Gratefulness, Mindfulness, Balance, Intelligence

You must always strive for a balance in your life between the intellect and intuition. This balance seems to have been lost by a culture that honors intelligence and reason over intuition and spontaneity. However, in your desire to follow your intuition more often do not fall prey to the idea of giving up your intelligence. You must be able to discern between what is the best path for you, and the intelligence is often a good guide, although it must always be balanced by the intuition. Intuition is always sharpened by the process of meditation. When you meditate it allows you to get in touch with your deeper self and connect with the cosmic intelligence upon which intuition is based. At this level there is a complete merging of intelligence and intuition as you are tapping into the eternal intelligence of spirit rather than relying on the temporary intelligence based upon material senses. When you reach this level of meditation, then the key is to retain it throughout the day, even when not meditating. The challenge is to maintain a mindful awareness of your connection with spirit, even when you are engaged in material pursuits. This type of mindfulness will enable your spiritual intelligence to coincide with your material intelligence. This will guide you to the most appropriate choices for your life. The best way to remain mindful at all times is to adopt an attitude of gratefulness. When you are grateful to the Creator for each and every thing that presents itself throughout every day, then your spiritual awareness will certainly increase and you will be able to completely integrate the spiritual and material aspects of your life.