Good Morning Awakened Ones!
Have you been living your life on auto-pilot? Doing doing doing? Well you are a human "being" not a human "doing"!
We all need to slow down a bit and take time to truly engage in life. Talk with your loved ones, play with your child, take the dog for a long walk, sit on a park bench, anything that allows you to spend time with yourself or with those you value, or doing what brings you joy.
The questions for today are:
. What is your life or your body telling that you need right now?
. What do you think will happen if you just say "no" to some important request for your time and
efforts?
. How do you pace yourself?
Make it an easy day!
Rev. Sylvia
Very good lesson for me today Rev. Sylvia. I drove to Akron Ohio this weekend to speak on Sunday morning and then drove back home after Church (OH by the way it snowed from Akron to the Maryland state line). My body said OK I need some rest, and I didn't listen. Got on the computer and started working. By the time I got in the shower to ready for bed, I could not turn my neck. Sometimes it pay's to listen on the front side instead of feeling the discomfort on the back side.
ReplyDeleteOne of the benefits of aging is that you learn how important some things are and how significant things are and there is a difference. What I know for sure is that when I do something I don't really want to do I usually will do a good job and not a great one. Or I will criticize myself and judge the work, when in fact all I had to do was say NO. And saying NO with an alternative to or for the person how is asking. Doing what I don't want to do NEVER serves me or others.
I pace myself by injecting "My Things" throughout the working day. My thing in the morning is going to the gym. My thing during lunch is listening to music to keep my day in prospective usually a song like Today's gonna be a good day by the Black Eye Peas, something that boosts my energy and refreshes my mind. In the evening I spend 10 to 15 minutes doing YOGA (very simple YOGA) and meditation. I schedule these things as a part of my day like I schedule meetings. My Time must be as important to me as Their Time is important to them. Therefore, reminding myself that I am giving to others I MUST to give to myself in order to be as effective as I want to be.
For years, I've "really" wanted to make two specific changes in my lifestyle; and I don't want a crisis to force me to make better choices. I've tried many tools -conventional and etherial - but I can't seem to keep my eyes on the prize.
ReplyDeleteRev. Charlotte you are so right! I just ran and ran and ran myself last week; I didn't eat properly nor rest and then up popped a cold sore which is my body's sure sign of need for rest!
ReplyDeleteI keep making the same commitment to do better; may this time be so!!
Love to all
Yesterday’s lesson had some poignant questions for me about how I was loving my body temple that carries my Spirit around. So I made a renewed commitment to treat my body differently and give it the water it needs, the nourishment to thrive with, the rest to renew my mind and body, and the movement to achieve and maintain the desired flexibility.
ReplyDeleteI’m one of those persons that seemingly enjoys filling up her calendar and the adrenaline rush that comes with getting everything done in a short period of time – classic over-scheduling! As I am examining my life this year and through this course, I’m seeing that I’m saying “yes” to everyone else’s requests for my time, and not saying “yes” enough to my own requests for time and attention.
As Spirit would have it – once I say I’ve learned a lesson, I have an opportunity to demonstrate my new knowledge. So yesterday afternoon I had to say “no” to fun and profitable requests that would have over-scheduled and over-burdened me to the point of nullifying my morning’s promise to myself. I’m getting clearer about the discipline of saying “yes” to me and what my body and Spirit need to operate at the optimum level.
I haven’t quite gotten the hang of pacing myself . . . I usually go nonstop, rest for a moment and then start all over again. As a work in progress, I’m learning to rest before I get to empty.
I actually do listen to my body, I have learned to interpret the signs and nudges that I receive quite well at this point in my life. I think that as you get older, this aspect of your life sharpens naturally, because of the outcome of the previous lessons you have had,when you ignore your body signals.
ReplyDeleteI still say yes too often, but not as much as in the past, when I did not honor the fact that I was over scheduling myself. I now know that most of the time, things have a way of getting done, If I say yes and am not able to give it my all, no one will be happy, especially me. This helps when something comes up that I know that I can't say no too, such as a friend or love one that is ill or in need of your presence and help.
I'll make it real simple, this sums up how I pace myself. When I get extremely tired.
I GO TO BED. :)
Life is Good
Rev. Pat
I'm in robot mode right now! The 9-5 is demanding at the moment, my own projects are coming to a head and not to mention the impending holiday season. Meanwhile, all I can think about is lying on a beach, in the sun, listening to the crashing waves.
ReplyDeleteI know I need to eat and sleep. I won't allow less than 6 hours of sleep. My body will shut down!
I'm actually thinking of giving up a project I started that has had its ups and downs, but still shows promise. The hardest thing is that scores of people would be let down if I let it go. It takes up a lot of the little free time I have but it has been very rewarding. I'm praying for guidance (and strength) to see it through a little while longer.