I try to do at least some form of exercise every day.   Someone asked me why I do that, and I said:  “I feel like I’m being productive – That I’m doing something to better myself everyday.”

I’m happy I exercise everyday.   It makes me feel better, and hopefully will improve my health.

But in thinking about mind, body and spirit, the area where I should be spending the most energy is the spirit.  I believe at the end of life the mind and body will be gone, but the spirit will continue.   And if this is true it may be that the mind and body are simply tools for spiritual evolution.

For me “sharper” tools make for a better end product, but I hope I’m not losing sight of the goal by focusing too much on the tools.

Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me