Strengthening Your Spiritual Fitness
Theres an old saying that goes, “All black people are going to heaven because we are going through hell right now!” Whether you believe that or not, its still a very comical statement. Despite the saying having a splash of humor, it also comes with a side of seriousness. Are you spiritually fit? What exercises have you been implementing into your every day lifestyle test the strength of your spiritual fitness?
Back in 1958, only 1.6M American suffered from diabetes.In 2015, a whopping 23.4M of us have been diagnosed with the deadly disease. The American Diabetes Association suggest that we combat this with a strict diet, strenuous workouts and tons of medication. All of these thing work you out and strengthen you physically. But what are doing to beef up your spiritual fitness?
We all say “Give me my flowers while I’m here!”. What exactly does this mean? It means give me all things you want me to have and tell me all the things you want to tell me NOW! Don’t wait til I’m dead and gone to try to give me my flowers. But what can you do for yourself to give flowers to self while you are still alive on the 3rd Rock from the Sun? This is where your spiritual fitness becomes super vital.
Here are few starting point to boosting your spiritual fitness. We Will be covering them on my first ILL Episode in a few weeks.
Fasting, Yoga & Meditating
Traveling
Get It Off Your Conscience
Being Positive
Forgiveness Of Self & Others
Vehemently Attacking Your Bucket List
Reading & Opening Your Mind to New Ideas
Making Sure Ducks Are In A Row
Giving Others Their Flowers Too
As Black people, it is very important that we start working out our spiritual muscle. Once we begin to master this, our day to day lives become easier to digest and more enjoyable. You will find new meanings to your favorite songs and movies and you will begin to find peace in knowing that death is longer than life and that you did all you could to make your temporary visit on Earth enjoyable for everyone who enters your realm. I can assure you that your eulogy will hit different once you achieve Spiritual Fitness
