Integration was the latest Spirit@Work Cards® card that I drew. I totally enjoyed everything about this card.
These are my favourite lines from the book:
This is integration – when life becomes whole, and to become whole is one of the strongest of human urges.
and,
Integration is the effortless confluence and merging of all of the activities in our life.
My favourite lines from the poem are:
In a quiet place, I grow aware of all that is me.
and,
May I always value the interrelationship
Of everything that makes all parts of me alive.
Help me integrate love and spirit in the whole of me
And in the whole of everything that I touch.
I took this card into every aspect of my life. I played outside of the regular work rules and times that I usually do things and mixed everything up. I lived the part of my life that made the most sense in any particular moment in life, and ended up having an amazing four days. I can’t believe how much I got completed in what turned out to be a completely stress-free way of doing things. My life is not made up of separate components that need to be balanced; it’s made up of parts of me that need to be integrated.
The Castle Principles® played a huge role in living integration. Courage, Authenticity, Service, Truthfulness, Love, and Effectiveness were seamlessly integrated into everything that I did. I especially noticed them when replying to some of the responses that I received on a post in the writer’s group that I participate in. They showed up at work, and in my marriage. Although difficult moments were experienced when writing my book, I relied on my Courage and Authenticity for the actual writing; Love and Effectiveness were the cornerstones for supporting me emotionally.
I continued to be amazed at how much The Spirit@Work Cards® that I’ve drawn so far have affected the way that I’m living my life. I’ve always considered myself to be a spiritual person and a deep thinker. These cards are bringing everything even deeper. I’m keeping an open heart and mind as I’m walking this journey, and imagining how I can integrate them into a really powerful coaching experience for my clients.
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