Keeping it Real: Restful, Easy, Aligned and Liveable
It’s been months since I blogged. Yes, it has been an interesting and overwhelming year. But actually, I have fallen off the good practices that I in fact preach.
So here I am, confessing and re-stating my commitment to life being REAL. Meditation is essential to me, as a method of resting and retuning in. I took Henry to a stormy beach today, and cancelled some commitments. Like clearing out a cupboard of clutter, I recommend a shake up every season. It felt good to have no agenda for the day, no zoom call to get home for, no email to check. Self-employment can end up filling up all your time, and even if it is work you love, most of us stepped away from other jobs to have a better work-life balance. But it takes commitment! So my number one commitment to myself is to rest - either scheduling it in or making the average day restful enough. And this brings us to Easy.
Careers and jobs and bills and families. It has become common to compete about suffering. You think your life is difficult? well let me tell you about mine….. And I have been falling in to that a bit recently. Overloaded doesn’t have to be overwhelmed. I have been reminded that life is allowed to flow and be joyful. I was getting a bit busy being busy. Happy Camilla was not so evident - she got hidden under deadline-meeting Camilla. But last week, I got my class to giggle a couple of times (talking about farts to 8 year olds and laughter is pretty guaranteed…) and I got my jobs done in the time allocated. Keep it Simple, Stupid. Life is allowed to be easy. we should write it big and post it up somewhere big and obvious!
This leaves A and L - aligned and liveable. Aligned to what? That, my friend, you need to figure out . And do so soon as you can. What are you here for? Got a vision or a plan? I suggest you don’t look outside at the trimmings - the house, the body, the car, the relationship. Look instead to that which lies within. what do you hope for your experience, for your legacy in people’s hearts and memories? How can you impact the world for the better? Be sure, there is plenty to do, plenty of need for you to meet. Are you aligned to evolution, whatever that means to you?
finally…..a liveable life. One that has laughter, love, dancing, joy, connection.
Happy Monday to you all….. keep it REAL!
