often we ac-
Example - God to Wealth. Begin by giving thanks for all knowledge that connection and take steps to deepen our aware-
the wealth you have in your life right in the present mo- ness of it, the more glorious our live experience becomes.
ment - large or small. Then give thanks for all the weath
you've ever drawn to you (mentally add up your pay checks 8) HEALTH. A wise man said, "If you don't take care of your
from the first to now and be amazed at how much money body, where are you going to live?" Good question. This square
has flowed through your hands). Finally, give thanks in in your Balance Box reminds you to make wiser choices in the
advance for whatever wealth you wish to accumulate in care and feeding of your body temple, so that it will remain
the future. clean and pure and healthy for as long as we need it
Repeat this exercise for each of the areas on your Bal- 9) THE ETERNAL LIFE FORCE. God, or The Eternal Life
ance Box - the entire exercise should not take more than Force is represented in the Center square by the little ELF - short
10 minutes. By focusing on balance at least three times a for Eternal Life Force. All of the other attributes that are neces-
week, however, you will begin to live a much more satisfy- sary for balance eminate from that center square.
ing life from now on.

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