Are you topping up or just getting by?

 
Thursday's class had an analogy at the end - we are like oil lamps.  When we sit in meditation in yoga (connection) with God, He fills us with the oil of powers.  In meditation afterwards I felt as if I was being filled up so that I could burn brightly.  In other words, I liked the analogy.
        In thinking more about it, I was considering that my previous habits in meditation meant getting some here and there when I can.  And when I was at my wit's end (see john, that crazy guy from the woods' blog), I knew I'd better sit down and re-focus.  I wasn't filling up, just getting enough to get by.  That's good - it means I'm not running on empty - but being full is much better.
We get so impatient.  If I need to fill the watering can, I turn on the tap and then wait.  I have to wait awhile.  The can doesn't fill in a second.  It takes time.  However, if I use a little, and then top it up, it doesn't take long to top it up and my can is full in case I need lots of water.

Relationships are the same.  If I spend time with my daughter, she's not completely satisfied until I spend a lot of time with her.  And that might mean that I spend less time somewhere else.  Once she has her fill, if I regularly spend time with her, I keep the relationship topped up with feelings of love and security. 

And the same with our relationship with God.  God is forever bestowing to us.  But are we always receiving?  Or just sometimes?  It takes time to fill up.  But once full, getting the regular top ups will keep us full of all powers - strong, stable and loving.  Yeah, you can have a quick stop to help you get by, but is that really living?  It's already bestowed to you, it's already yours, so why not make a full claim?
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Ross Galán. NLP Spiritual Life Coach
at the Spiritual Life Coaching School