It's been 7 months since I last posted here. My, how time flies by! I haven't been active here since I dedicated my time to other areas of my life during that time, and I admit that it hasn't been easy. I've been busy!
In fact, I was so busy I kept telling myself and others how busy I was and guess what happened? I just got busier!
For people that understand the power of our thoughts and feelings, it should come as no surprise that as I practiced the story of being so "busy," I kept getting busier and busier. For what we think, feel and speak about becomes our reality. That's the process of creation and I wasn't being very deliberate about it in my "busyness."
Suffice it to say that while I was working long hours and days and weekends during this time, I wasn't taking care of me very well. While I was busy as a bee, I wasn't making time for me. So then my story became how "exhausted" I was, which led to more exhaustion!
I reached a point of extreme contrast in this exhaustion that served me well in that I'd had enough. I got so tired of being busy that I made a conscious decision to shift my energy to better feeling thoughts and to make time for me everyday. These are things I know, practice, mentor and coach, but I let my "busyness" preoccupation get in my own way of self-care and self-love.
So this week I am taking a break from it all to reflect and relax. I've been reading Teal Scott's book, "Sculptor in the Sky" and came across this quote that served as a reaffirmation of how being busy does not serve us. She writes, "You must simply remember that constant busyness will not satisfy you. It is the reason for a good deal of suffering."
Intellectually and intuitively I knew this all along: I just got on a roller coaster of focusing on all the "action" of my days and nights and less on the "stillness" of the present moment. I can now reflect and appreciate the busyness for its reminder to make peace with where I am right now. Making peace and appreciating "what is" is an important practice in finding happiness and creating a space of where we want to be.
But the contrast can also be appreciated. Teal writes, "If there is no dirt, there is no flower." I appreciate all those circumstances in my "busyness" that allowed me to experience new things, meet new people, and to clarify my ideal working environment. I am very appreciative of these experiences within my busy days and nights and can truly say that without the bees, there'd be no honey for me!
So let's leave the "busyness" for the bees (and find time to appreciate that they do it so well), so that we can taste the honey sweetness of life! Find time to be still, relax, breathe, exercise, and appreciate what is happening in your life at this very moment: even if it's not the sweetest thing right now. There is always something, someone or some aspect in your current situation to appreciate. It's a practice that I intend to remember the next time that "busy story" shows up on my bookshelf.
P.S. I started a new space in Google Plus called The Appreciation Station. You're welcome to stop by and post there, and/or join to read the good vibes of others who post. Relax and rejuvenate in an energy of appreciation and joy!
Intellectually and intuitively I knew this all along: I just got on a roller coaster of focusing on all the "action" of my days and nights and less on the "stillness" of the present moment. I can now reflect and appreciate the busyness for its reminder to make peace with where I am right now. Making peace and appreciating "what is" is an important practice in finding happiness and creating a space of where we want to be.
But the contrast can also be appreciated. Teal writes, "If there is no dirt, there is no flower." I appreciate all those circumstances in my "busyness" that allowed me to experience new things, meet new people, and to clarify my ideal working environment. I am very appreciative of these experiences within my busy days and nights and can truly say that without the bees, there'd be no honey for me!
So let's leave the "busyness" for the bees (and find time to appreciate that they do it so well), so that we can taste the honey sweetness of life! Find time to be still, relax, breathe, exercise, and appreciate what is happening in your life at this very moment: even if it's not the sweetest thing right now. There is always something, someone or some aspect in your current situation to appreciate. It's a practice that I intend to remember the next time that "busy story" shows up on my bookshelf.
P.S. I started a new space in Google Plus called The Appreciation Station. You're welcome to stop by and post there, and/or join to read the good vibes of others who post. Relax and rejuvenate in an energy of appreciation and joy!
