Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:52 am
You know that desk calendar you have, the one with the nice pictures and quote for the day...are you so busy that your daily calendar is torn off in chunks rather than day-by-day?
I noticed recently that two weeks had gone by without an updating tear. It then occured that this was not unusual, too much, too many, too busy to even read, meditate on, or tear off the page. Not good.
Today I missed my plane...because I slept right through the alarm. I had plenty of time to think through what had happened and why. It took a few hours to make adjustments to my "schedule." At first I was trying to cook breakfast, dress, brush teeth etc. while holding the phone to my ear waiting for the airline people to reschedule me. What's wrong with this picture? I certainly wasn't following my own advice about time management, relaxation, and o,boy if you could have heard what I was saying to myself!
OK, rewind. I sat down-waited 'almost' patiently. I read an article on my desk and noted the above calendar. Sharing some of my lessons this morning: there are lots of things worse than missing a plane, the delay gives me an opportunity to reflect on how Not important and ineffective my usual nervous energy over missing a plane really is. Because of my jazz last night I didn't sleep until 2:30 [alarm set for 4] which lead to not hearing the alarm! I recognize that I have been rushing for weeks-where ? not sure. I am missing my summer 2008 because I've been over scheduling and trying to keep up with gardens and reorganizing my home.
Enough-too bad it took a missed flight to get me back on my flight pattern. Janet Luhrs, in her book, THE SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE, suggests that we take 12 minues in the morning focus on beginning our day. She encourages us to spend the very first 12 minutes sitting quietly. We could watch the sun come up or just listen to the birds or morning city sounds. We could have our morning tea in our rocking chair.
Don't turn on the news, open the paper, or call someone. Just be there with the best company you could have-YOU.
What's good about being with you? I want to hear about it!
Peace, Carolyn
I noticed recently that two weeks had gone by without an updating tear. It then occured that this was not unusual, too much, too many, too busy to even read, meditate on, or tear off the page. Not good.
Today I missed my plane...because I slept right through the alarm. I had plenty of time to think through what had happened and why. It took a few hours to make adjustments to my "schedule." At first I was trying to cook breakfast, dress, brush teeth etc. while holding the phone to my ear waiting for the airline people to reschedule me. What's wrong with this picture? I certainly wasn't following my own advice about time management, relaxation, and o,boy if you could have heard what I was saying to myself!
OK, rewind. I sat down-waited 'almost' patiently. I read an article on my desk and noted the above calendar. Sharing some of my lessons this morning: there are lots of things worse than missing a plane, the delay gives me an opportunity to reflect on how Not important and ineffective my usual nervous energy over missing a plane really is. Because of my jazz last night I didn't sleep until 2:30 [alarm set for 4] which lead to not hearing the alarm! I recognize that I have been rushing for weeks-where ? not sure. I am missing my summer 2008 because I've been over scheduling and trying to keep up with gardens and reorganizing my home.
Enough-too bad it took a missed flight to get me back on my flight pattern. Janet Luhrs, in her book, THE SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE, suggests that we take 12 minues in the morning focus on beginning our day. She encourages us to spend the very first 12 minutes sitting quietly. We could watch the sun come up or just listen to the birds or morning city sounds. We could have our morning tea in our rocking chair.
Don't turn on the news, open the paper, or call someone. Just be there with the best company you could have-YOU.
What's good about being with you? I want to hear about it!
Peace, Carolyn