Commitments that make up our structure should appear in our experience as cascading levels of importance dominating each other in a healthy constructive manner with the most important one sitting higher than the one below it (which is less important). When we see someone who has their 'priorities straight,' we are seeing someone who is displaying a healthy rank of importance which will surely serve them well. This kind of attitude has either been mimicked from the outside world, taught by parents and family or in some people it may come naturally as a result of simple logic. Imagine these commitments as energy levels that represent our karma which evolve as a consequence of the choices we make in life. Because a healthy order is lacking in our priorities we continue to get the same results over and over again where we are often seeking something better. The highest energy field (in this case daily activity or commitment) will always dominate the one below it and have the biggest effect. For example, our health should come before anything for without it we would not be able to sustain a steady job and perform to the best of our ability. How can we be good parents if we do not have the mental and physical strength to cope with the demands we face today? Most of us could be honest and admit that we rarely tend to our own needs and often feel burnt out due to the lack of energy or motivation in life Here we have set our priorities in an illogical order. This book intends to simplify the meaning to structure allowing us to construct a new framework and healthy boundaries in all aspects of our daily routine.
Structure is the nature or pattern of a particular entity or thing. When we observe something we see its totality. Bringing structure into our lives on a regular basis can be very beneficial though if taken to its extremes it can also be detrimental to our growth. Structure & boundaries go hand in hand when used in parallel with each other. They can prove beneficial in all areas especially when we successfully teach our children to operate in the same way.
When we seek to bring structure into our lives we are exercising a discipline which will naturally tame the egotistic part of our personality and assist us in completing daily tasks that we would otherwise ignore. It is very easy to put something off until tomorrow or to let ignorance become one of our dominant habits, allowing issues such as our finances or commitments to spiral out of control. What we can often easily overlook is the fact that when we do ignore something we make the road ahead harder for ourselves.
Structure is the nature or pattern of a particular entity or thing. When we observe something we see its totality. Bringing structure into our lives on a regular basis can be very beneficial though if taken to its extremes it can also be detrimental to our growth. Structure & boundaries go hand in hand when used in parallel with each other. They can prove beneficial in all areas especially when we successfully teach our children to operate in the same way.
When we seek to bring structure into our lives we are exercising a discipline which will naturally tame the egotistic part of our personality and assist us in completing daily tasks that we would otherwise ignore. It is very easy to put something off until tomorrow or to let ignorance become one of our dominant habits, allowing issues such as our finances or commitments to spiral out of control. What we can often easily overlook is the fact that when we do ignore something we make the road ahead harder for ourselves.