[split] What would you do with more free time?

[Diana]

Anybody have thoughts on creating leisure time for spiritual matters?

When I originally read the excerpt above from Ra, I wondered how I/we might free up some of our time for spiritual pursuits. I can easily get distracted from spirituality by attending to all of the physical matters.

I want to simplify or disengage to free up time to do things that feed my soul. There are lots of tendrils that connect me and societal systems like the market economy, government, etc.

It's not so easy to sever these tendrils. It will likely be a process of many choices to slowly change daily 'demands' on my time.

Start small with a big commitment.

The idea is to make it easy at first and create a habit. It works the same with anything, such as exercise. So decide maybe that you will devote 5 minutes per day (keep the time the same and convenient) to meditate, and make yourself do it. Or decide to read something spiritual for a half hour before bed on weekdays, leaving the weekend open. These are arbitrary suggestions. The trick really is to start small so the commitment and follow-through are not too overwhelming or interrupting to your current way of life.